{"id":42204,"date":"2019-12-15T11:46:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T18:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=42204"},"modified":"2023-12-07T23:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T06:15:08","slug":"i-wish-71-1-was-really-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=42204","title":{"rendered":"Three Quarters Of A Century; Old As Dirt!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThree phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OK, I admit.\u00a0 I will be 75 tomorrow, and I am celebrating by going to two doctor&#8217;s offices!\u00a0 How do we celebrate, go to doctors&#8217; offices!\u00a0 Well, at least we are alive and kicking!<\/p>\n<p>Growing up, I loved Amos and Andy.\u00a0 Now that I am 75, I enjoy them more as they brought good-hearted comedy to the television.\u00a0 They were fantastic actors and just made me smile with their shenanigans, on par with Lauren &amp; Hardy, Abbott &amp; Costello, etc.\u00a0 Funny and positive! watch (BTW: TV in those days was copied via kinescope, meaning a movie of a TV monitor, so the resolution and quality is not high, but the important message is there&#8230; good guys with great hearts).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amos &#039;n Andy -  Andy Plays Santa Claus\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YXFwySsysqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Colleen called us and reminded us that Mark has never seen the country club, so we decided to go there for brunch.\u00a0 We walked in, and it was full to the hilt.\u00a0 Juan told us the upstairs dining area was now open, so we decided that would be a great view! Off we go, minding my own business.\u00a0 We took the elevator to the second floor and when the doors opened&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2019\/2019-12-15-pauls-75th-surprise\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42210 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coollogo-surprise.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coollogo-surprise.png 452w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coollogo-surprise-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coollogo-surprise-450x138.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coollogo-surprise-150x46.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a>The girls pulled one off on me!\u00a0 The room was full of family and friends.\u00a0 All four of our kids were there and six grandkids. The grandkids who were not there (after-all, they live in New Hampshire) Skyped-in and wished me a happy birthday.\u00a0 The had pictures and balloons and a lot of &#8220;Did You Knows.&#8221;\u00a0 I did NOT have a camera, for the first time, and no presence of mind to take out the iPhone. Robin, the wizard she is, arranged a professional photographer to be there and capture the moments!\u00a0 Wow!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42383\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42383\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-450x198.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-1536x676.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV2-2-2048x902.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thank you, family and friends!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_42384\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42384\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42384\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Paul-Liles-75th-Birthday-Party-15Dec2019-LV60-29-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Was it a surprise? Duh!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We partied and visited and ate, and there was a program of teasing me about my &#8220;Did You Know&#8217;s&#8221; and my favorite quotes(Life Is Good).\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2019\/2019-12-15-pauls-75th-surprise\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join the fun!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the time we got home, we were exhausted!!!\u00a0 But, after an hour&#8217;s nap, we were ready to go out again, and we did, to the Himalayan Grill with Colleen, Robin, and their families plus Hannah and Lisa!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42212\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42212\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42212\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-450x339.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/us-indian-2048x1544.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We love Indian dining!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When our family gets together, its so much fun as we go back a long time and dredge up previous events!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42213\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42213\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42213\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/girls-indian-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah and Lisa were with us! I can&#8217;t believe they are 28 and 25!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Colleen and Mark made the evening special as I teased Mark about the spicey food but downed it like a champ!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42214\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42214\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42214\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/colleen-mark-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Always fun to be with this group!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And then there was Miss Sneaky, the Party Planner!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42215\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42215\" class=\"wp-image-42215 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-450x307.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-1536x1049.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/robin-me-2048x1399.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin pulled this off very well!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the way home we drove around the hood and looked at decorations. Even our place looked decorated!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42220\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42220\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42220\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-450x293.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/12\/home-lights-2048x1332.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The electric company loves to see the houses decorated!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After dinner, we went home and crashed because Monday is a big day! Doctor&#8217;s offices and Disneyland!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u201cThree phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included.\u201d OK, I admit.\u00a0 I will be 75 tomorrow, and I am celebrating by going to two doctor&#8217;s offices!\u00a0 How do we celebrate, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=42204\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-food-and-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42204"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75377,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42204\/revisions\/75377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}