Granddaughter Brings an Edge to Her Hallmark Card Writing (and birthday wishes)

It’s my birthday today.

As my family and friends know, I’m not a big birthday guy. This has nothing to do with the annual reminder that more grains of sand in the hourglass have sifted south. Instead, it’s a byproduct of being a closet introvert.

I typically do a good job of sidestepping the concentration of hoopla.

But every once in while something happens on my birthday that’s a keeper.

Which brings me to my granddaughter, Addy Gates (who by the way delivered a performance as Count Dracula on Saturday that channeled the best of Rodney Dangerfield and Anthony Hopkins) .

She has a way with words.

I’ve always enjoyed how she describes herself on her Instagram, which I believe she wrote when she was 10.I haven’t mentioned the typo to her because it’s the bounce in her step that matters.

And she absolutely does love joking around.

A few years back she handcrafted the following birthday card for me.You can’t make this stuff up.

And yes, I do hope my life “keeps going on.”