Mom's 90th Birthday Party

On Sunday, October 16, I had a 90th Birthday Party for my mother. Of the 94 people I invited, 90 came and enjoyed a brunch with family and friends at Maggiano's. Sitting at the head table, every remaining aunt and uncle honored my mom with their presence. We had out-of-towners, family members, from Denmark, California, Oregon, Louisiana, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, and Arkansas, who came to this event to honor Jeanette, or Aunt Jay, as so many call her. Several of her oldest and dearest friends from elementary school also joined us. A friend of mine from elementary school, who kind of grew up in our home, was there to toast his second mom. I count myself very blessed to still have my mother cracking jokes for everyone's amusement, and able to request that I call her when I arrive at a destination, so she won't worry, even though I'm 62.

In the photo, Mom is telling everyone that she always wanted to attend her own funeral and hear what people had to say about her. With all of the tributes from the guests, she joked that this party fulfilled her dreams.

I'm in Sedona, looking for energy vortexes. I don't really know what I would do if I actually found a spot in these red rocks where I could absorb energy. What would this mean? What would I be able to do with it? The search itself reminds me of those people you see on beaches or in fields with those metal sensing devices, looking for treasures. This is Bell Rock. I hiked to this monolith, walked around it, touched it, and sat beneath it. Three birds alighted upon a tree as I sat on a red rock and just before I left three birds returned.