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It's Darlindeb25's Birthday

Lisa

By Lisa
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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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Hope you have a very special Birthday! :D

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blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Happy Birthday!!! Happy Birthday!!! Hope you are treated like royalty today :):):)

missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
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:) Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Deb. Happy Birthday to you! :)
jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Happy Birthday, Deb! :D

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

Thank you everyone--it's nice to be remembered. :lol:

jkmunchkin Rising Star
jkmunchkin
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Happy Birthday Deb!!!!! Hope you have a great day :)

Canadian Karen Community Regular
Canadian Karen
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Happy Birthday Deb! Hope is was a great one!

Hugs

Karen

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Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEB.

HOPE IT WAS A GREAT WONDERFUL DAY

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

Blessings on your birthday Deb!

NoGluGirl Contributor
NoGluGirl
Posted

Dear Deb,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Sorry it is belated! :( I just saw the thread! How are you doing? I know you were having a rough time of it the last I wrote you. Did you do anything special yesterday?

Sincerely,

Jin

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

Thank you for the good wishes.

No Jin--nothing, just worked. My family is all 800 miles away, kind of a sad day for me. Birthday's are not to be had alone and thanks to all of you, you have brightened the day for me. ;)

NoGluGirl Contributor
NoGluGirl
Posted

Dear Deb,

How sucky is that?! :( Everyone being so far away on your special day is so lousy. I am going to make you an e-cake!

Gluten-free of course! Plus, it cannot make you fat or hurt your stomach! ;)

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Can you see it? The skinny part at the top is the lit candle. The part with the 0s is the icing. Then, then 1s are the cake. Oh, and you are 25 this year, in case you were wondering! :lol: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Sincerely,

Jin

P.S. When I posted it, it did not look like a cake! It did before I posted it!

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

Silly--it's the best cake anyone has made me since going gluten free--thank you very much! :lol:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Jin,

You are such a sweetheart :D

NoGluGirl Contributor
NoGluGirl
Posted

Dear Deb,

I am so glad you liked my cake! :) It could be a World Trade Center cake! We will rise again! B) You sure are wise beyond your years for 25! What a coincidence that we both are turning 25 in the same year!

Dear Patti,

Thank you for the compliments! You are sweet, too! :D Isn't it wonderful we can share birthdays together? Our family here is the best! Plus, it is for the better health of all!

Sincerely,

Jin

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
Posted

JIN

THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL PLACE IN HEAVEN FOR YOU

THAT CAKE WAS SUCH A SWEET THING TO DO..........BUT THAT'S OUR JIN.

SORRY YOU WERE ALONE DEB.............I WAS FOR MY 50TH ONE TOO.

JUDY

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

Jin, did I misunderstand you? Do you think I am 25, God bless you!!!!! I am 52 now--my daughter in the pic with me will be 25 on Tuesday though!!!!!!! She was due on my birthday, but just didn't want to be born on that day!

NoGluGirl Contributor
NoGluGirl
Posted

Dear Judy,

Thank you so much! :) It must have been terrible being alone on your 50th! You know, I met the Pope, sort of. After Pope John Paul II died, I had a dream. The thing is, it was not just a dream. I know I was up in heaven with the light. There was no floor, just radiant white light, and Pope John Paul II was standing there with his arms open as if he were going to hug me. The feeling was amazing, and indescribable! HUGS!

Dear Deb,

I decided you were 25 this year! Youth is a state of mind. It is in your soul! :) You are only old if you say so, and if you believe so! Whether you are 52 or 22, age is a number. This has nothing to do with your self worth, only a measure of how long you have been on the planet physically. ;) HUGS!

Sincerely,

Jin

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

Awwwwwwwwwww Thank you! :rolleyes:;)

larry mac Enthusiast
larry mac
Posted

Happy belated birthday Deb,

You were my very first gluten-free friend. Sorry so late , but I was in the hospital on the 24th (my bd also) from a motorcycle accident.

best regards, lm

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted
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Happy belated birthday Deb,

You were my very first gluten-free friend. Sorry so late , but I was in the hospital on the 24th (my bd also) from a motorcycle accident.

best regards, lm

You've been missed larry mac. Hope you are doing better, and a belated birthday to you!

NoGluGirl Contributor
NoGluGirl
Posted

Dear Deb,

You are so welcome! ;) My grandmother always said she was too old for everything. I do not want other people doing that! It makes you old! That is like the self-fulfilling prophecy we learned of in our Interpersonal Communications class. My grandmother now has Alzheimer's. I do not want anyone to end up like that!

Dear larrymac,

How awful about the accident! Are you alright? I am sorry to hear you had to be in the hospital. Being there is never any fun. It is great you are home again.

Dear Goosey,

Hello to you! How are you? I am glad you seem to be well. The meet-up with tom and some of the others the other week sounded wonderful! I wish I could have been there, too!

Sincerely,

Jin

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Hi Larry Mac,

I wondered what happened to you. So sorry to hear about your accident.

Belated Happy Birthday :)

larry mac Enthusiast
larry mac
Posted

Thank you mg, ja, & ngg,

Yes ngg, I am alright. However, I have a metal plate and screws holding the bones together in my left arm, a banged up left knee, and assorted bruises and boo boo's. I have absolutely no memory of the accident, I woke up in the ambulance. Funny thing though, the responding officers say I was awake the whole time. Guess I was in shock.

Apparently there was an SUV that made a sudden illegal right turn from the middle lane. Unfortunately, I was in the right lane. There was a brief battle and I lost. She received a traffic citation, I got 4 days in the hospital and 2 surgeries. My wife say

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Lm--

How awful....thank goodness you're ok now. Can't say I blame your wife at all ;)

It was probably the heavy pain meds that kept you from having D from the questionable hospital food--they are terribly constipating. I was on them during and after a 2 day hospitalization in January and didn't feel the need to go for 6 days.

Take care :)

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