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Happy Friday.  I woke up this morning to a table setting complete with flowers and a balloon.  What a sweet thoughtful wife I am blessed with.  🙂  This is my 37th birthday with her and she has made each and every one them special and filled with her caring, loving way.  She is truly the best gift I have ever received.

I have received quite a few flowers over the years from Jeanne and it’s always a wonderful feeling to receive them.   I have for the last few years taken my birthday off.  I used to work for a nation wide company 30 years ago that gave every single employee their birthday off.  If your birthday was on Saturday then you took Friday off and if it was on Sunday you took Monday off.  The President of the company was a real people oriented person and believed that your birthday was special and you should be able to enjoy it as you wanted to.

When I had my company I gave my staff their birthday off as well.  I just believe it is my one special day of the year to spend as I choose.  A little selfish and self-centered perhaps but I like to think of it as my present to me.  🙂

After breakfast the Princess was sitting there looking at me as if to say, “You are late, it’s time for me to go outside and you’re an hour late.”  🙂

My plan is to head out with my camera and spend most of the day shooting images.  We’ll see if that plan can overcome the strong urge to take a mid morning nap.  🙂

Enjoy your Friday.  Have a great weekend and thanks as always for stopping by my humble blog.  Be careful.