It all begins now!

Well here goes............my first official blog! I figure if others can do it I can too. Maybe this will help friends and family stay in touch more. Now for the important things, first off, my birthday is this Friday. My life is officially half over at that point if I live past 80. More on this later. Second, for those that don't know me too good, I have officially become a pet freak! I mean who else do you know that has a turtle, 3 goldfish, a pet rooster name "Ralph", a new kitten, two wonderful dogs, and nine yes NINE birds?