Spanky's Clubhouse

I just passed my half year birthday a couple of days ago on the 24th but I didn't do much celebrating. A friend of mine that I grew up with always reminded me of the day in April when we were another half a year older. She was one day older than I was so we would celebrate our birthdays in October together by staying all night with each other and sometimes baking a cake at midnight. Some people celebrate with a half of a cake for their half year birthday. The local card store sends a special discount for your half year birthday. Of course, when we were younger we loved being another half year older especially if it was the year that you were closer to getting your drivers license or turning twenty-one when you officially were an adult. Now, I appreciate another half year older as I am grateful for each day and try to really cherish each day, each hour, and each minute. I have read that you should celebrate each day as they are all new gifts from God. Gifts to share God's love with others, to share our talents and our time as well as cherish each one we meet. We can always learn something from another person as well as just enjoy their company. Think of your half year birthday and enjoy it and celebrate it. The last week in April is TV-Turnoff Week. Why not celebrate by turning off the tube and reading a book? What a great idea. Visit your local library to see what new books they have on their shelves. In 1731, Ben Franklin founded the first circulating library in North America. The Library of Congress was established on this day in 1800. Libraries are wonderful and I still visit the local library at least once a month. I love to read most anything I can get my hands on. I have enough books of my own to start a library which has always been a dream of mine since our village doesn't have a library. Once Ben Franklin attended a dinner party at which the topic of discussion was "What condition of man most deserves pity?" Ben suggested this: "A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read." Can you imagine people sitting around a dinner party thinking at all today. Maybe if we did turn off the TV more and read more books we would have more interesting things to talk about.