Having birthdays are getting to be exhausting :) Yesterday was a milestone "70" and hopefully I will be wiser, stronger and more fun! This picture was taken when I was about 2 years old I guess..the only similarity is that I am still pudgy :)

I had a wonderful pary and was given a bouquet of 70 flowers! My cup runneth over!

Today is the first of November and looking out the window you know summer is over. The air is warm but misty. The ocean becomes so still on days like this - not a ripple is seen except the ducks, cormorants and seals bobbing up and down.

Tomorrow is my daughter Carol's birthday and Christine's is Nov. 17th when I am away so I have been baking all morning getting ready for a family party tomorrow afternoon. When I see these beautiful, accomplishd women it is hard to relate to the little babies they once were.

It is always nice to go somewhere but it is also nice to get home :)

The whole family came yesterday for Heinz's 74th birthday party. Everytime we get together I think the kids have grown. This is a big day, Robin is off to high school and the youngest Paige is going into Middle School, Grade 6. Three of the grandchildren are together in the same middle school so they should have fun.

Robin is now towering above me.. of course that isn't such a great feat :)... he seems to be coping very well with giving himself needles but they are now looking into the "pump" method which is said to be easier.

Off to painting this morning.. I need to get some new work done for the upcoming shows.