May these sweet memories of this special day
 last a lifetime... or more.

Gloria Steinem says 50 is what 40 used to be.
Read this when you have time:
>> Fifty is not what it used to be. 

Sue, 
you are the

You are loved and adored by your kids.
They are the best.
Simply phenomenal!

Funny, how those godkids 
are so much like their godparents,
as we, too, love and adore you,
Sue.

You're officially a member of the
Half Century Club.
You're in good company.
This year, 2002, 
Oprah, Bill Gates, Robin Williams,
Cyndi Lauper, Mr. Potato Head
and more than 10,000 a day
 will join us.

With an American turning 50 
every eight seconds, 
we are hardly alone.

Now that you're our age,
we can finally say this to you:

"Old friends are the best antiques."

With Aloha & Mahalo,
your old friends

"Birthdays are good for you. 
Statistics show that the people who have
the most live the longest."
~ Reverend Larry Lorenzoni