I started this blog 3 plus years ago.  I did get some business for cutting wood and kept pretty busy during the "get ready for Christmas" season.  But now after a long absence and many changes in my life I want to return to this blog for my own purposes.  I may never have anyone be a follower and that is okay.  My desire is to write the things that are in my head.  To keep some kind of record of myself for myself.
This past week I turned 50 years old.  That, for me is a huge milestone.  It is like I have gone thru a gate that leads to a completely new chapter in my life.  No major changes at the moment but from here on out I think that life will be different, that I will see and react to things differently.  I have been around for half a century and who know how much longer I will be here.  I have done a great deal of soul searching the past couple of weeks leading up to this event in my life.  I have realized that I don't have any real concise goals.  For the most part my life goes on in pretty good order but I want to take a more active role in deciding where it goes from here. And so I wish to start with some of the reasons that I have to be thankful that I am alive.  I am going to start with "50 Days of Happy".

May 16, 2014
My Husband and 16 yr old daughter surprised me, really surprised me with a present that I love and have wanted for a long time.  They took me out for dinner and while we were gone had a friend bring it to our garage so it was there when the garage door went up.  I absolutely was surprised.  What a great gift.

This makes me very happy.  First of all the surprise was the best and secondly there is some underlying meaning in this item.  It's about trust and faith and finding your place in life.  Maybe another day I will go into that in more detail.  So....... Happy Birthday to me.