shhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

the day began shrouded in a bit of mystery...whispers here and there..
EVEN IN THE GARDEN!!!

as we age, changes begin to affect us...
even the babies know...
NONNIE, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?


NONNIE, CAN YOU SEE ME TOO?


I want to thank each and every one of you...(so wish i could plop down a map and step across it to each of your doors) and deliver special smooches and love and hugz to each one of you...

MY BIRTHDAY WAS OVERWHELMINGLY AMAZING!

At lunch Kaleigh and Richie brought me this beautiful bouquet of flowers!





the mail delivered a magnificient package from sweet Heather! Cards and more gifts from Jen, Peggy, Sandee, Beth (who now has a blog that I can link her name too!) and Heather!!! OH OH MY MY!!!

and i also got an AARP MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION! (SHANNON HAS THE PICTURES OF THIS EVENTFUL MOMENT) (how do they know this...?)

We ventured to the store in the afternoon...the day was spectacular...70's and bright blue skies filled with sunshine...(did i ever tell you my nickname in high school was SUNSHINE...?)


The mystery grew as the day moved on...kevin called my cell phone and asked for dad...hmmmm
after picking up robbie from work...(be still my heart...i'm still not used to him HAVING A J-O-B) we went past the street to turn to go home...

Ended up at Red Robin...Shannon, Kevin, Maddy, Maxx, David, Robbie, Debbie, Jim, and Jake were all there...
maddy is only tooo happy to pose...!!

and Shannon had this box...(this was a special gift box that i had received special goodies from in a swap) Maddy gushed over it's beauty that i offered it to her to put her special trinkets in.

Hmmm somethings up here people...Shannon was glowing...like la di da I know something you don't know! AND SHE HAD HER VIDEO CAMERA...THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN...LOL



So they have me open the box BEFORE WE EAT...and OH MY GOSH

this is where i pause for a GASP.......

MY HEART EXPLODED! I WAS BEWILDERED...I WAS IN AWE... I WAS...WORDS ESCAPED ME..I WAS NUMB! and there was a WHOLE BLOG CREATED TO DOCUMENT THE JOURNEY...
I HAD BEEN RAKED BIG TIME! I AM STILL IN AMAZEMENT...remember i don't video well and i think i was in SHOCK...i came home last nite and had to touch each beautiful work of love...the tears were overwhelming! How can one thank friends that have, over the years, become family...thru genes of love woven across the miles...

THANK YOU...

then this morning...the phone rang at 7:00...was an unknown caller...privacy manager picked it up...david answered and listened to who it was from (never know at this house!) he goes, "who is DAWN GOLD?" oh my GOSH!!! THE DAWN GOLD..THE DAWN GOLD FROM ENGLAND!???? SWEET DAWN CALLED ME WITH BIRTHDAY WISHES!!! HOW SPECIAL DOES THAT MAKE A GIRL FEEL!!!

MY WORDS ESCAPE ME...
thank you one and all...and HUGE HUGZ...
i end this back in the garden....