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My birthday was fairly calm and fairly quiet. I got up early and made some music for worship and attended Sunday School at Cherokee. My little family then went out for lunch at Chili's. I took a nap in the early afternoon and then read for awhile--Susan Power's The Grass Dancer. My son and I went to Barberitos for supper. Back at Cherokee in the evening, I made some more music with the instrumental ensemble. Then I got my favorite Ben and Jerry's ice cream--Chubby Hubby--and went home, where I watched a little television and went to bed.

I got a card from my wife and son and several live birthday wishes from friends at church. I got a couple of birthday wishes from friends on my blog and a couple via email--from my older son and a friend in Knoxville.

It wasn't a spectacular birthday, but they can't all be. It was okay. It was just fine. Maybe that's the nature of these -9 birthdays. It's the next one--50--that's already getting all the attention.