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Happy Birthday Graceful
I am so glad you joined us here. I'm kinda newer but I feel right at home. So buckle up and get ready for cryin we already did that yesterday, I cried with you. Fun, some crazy people here (not me) uhmm, the other day someone laughed so hard she peed her pants. I took this as a personal tip and am now using protection.
Anyway this is a great place. And it keeps on getting greater when more great people join like you, that just want to work on themselves like me and everybody else here and we trade our smart secrets that we learned the hard way with each other and we all end up being REALLY smart and wise and such a special group of people and nothing can overcome us!!!!!!! NOT EVEN THE ALCOHOL DEMON CAN YOU GUYS SEE ME I AM SHAKING MY HANDS AT ALL OF US!!!!
Oh my GOD I was ready to climb up on the chair and start yellin.....I WAS yellin...I mean poundin on the keyboard. My cats were starin at me. Whew.....Im glad I got that out of my system.
Anyway...back to the subject.....
Big Happy Birthday to you Graceful EM!!!! Love Gabby

(I wanted to make sure you got my birthday message so I C&P'd)

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Happy Birthday, Em. And I'll by 58 on Wednesday. And I'm a teacher, too. Check out the thread about being 60.

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HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EM!!

I care. I'll celebrate with you! Although we don't know each other, I am going to light a birthday candle on something sweet and blow out the candle wishing you; Your Best Year EVER! Promise, I will. So know that you are not alone!

I LOVE my parents dearly and have been giulty of being too wrapped up in my own life to be there for them, at times. PLEASE, don't take this personally. Looking back, I have guilt for doing so. It's not as though I (and I am sure your kids, too) don't LOVE you and that you're not important. Ughh... coulda been and will try to be a better daughter. As a matter of fact...I owe my dad a phone call. Although my parents tell me they wish I'd call more; your posting gave me insight on how this might truly affect their heart. Thanks so much.

and.....HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY!! (and thanks for a reason to eat something sweet today!)

XOXO

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WOW and WOW again. You guys blew me away! (and helped to really make this one of my most memorable birthdays). I woke up to fresh coffee being handed to me by hubby and he'd gotten me the gift I wanted - a Cape Cod bracelet. We talked and had a relaxing morning. Then I headed to the barn and went on a two hour trailride with my barn friends, on my beloved horse that I've had for 14 years. She's 20 now but flew up a hill like she had wings on - oh was that a rush! My friends surprised me too. They'd each gotten me a little gift and one friend had brought a cake that we all shared before riding. Tootie (horse) even enjoyed some of the frosting.
THEN, I headed off for a facial that I'd booked a few weekds ago. It's the first one I've ever had in my life and I'll definitely do it again. It was heaven!!!! And the grand finale is that my husband got lobsters for dinner. It's a gorgeous Cape Cod evening and we'll "dine" outside and enjoy the breeze. So it has been very memorable. I can't thank you all enough for the kind words, funnies, sympathy and everything else. I read your replies this morning and felt so uplifted and like I had this support all around me. The postings just snapped me right out of that self-pity party I was having last night. But hey, that felt right too. I'd emailed my sister last night and told her I was upset with her too. She called me right away and we talked and talked and cleared some things and pledged our love and support for each other. (Haven't told her about the level I've been drinking at - YET). So that felt good. The kids haven't called yet but there's still the evening stretching ahead. One of my issues is that I need to let people in on what my needs ARE. They can't read my mind, after all.
So thank you all - you're terrific and I'm so glad that I'm here now. Em

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Happy Belated Birthday Em!! Didn't see this thread until now. Had my own pity-party yesterday!! Very similar. This is a great place to be for women.