Great Cakes - Better Friends!

Turning 60 caused a moment of introspection and retrospection

Just celebrated my 60th and, as I looked around at my circle of friends, I was struck by the incredible history I have with them.  As a kid, my family moved frequently, not just to a new school or town, but often to a new country on a different continent.  Friends were replaced with the same frequency as outgrown school shoes. 

At this  birthday celebration, I saw friends who have been attending my birthday parties for over 30 years.

Sure, I've lost touch with lots of folks, and there are new people who have come into my life, but I'm so touched and grateful for the core of friends who appear again and again in my photo albums, celebrating birthdays, holidays, and, more importantly off-camera, those peak (good and bad) moments of my life.

2012 - Chocolate cake with a layer of fudge and peppermint icing - yumm!!

2012 - Anne B, Carla, Meg, Anita

2012 - Patt

1982 - Patt, "the robot", Jaye

2012 - Claudia

2002 - German Chocolate - made by Claudia!

2002 - Anne B, Carla, Claudia

1997 - combined party for all Leo's

1997 - Me, Anne B, ?, Betsi

1992 - Watermelon Cake (Pink angel food with chocolate chips and two-tone green frosting) - compliments of Claudia!

1992 - Claudia and Chris

1982 - Cake in the shape of a computer terminal - celebrating my 30th birthday and career change - compliments of Jaye Akey.

1992 - Claudia, Betsi, Anita, Donna, Jaye

No wonder I've been getting those angry honks!

Of course, one always does a safety check of ones lights before leaving on a trip - right?!  And though I could always get the turn lights to work eventually (I figured it was just a bit of corrosion on the connections), I recently realized that the lights were less than reliable while on the move - thus explaining why some angry drivers were honking at me when I blithely turned on my turn signals and changed lanes.

Careful cleaning of the connections, the bulbs, etc  did not improve the reliablity of my turn signals.  After calls to several RV maintenance places, I learned that it's hard to find anyone willing to troubleshoot electrical problems. 

Fortunately, I found a little gizmo (for under $10!) on Amazon and was able to isolate the problem to my tow vehicle.  From there it was a short trip to U-Haul to replace the converter and VOILA! - I have turn signals again!

I think this 7way circuit tester will find a permanent place in my trailer tool box!