All birthdays should be celebrated on Twitter! #RosieScribbleBirthday

Today I was awoken by a slightly over-excited six year old chanting, "Happy Birthday Mummy, you're 67!"

This is wrong for two very important reasons: I am not older than my own mother; IJ has added 30 years to my age. As well as that, the wake-up call came at one o'clock this morning and a broken night's sleep is something I am not able to cope with, at my age.

My brother phoned to say Happy 40th which is does every year. In three years time I won't be able to say, "Ha ha, very funny!"

It is just as well I am not 40 because I'd like to fly to New York on my 40th, and there would have been little chance of that today.

My lovely southern friends sent me cards like this (as they do every year):

And I received some really lovely birthday messages on Twitter which I have to say has made my day. So thanks to @Mummytips, @Cosmicgirlie, @Tara_cain @JfB57, @3bedroom, @RedTedArt, @thatgirl39, @babyrambles, @froginthefield, @PerfHappyMum, @Sardinetin, @swhittle, @debcw, @kerryjeanpower, @LauraAWNTYM, @missleslieanne, @chellekip, @LivingwithKids, @nickie72, @peabee72, @linsay1978, @snafflesmummy, @vegemitevix, @mediocre_mum, @susankmann, @Lottieloves1, @mummymccann,@Cafebebe, @aprike, @CarolineSweetie, @WhimsicalWife, @BubblingTweets, @nonstopmama, @RFTellen, @RFTDeb, @LindaSJones, @Erica, and @vwallop whose #secretpostclub parcel full of lovely stationeryarrived this morning. Do #FF them all!

If you are not on twitter, the above screen names and hash tags will probably make little sense.

Today I have exactly three years to make sure that by the time the big four-zero arrives, I've reached a place in life where I'm not looking back and wondering where the last four decades went. And so far, I'm on track, thankfully.

Please do excuse me, I'm off to eat cake, dine at Frankie and Bennies, eat more cake and then spend the evening with friends watching @DaveGorman on DVD. I may even drink a crate of northern beer little alcoholic beverage. It would be a shame not to.

Comments

[jfb57]

Enjoy Rosie!
Those years will fly by!

[audreyhorne]

I love that birthday card! Many happy returns and enjoy your cake/crate of northern beer. x

[Muddling Along Mummy]

Happy birthday !

[Chic Mama]

Happy birthday, hope you're having a great day!

[sam]

Hope you have a fab day Rosie - and never fear, 40 is not as painful as you might think xx

[Foodie Mummy]

Happy birthday!

[Iota]

Happy Birthday Rosie!

Strangely, the blog I read just before yours had a birthday too. With some pretty pictures.

http://taniakindersley.blogspot.com/

[Tara@Sticky Fingers]

Happy birthday my young friend x Hope you have a fabulous day

[Troutie]

Dear Rosie, I've never been here before but we share the same birthday. Happy Birthday. I had a card today which said

"In order to be irreplaceable - one must always be different"
- Coco Chanel

We also share a birthday with Peter Ustinov and Nick Berry (of former Eastenders fame)

[Heather]

Happy birthday my dear!

[A Modern Mother]

Happy (belated) birthday Rosie!!!

[Nickie at Typecast]

You deserved every single one of those tweets, my love xx
Hope you had a lovely day :)

[If I Could Escape]

Hope you had a fab birthday Rosie! I had to laugh out loud at that card being a Northern lass myself!! Hilarious!

PS I am turning the big 4-0 in September. OMFG!

[Mwa]

Do my comments ever get to you? Something always seems to go weird.

[Mwa]

Ah. Maybe not then.

My original comment (and I mean first, not imaginative) was:
Happy Belated Birthday to you!

[Rosie Scribble]

Thanks, Mwa! Your comment arrived safe and sound. Sometimes the comments section does seem to play up, I've no idea why. xx

[Barbara]

I wish I could get it together to read posts on the days that people post them. THen this Happy Birthday wouldn't be so belated.

[Metropolitan Mum]

Happy belated birthday!! I hope there was lots of cake AND crisps!!