Now that we've celebrated your birthday – as it's a big deal to get to 60 as a milestone of life . . .
you'll be surprised to hear us say it's NO big deal – to counteract some of your misgivings . . . Here's why:

1. Age is relative anyway. Remember when you were 6 . . . ??? You couldn't WAIT to be able to say you were 6 1/2!

2. Age is beautiful. If you're at all like us, then it may be true that you'll have less tolerance for some things that bug you . . . but we bet you'll have MORE tolerance for other things. And a far deeper, better-learned appreciation for yet other things
you never cared about or even knew existed when you were "young."

3. Age is pioneering, because we're all living longer – and you'll be setting the pace for longevity beyond the ages we might ALL have expected to live (with good life quality) just a few years ago. As when you were 6 1/2, you thought anyone who was SIXTY was just about DONE! But with a new (60ish) perspective – just a wild guess here – you aren't done at all.

4. Kids are still taught to respect their elders . . . it's a GOOD thing!

Listen to Dr. Blum . . . you're just getting started!

Love & Hugs from Rik & Dianna!

But wait . . . now there's more!

We seriously don't know what happened, but ALL THREE pictures were took at ES turned out red. SO red that I broke my pick trying to color balance to get the red out. So we just went grayscale for clarity . . .