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Grateful I am still alive

Two Tuesdays ago, I turned another leaf. I’m not a fan of celebrating birthdays. They come and go, and I hardly notice.

But not so for my wife and daughter. If I forget their birthdays, I’ll not hear the end of it. A couple of weeks before my birthday, my daughter was already asking me what I’ll do for my birthday.

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