March 10, 2008
Yes, it’s true!! Today’s my birthday and I’m 50.
Someone asked me what it’s like to hit the 50 mark and I thought, hm.. well, if I live to be 100 then half of my life is over so I’d better make the most of the next 50. So I guess this is the start of some pretty exciting times!!! Woo hoo… look out world. And I thought that first 50 was pretty exciting!! :)
To celebrate this milestone, we had bonfire breakfast on Saturday morning when the big snowfall started. That was fun! And then Saturday night we went to my brother’s for hot dog night. That was fun. .. well the drive there wasn’t the best but it was an adventure: with the snow so thick in the skies and on the roads, you couldn’t tell where the road ended and the ditches began. “Just keep it between the trees!”
And yesterday we had a potluck with all the family. (My son & family were even there via video chat!!)
And.. my brother wrote a song for me… yah.. Kleenex time!! As soon as sang “Little Sister”.. that was it for me!
Anyway.. it was a busy, busy weekend, with lots or preparation work and moving stuff.. and today I ache all over and feel like I’m 50 or something! HA
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)























62 comments so far
Martin Sojka
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posted 121 days ago
Happy Birthday, Debbie! Why only 100 ? ;)
-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com
Russel
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posted 121 days ago
Happy Birthday to you! I think you’ll enjoy 50 … I was 50 once and it wasn’t so very bad.
-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.
Scott Bryan
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posted 121 days ago
Happy birthday Debbie. I’ve added it to my calendar so I will remember it next year.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 121 days ago
Hi Ms. Debbie;
Russel says he was 50 once. Obviously, he’s not a female! LOL I know some who have been 50 five or six times!
I hit the big 50 myself about a month ago, and so far it’s not that bad…
Sounds like you had a great time.
Happy Birthday and only the best of everything to you.
Lee
(gotta go ice down my shoulders now) lol
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Dick Cain
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posted 121 days ago
A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
Youngster, & we wish you many, many more.** ;o)

Dick, & Barb!!!!
-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Douglas Bordner
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posted 121 days ago
Happy Birthday, Debbie!
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
rikkor
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posted 121 days ago
A very Happy Birthday Debbie. Now get to work on the next 50! ;^)
-- Maplewood, MN
Brad_Nailor
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posted 121 days ago
Happy B’day Deb! It’s just a number…as cliche’ as it sounds, you are as young as you feel!
-- Women love me.....trees fear me
Robb
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posted 121 days ago
Happy Birthday Ms. Deb!
-- Robb
PanamaJack
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posted 121 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie! Don’t burn down the house with all those candles on your cake today!
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
grovemadman
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posted 121 days ago
Happppppy Birrrrrrrrrrthday! 50th B-days usually deserve a Delta unisaw or a 20” Laguna bandsaw.
;.)
-- --Chuck
Splinters
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posted 121 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie…...Just remember 50 is not old if you were a tree…
-- Splinters - Living and Loving life in the Rockies - http://www.splinterswoodworks.com/
john
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posted 121 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie , good thing you didn,t have that birthday breakfast this morning . It was – 18 here this morning.
-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
Betsy
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posted 121 days ago
Happy B-day MsDebbie. I’m with Martin – only 100?
-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle
odie
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posted 121 days ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! MsDeb.&%$# KIDS ….
-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".
SPalm
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday MsDP!
I was fifty once too, it is a nice milestone. May you have many more.
-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon
Thos. Angle
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posted 120 days ago
Ahhhh, to be 50 and young and lovely!! I remember 50, barely. Happy Birthday Deb. I hope you have a great day and many, many more.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
Dadoo
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday Deb! They say that 50 is the new 35. And as for seeing 100…With todays medicine and new discoveries, I believe we’ll all have a chance of doing just that! So enjoy!
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
Mark
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posted 120 days ago
Happy B-DAy Debbie. Don’t let any birthday be a problem. It is always better than the alternative.
Have a dandy.
Mark
-- Mark
GaryK
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie. We are close! I have only 17 more days to go until I’m 50 also.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
RobS
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posted 120 days ago
50! Wow, you Canadians hide your age well. 50 and fantastic.. Don’t sell yourself short, you can aim for more than 50 more… happy birthday!
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Greg3G
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday! I wish you many blessings and the health. You have been an inspiration to a lot of people on this site, and your skills have come a long way. We are the ones who have been truely blessed to have you on the site. Thank you. I look forward to seeing your 100th Birthday post.
-- Greg - Charles Town, WV
FrankA
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie!!!
-- Frank Auge---Nichols NY----"My opinion is neither copyrighted nor trademarked, but it is price competitive."
Paul D
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday!
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA
leonmcd
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posted 120 days ago
I turned 50 sometime in the last century.
Don’t remember too much about it but I’ve spent a lot quality time in the shop since then.
Enjoy your birthday and think of all the sawdust you can make before your next.
Happy Birthday.
-- Leon -- Houston, TX - " I create all my own designs and it looks like it "
MsDebbieP
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posted 120 days ago
thank you everyone!! :)
the day just keeps getting better and better!!! :D
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
DocK16
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posted 120 days ago
May you have many more!
-- DocK, WV
jockmike2
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday Deb, you’re gonna live forever, in the hearts of us all. Love and kisses mike
-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com
teenagewoodworker
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posted 120 days ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
CharlieM1958
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posted 120 days ago
Happy birthday, Debbie! I have a whole ‘nother 9 months to wait before I reach that big half-century mark.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
GaryK
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posted 120 days ago
You too, Charlie?
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
MsDebbieP
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posted 120 days ago
thanks Everyone!!! :)
This day keeps on getting better and better :) :) :) :D
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
aaronmolloy
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posted 120 days ago
Happy birthday another year of craftsmanship behind you
-- A. Molloy
MsDebbieP
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posted 120 days ago
:)
Thank you Aaron!!! :)
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Thuan
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posted 120 days ago
Happy semicentennial , It’s the only chance I get to use that word today. ;)
-- Thuan
MsDebbieP
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posted 120 days ago
lol yes, I can imagine that the opportunity doesn’t show itself very often.
Semicentennial
Semicentennial :)
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Ray Lepagnol
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posted 120 days ago
HAPPY 50TH MsDebbieP
WAIT THERE I’LL SEE YOU IN 14 MONTHS!!
-- RPL
gene
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie!!
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
Max
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie. Boy a half of a century old, I remember those day’s!!!!!
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
lazyfiremaninTN
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posted 120 days ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.......AND MANY HAPPY RETURNS
-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"
MsDebbieP
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posted 120 days ago
thanks everyone!
Sounds like we have quite the “50 club” this year!
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Don Niermann
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posted 120 days ago
I was 50 once. Then as each year passed I was very happy to announce that I was one more older. Hope I can keep it going. Happy B day
-- WOOD/DON (...one has the right to ones opinion but not the right to ones own facts...)
Karson
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posted 120 days ago
I hope for many more anniversary’s of this happy day.
I hope it was a very happy one.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
MsDebbieP
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posted 120 days ago
thank you :)
I too hope for 51, 52, and so on :)
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Bob #2
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posted 120 days ago
Many happy returns Debbie.
Things get a lot better now!
Enjoy it
Bob
-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner
mrtrim
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posted 120 days ago
well lucky for you , I GO FOR YOUNGER CHICKS !! lol
just hackin on ya deb , happy birthday !
-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes
RAH
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie, your presence here, is important to all of us. Now I will go to Garden Tenders and tell you again.
-- Ron Central, CA
John in SD
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posted 120 days ago
Debbie…..........I remember my 50th birthday,......I think…...or was that my 60th…...or my 70th…....Oh heck…...anymore it doesent matter…....what Matters is…..HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE
-- I'm not slowing down,everythings just going by faster!
Napaman
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posted 120 days ago
nice to feel young, eh…this is the site…HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE…your are a great person and I hope your day was special!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."
Napaman
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posted 120 days ago
so did you get any new tools>????
-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."
pyromedic602
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posted 120 days ago
What a coincidence, I just finished celebrating my wife birthday when I saw this post. Happy birthday hope it was a very happy and joyous one for you.
-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood
Dorje
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posted 120 days ago
Happy Birthday!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
MsDebbieP
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posted 120 days ago
thanks everyone (and Ron – thanks x2 haa)
my birthday celebration lasted 3 days!! And was the best, best, time ever.
Tools… well, my Aunt brought me some antique kitchen tools. does that count?
And an external hardrive is coming for my computer “tool”.. does that count?
Oh… and my nephew brought me a chunk of petrified wood from Alberta!!! That’s probably the closest to woodworking that it gets.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
shiney5757
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posted 118 days ago
Happy birthday from Ireland
-- I cut it twice & it was still too short
MsDebbieP
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posted 118 days ago
from Ireland you say… how wonderful :)
Thank you; thank you!!
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Jeff
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posted 118 days ago
Happy B-day Debbie. Sorry I haven’t gotten around to sending you this until now.
Here’s to 50 more!
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
ChicoWoodnut
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posted 118 days ago
Wowza. I’ll be joining you on Sunday.
I’ll have one for you.
Cheers!
-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net
MsDebbieP
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posted 118 days ago
cool
hey, no problem Jeff… let me enjoy my special day all over again :)
Congrats Scott!! Another 50’s club member
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Roz
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posted 107 days ago
Sorry I missed it. Happy Belated Birthday Debbie…..Wait for me, I’ll be there in a minute.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
MsDebbieP
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posted 107 days ago
Why thank you :)
Now I see the name “Roswell” there!!! we must be cousins :)
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Zuki
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posted 107 days ago
Oh my . . . sorry I missed it MsD. :-(
Happy belated.
-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them
MsDebbieP
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posted 107 days ago
belated is good—keeps the celebration going :D
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)