OLD AS DIRT

Yup, seems like our buddy Shoe is heading over the hill. hahahahhahaha! Happy birthday OLD MAN!

okay, so it is tomorrow..lets give him 2 days of Happy Birthdays 'cause he is such a great guy!

hehe, I had to check back and make sure that was it. Happy Birthday SHOE!!! we love you big guy, you are a very special person.

today is my son daymeins 6th birthday!
happy early birthday shoemister!
we luv you!!!

Hey, you can build a birthday snowman!
Have a good one! I will be toasting you Sat. evening.
Bernie

Lisa is so anxious to make 'Shoe OLD!!!! But he is the nicest OLD man that I know of.

Welcome to the "Society of the Over the Hill Gang"!!

Love, Hugs, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Jo

Watch out for those old toes in this weather!I understand they're more prone to frostbite now!

Happy Birthday my friend! It's been a great experience knowing you!

Happy Birthday ShoeMan!! Hope you have a wonderful day!!
I agree, it has been a pleasure knowing you. You sure are one of a kind!!!

Happy Early Birthday Shoe.

They say age is a state of mind although every time I look in the mirror I can't help noticing how OLD that young guy in there LOOKS!
Happy Happy Horseshoe

I still can't believe you're over the hill. Sheesh, I thought you were like 38 or something. Hey, have a great and wonderful day full of nice surprises, cake, joy, and love of family and friends. God bless you with at least 50 more my friend....Hugs...Hank & Vic

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHOE, HAVE A GREAT DAY.

How come your name is not on the Birthday list in the box -gosh I feel left out of the party!! Have a good one Shoe, we all love ya!

Azalea...because it isn't until tomorrow...but I don't know if it will be there then either....Jo

You guys are sneaky!! This ought to be one heack of a party - I'll bring the "Lemonade", Lol!

Happy birthday, Shoe.

Well shut mah ever-lovin' pie-hole! This is a great surprise, in several ways!!
Thanks Lisa for the thread! That's ONE surprise! Another is the weird looking parcel I rec'd in the mail from the thread starter (didn't know the post would send something like that!) Another is the cards, the pkgs, and emails I rec'd. Many thanks to ya'll!

Another surprse is...yep, my Birthday is TOMORROW(the 25th) (or so my momma says!). As for me, I'll NEVER forger THAT day. There I was, dressed in PINK! To this day I hate PINK! (but don't get me started...it's a scary thought, and I think I've posted that episode in my life here on DG before, somewhere). (It's a scary post to read, so I won't dare dig it up.)
ANOTHER surprise is: ya'll are making me out to be older than I am. Apparently the "grapevine" had a blemish...I'm only a mere 49 (VIC!). But I certainly understand the confusion (it's always been a big part of my life, ya know).

Anyhow, the way I figger it, I lucked out! All the stress of turning 50, all the hoopla, the hotflashes, the who-knows-what is now over with! I won't have to deal with it next year...thanks so much to ya'll who thought I was going thru it now. Ya'll are the best!

Thanks a ga-zillion million qua-trillion for your great thoughts and complements folks! DG is a family of the finest you could ask for, eh?
Keep smiling! ô¿ô

Now it really is your birthday! Happy Birthday to a great friend that I can always count on to make me laugh.Hope you have a wonderful birthday.You sure deserve it! Now didn't I hear something about a cake. Let's get this party started.
P.S. We don't care how young you are! lol

Hippo Bird dog to you! Hippo Bird dog to you! Hippo Bird dog dear SHOEEEEEEE Hippo Bird dog to you!

WE LOVE YOU SHOE!

Happy Happy Bithday,Baby....(in my best Marilyn Monroe voice)!!! Don't know what I would ever do with out you!! Jo

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Shoe! And if Jo will join in with me and sing the AARP concert song in the Jokes and Chat column, we could dedicate it personally!

I hope you have a wonderful birthday Shoe. You are a wonderful person and you spread so much happiness and joy in this world and we here at DG just love you bunches and heaps. You are just a great big loveable guy. Don't ever change 'cause we love you just the way you are. "Don't mess with perfection!"

Yer NOT fiddy????? Oh, man!
Well, hippo bird dog to ya, anyway!

Who was it told me Shoe was 50 - come on, own up!!!! Happy, happy birthday again dear man!!

Happy Birthday Shoe(I know who did it, but I won't tell on Jo)

WAAAH!!! Cala...SHHHHHHH! Jo

Happy Birthday, Shoe. I am not only new here, it looks like I may be a tad older than dirt. heh heh

Janni...I just posted a Welcome to you in Welcome Mat...You'll love it here...go there and tell us about yourself....I saw the picture of you and DGD on your home page...a real cutie. . Jo

Okay...will go there right now!! She is my TinyLittle. I have four Granddoodles, she is the last one. Literally.

I'm so exhausted from todays excitement! But I'll be back!!!...And will post more then!
Oh by the way, Y'all are ca-razy!! (love it!)

And Janni...a hearty welcome to DG! Best place to be! (And to think you signed up on my birthday! Thank you!!!) ô¿ô

I'm backkk...(barely).
First off a mighty MIGHTY big thanks to all you sneaky conniving and WONDERFUL folks that sent cards/presents/phone calls/emails. Zowie, for someone like me who tends to "lay low" it was quite a big deal for me! Thanks a ga-zillion! AND, even tho SOMEONE bumped my age up a yr I'm actually relieved! And DW reminds me they weren't really off that much, after all I AM in my 50th year!. Also, as I mentioned above, all the stress of turning 50 won't be there now that I've already "turned". As a matter of fact, I highly recommend everyone who is soon approaching those milestones to celebrate them a yr early! It is much easier!

By the way, for some of you that don't know about "the secret"...apparently someone started a scheme to surprise me with a few gifts. Unbeknownst to me many of them were mailed to Swoz, who lives nearby. On Friday she emailed and was so excited about "something I just gotta show ya!". So we agreed that sometime on Saturday she'd swing by and I'd take a look at it. Due to some plans (mis-laid?) we finally got together around 4:30. She and her son, Mikey, showed up with a bag of mail pkgs, and her camera of course! Heck, I thought she had either bought a new truck or got something for the greenhouse she is building, or had questions to ask about this or that. Hah! Fooled me! We spent the next hr or so opening boxes, getting pics took, laffing, making comments! (Had to make comments...after all, one "old geezer-ette" sent me a pack of pencil leads! Someone trying to tell me something!?) ;>)

All in all, it was a great day. Again, many many tearful and cheerful hunks of gratitude go out to all of you!

I had a beer in your honor last evening, cheers!
ßernie

Happy birthday Shoe!!!

AWWWWW!! How sweet HE is!!! Jo

Hey Folks!!! I gots de evidence!!!!! Yesssiiirrreeee Bop - I took pictures of this momentous event and gonna post them over in the parking lot! Look for the thread of "Say Cheese"

See ya there!!

Swoznick