Another Revolution around the Sun

I had the following phone conversation with my dad this afternoon:

Dad: I meant to call you last night.

Me: Oh, that’s all right, today is my birthday.

Dad: Oh, what day is it?

Me: The 29th.

Dad: And when did you say your birthday is?

Me: Today.

Dad: And what’s the date today?

Me: The 29th.

It was one of those conversations where you have to laugh about it later with siblings, because otherwise you might have to cry.

I have to admit, though, that even I didn’t remember it was my birthday until nearly noon. Such is the course of my days lately.

But then I got a really awesome present, although it wasn’t technically a present at all. Lately I’ve dreaded spending time in my office because it’s so cold – often in the low 60s, and I am a tender creature. A colleague told me that there are space heaters available for our offices, and she gave me one. I plugged it in, cranked it up to high, closed my office door, and just basked in it.

Later, my older son’s soccer team played their first game, and all of a sudden these fourth-graders are playing real soccer! With clever passing, good position play, and generally amazing teamwork! I said it was the most fun I’ve had watching soccer since Germany nearly made the finals of the 2006 World Cup – and I meant it.

Now my work is done and the champagne is cold. That is all I have to say, until I’m one day older again.

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