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Happy Birthday, all you October babies! I love October. When I was a little girl, I looked forward to the end of the month, which was not only the coming of Halloween, but my Dad’s birthday, as well, on Halloween. All month long, I got excited for the costume I would choose and prepare (actually my Mom prepared it and saved the stickers for me to place on it.) I also planned and hoped I would receive my Dad’s favorite candy from trick-or-treating, so that I would be able to give him the present he wanted most. He loved the Hershey’s almond bars and the Payday candy bars. After we returned from trick-or-treating, we would dump all our candy on the table and let him pick out his favorites. It was such a fun time, as a kid, because we were too small to think of real birthday presents. We just knew we were able to give him, on our own, the birthday present he really wanted most - all from our own stash of collected candy. At least, his “excitement” convinced us this was the best gift in the whole world. We didn‘t even realize we had not given it to him “on our own” but we were really just a bunch of little beggars, in fact. Ah, the charm of childhood!
Hence, this is my fascination with October and October birthdays. Since then, I have inherited a niece, a nephew-in-law, a brother-in-law, a friend, an icon, and a boss, all in October. Indeed, life is for celebrating, and there is no occasion more worthy of celebration than the all-around-good-time of a birthday! So, please accept my gift, "On Your Side", http://www.openupyourheart.net/music.html, and one more time, “Happy Birthday, to all you October babies!”