{"id":3721,"date":"2016-02-05T21:08:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T20:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=3721"},"modified":"2016-02-05T21:08:47","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T20:08:47","slug":"happy-birthday-on-and-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2016\/02\/05\/happy-birthday-on-and-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday,&#8230; on and on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, in our family, Roy&#8217;s usually the one who milks a birthday for all it&#8217;s worth. \u00a0This year I guess it&#8217;s my turn. \u00a0Seems like I&#8217;ve been celebrating for 3 weeks, starting in Calif. and even now I&#8217;m still getting messages on Facebook and cards in the mail. \u00a0I&#8217;m so grateful for family and friends who care!<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/blog-bday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3717\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/blog-bday.jpg\" alt=\"blog bday\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/blog-bday.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/02\/blog-bday-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kimia came up with an awesome idea, she had the girls think of 61 things about me. \u00a0She wrote them on 61 beautiful pieces of paper, the girls drew pictures on the back of each one and then hid them all over the house. \u00a0I just found the last one today. \u00a0My two favorites are &#8220;thank you for showing us your wrinkles&#8221; 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