Celebrating 76

Somebody had a birthday and is officially 76 years old. How can this be? In some ways, it seems as though I just got here. In other ways though . . .

The whole clan, minus just 1, gathered at Sha's to honour the ancient wonder.

Indeed, that is all of us, except PJ in Vancouver. My dad was an Only, and my mother was a de facto Only because her one sibling never married. Then, I was an Only. We had two children, but in terms of reproduction, Sha is also a de facto Only. And that is how we get to a clan of just 6 with only 5 in the photo.

I haven't said it for awhile, but I will say it again now: "We are a small family but a great family."

I asked Sue make some collages to reduce the number of photos. I can do collages, but her workflow is less cumbersome than mine, and she also does it often, so it is easier for her.

First was a sweater jacket sort of top. It will probably be worn a lot indoors in winter because we keep the house a tad on the chilly side.

Then came a new cap for ye olde, bald head.

Phase 10 was played. I was two hours late for my 8 o'clock pill, so Sue and I left before the end. Sue was in the lead when we departed, but Sha and the kids kept playing. There is some dispute whether Danica or JJ won.

In between rounds of the game, Danica paraded the cake in.

Don't I look ghostly?

One final collage from the evening with my third gift, a backup camera, in the centre.