...and choklit I had! A buddy & I watched the movie "Chocolat" (Johnny Depp...yum!) Before hand, we went and loaded up on "on sale" Halloween candy and invested in some Dove with 71% Cacao. She blew her diet for this night. Whadda pal!

The day after I was born, LBJ was elected.

Yesterday, my phone rang...I answered and heard "Hi...this is Bill Clinton" I yelled that I was married...really married, not sorta married and that I could define that if need be...and hung-up!

I admit, I'm nervous about this historic election, but feel certain the right guy is going to prevail, still sending up lots of Prayers that he will do right by US!

Thank you so much Wyld. This meant a lot to me !!! And yes...I had a Blunderful Worthday!! It was Blunderific!!! Several wishes were totally fulfilled, one can't ask for more than that!

Thank you! I honored you right back yesterday with a hot fudge one myself! I added pineapple to mine because your so sweet!

The only thing missing was the smell of a stockyard.

We lived close to the fairgrounds back home....as nasty as it sounds...smells like home.

Mmmmmmm! Brownies....bet they were wonderful!! I did get gifts...great ones that couldn't be bought...well, ok they were in a way.

This entire thread was a most wonderful and welcome gift I wasn't expecting that truly couldn't have been bought

I know exactly what you mean; it brings back childhood sensations for me, too. We'll be getting that back soon, when the wind blows from the southwest. (The new Dubya home will be about 10 miles southwest of us).

I won a crown when I was a kid, by my folks each time I misbehaved. Recently I was given a free crown when I went to Burger King

so sorry, Im late to your party Steph
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

Happy birthday, Stephanie! Best wishes for a terrific year! Sue

LOL Are you serious ?? How cool is that!!!! I always wanted one when I was a kid. It didn't seem to be happening, so I used some Birthday/Christmas money to buy a small tiara. My parents thought I was nuts to spend the money on that, but it's what I wanted. I still have it, somewhere. Not that I got to wear it a lot

Thank you! It's off to a great start!!!

No worries my Dear! Thank You! It's been nuts around here! I blogged about it, but keep in mind that I'm not normally a blogger....just a babbler!

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =446037339

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I won a crown when I was a kid, by my folks each time I misbehaved. Recently I was given a free crown when I went to Burger King [/quote]

LOL Are you serious ?? How cool is that!!!! I always wanted one when I was a kid. It didn't seem to be happening, so I used some Birthday/Christmas money to buy a small tiara. My parents thought I was nuts to spend the money on that, but it's what I wanted. I still have it, somewhere. Not that I got to wear it a lot [/quote]

Oh no that was only a joke, I never got a crown from BK only the "Mom and Dad's helping hand type"....I never wanted a crown because I did not think of myself as a cute kid, I never got any popularity in school. Being a kid is the most difficult part of growing up in the form of facial changes that make you unattractive. I am only expressing my own humble opinion.

Indeed, the tween/teen years are not for the squimish. 13 was the worst! The acne..the bitching and crying and not knowing why....body changes. Dealing with others who had no clue or had forgotten what it was like.

Hey...we earned these crowns!
(Ironically, that's what my name means. It's Greek and means Crown.)

In spite of what we had to go through.....we shine like diamonds now, Babe!