The Farrers are in mourning. Well, Nancy is in mourning, I’ve gotten over it. Today is Nancy’s last day of being forty-something. Tomorrow she’s officially old.

I have been officially old for half a year now and am starting to get used to it. Nancy has been having great fun (at my expense) ever since I started receiving mail from AARP. Last week her first AARP letter arrived and all of a sudden it wasn’t so funny anymore.

On Sunday we had a Birthday Wake for her. The kids came down from Rexburg and we had a nice dinner in the backyard.

Amanda decorated the house with black balloons, black tissue paper, and sarcastic “You are really old” jokes and quotes. Nancy wasn’t amused—but she was a good sport about it. I gave her a cane for her present.

She has another present coming but I didn’t think of it soon enough so it won’t arrive until after her birthday. More about that later—I don’t want to spoil the surprise.

So, send Nancy a sympathy card (or email or text) and let her know you love her and her life is only half over.

Here's a new photo of Benjamin in his Sunday best.