My sister, Carol and I share the same birthday but we're not twins. She's six years older than I am. As our weekend visit was so close to our birthdays, Ed and I extended our stay by a day so Carol and I could celebrate together.

I had a great day. First a little shopping, Ed bought a few things but I didn't find anything I needed or wanted. Next a little jumping at my sisters. A great niece and a great nephew were on the trampoline when we arrived so I decided to join them.

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It's not as easy as it looks, but it is a lot of fun. I managed to bounce on my knees and back to my feet and after numerous attempts I could bounce to my butt and back to my feet.

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Think I was trying to grab my knees. Thought I might feel the effects in my legs and knees but no it was my shoulders that got stiff with a couple of hours.

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We even talked Ed into trying a few jumps.

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Timmy (my great nephew) was a little confused about when the actual birthdays were as we had birthday cake and sang happy birthday to Carol on Saturday when niece Kim and her family were visiting, had pineapple cake and sang happy birthday to me on Sunday as we were eating out on our actual birthdays. Timmy was happy when Monday arrived and he could give us our presents. Timmy's dad took him to the store and turned Timmy loose at the "girl cards" where Timmy chose Carol and I beautiful birthday cards. Timmy also chose our birthday presents --- a sticker book for Carol and a puzzle book for me.

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Sarah, my great niece, also bought us nice birthday gifts. One of my gifts was a stuffed hamburger ... guess who claimed that.

Carol, my nephew Tim, Timmy, Sarah, Ed and I went out for lunch ... I don't cook on my birthday and I didn't think my sister should either. Panera Bread was the restaurant of choice. We wanted a lightish lunch as we're also going out for dinner.

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After lunch, the dogs convinced us they needed to go for a walk.

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The kids were good with the dogs and the dogs mostly listened to them.

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The geckos are plentiful in east Texas. Saw at least a half a dozen geckos in my sister's yard.

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Ed watched these two for quite a while. Not sure if they were fighting over the fence, a larger territory or something else.

Ed and I needed to take Zaph back to the trailer before going out to dinner.

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We ended up with a couple of stow-a-ways. Timmy wasn't so sure about sitting beside Zaph in the truck but he wanted a ride in the truck bad enough that he stayed. Think Timmy enjoyed Zaph's company in the end as he used Zaph as an arm rest. Sarah was thrilled to have Zaph's head resting in her lap.

Dinner was at Coyote Sam's where my nephew Terrance (Ted) works. Terrance was working the bar but he served our table as well. If you're ever in Tyler Texas stop by Coyote Sam's for some great food.

Think I have to chalk this up as a great birthday.