Reflections of a birthday girl

I had a wonderful night out tonight with a few friends that took me out to supper and coffee afterwards for my birthday. What a relaxing time we had. Thanks to all. Tomorrow, or actually in just a few hours, I'm going to Odessa to celebrate my brother's "50th" birthday! We happen to share our special day. I was born on one of his birthdays! Can you guess which one? Your right, his 10th! Our birthday is actually not until Sunday, and I'm holding on to the last 2 days before I roll over again.

Although I tend to kid alot about being old, and aside from the body going to pot, and missing my babies, I'm really enjoying this season of my life. I'm more sure of who I am, more confident and sure of who I am in Christ and what I have to give in this life. Age does have it's positives. I like having been there and grown from it. I was saying tonight over coffee how my one wish would be to be able to go back to 20 and do it again knowing what I know now and being who I am now. I feel like a totally different person than then.

I would take more time playing with my kids and less worrying about the house.
More time talking to them as people than talking on the phone.
More time baking cookies and letting them help and make a mess.
I would let them sleep with me all they wanted.
Watching them play ball instead of talking half the game away.
I would read to them more than I did and turn the tube off.
I would take more pictures with me in it with them instead of not wanting me in the picture because I was to fat! That's just straight dumb! Don't ever do that ya'll. Really!
I would not spank landon so much, and tell him how special he is to me more. Sorry landon for having to grow up with you. have I told ya'll that strong-willed children are the most intelligent, successful and loving adults of all types of kids? well, if you don't believe me you haven't met my landon! oh, mama loves her baby boy!
I would spend more time loving on my husband during all those youngun years!

Yep, if I could go back knowing what I know now...

Cause now I have time and the house is sooo quite. I can't wait 'till ellie is running through it hollering! She's gonna come and bake with grama, and sleep with grama, and we're gonna read, and play, and have tea parties, and talk and walk!

Yep, I think that's what is so great about being a grama...

going back knowing what I know now.