The Energizer Bunny

You might not realize it, but you are looking at the energizer bunny here...Murry D. Reeves, aka, Grandaddy. Think about all the things that you could have seen in 91 years. How many things could have changed and how many things have come and gone in that period of time. My sweet grandaddy, known as "Chief" to my boys and my Daddy, is celebrating his 91st birthday today. The picture is actually from his 90th birthday last year when we all surprised him in Mississippi and everyone spent the weekend together. Looking at it today, only his "thickness" has changed well, that and the fact that he doesn't wear his glasses anymore because this whipper-snapper had eye surgery about 6 weeks ago and doesn't need them any more. Can you imagine?

I ran by this morning to see Grandaddy and drop off the official birthday card and cupcake and found him working in the yard sporting his famous brown leather shoes, tan socks (up to his knees of course), khaki shorts and white undershirt...the cutest thing in the world I tell you! He doesn't move as fast as he used to, but he's not missing a step or cancelling any "dates". Mom called today to take him to lunch and of course, he was already booked; she had to settle for dropping by to say hello and a bite of watermelon. This is the 91-year-old who takes the "old folks" from church to the grocery store. I think he's like the energizer bunny...he just keeps going and going and going.

There is a quote by ole Abe himself that says "Its not the number of years in your life, but the life in your years that counts." We'll, there's more life in these 91 years than most of us have in 91 days but I believe that once you reach these milestones, it's okay to start counting the years too.