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and a half.
my birthday number is a moving target. i love how the kinder announce they are ‘and a half!’ the moment they have a birthday. they quite naturally understand this concept. today, i am 64. and a half!
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a day to remember.
the great blizzards and a birthday – michigan history! today is the anniversary of two of michigan’s greatest blizzards. which both started on the same date January 26th, one in 1967 and the other in...
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dad’s denim days.
not my dad, but similar to his 70s denim suit that really made a bold statement — happy birthday to my dad, no longer with us, but whose sense of style remains. — “you can tell what was the best...
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september’s champagne babies.
here we find ourselves in september again, along with lots of babies! — september is by far the most popular month to be born. it isn’t even a close race. september has 9 out of 10 of the most...
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lots of years plus one.
yesterday i went to sleep being lots of years old today i woke up being lots of years plus one more year old i’ll begin by sharing the day with my kinder who love to celebrate most everything. — “do...
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cake4kids.
Meet Cake4Kids: The Nonprofit That Bakes Birthday Cakes for Foster and At-Risk Children Inspired by an article profiling a young girl in the foster care system who burst into tears upon receiving her...
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do not forget alphabets.
for the second time we tried to surprise a dear friend to celebrate her milestone birthday and round two came very close to not happening when life circumstances intervened just a few hours before....
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rhythm of life.
“loves to have record player going or any music at 15 months. attempts to dance to it and complains when music stops.” (from my baby book on my ‘rhythm and music’ page, first expression of rhythm)...
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invincibly young.
‘lots of good, cheap food, and dozens of beers’ — celebrating four family birthdays 12 to 73 years old at casey’s tavern neighborhood favorite historic building once a lumberyard casual, relaxed,...
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taco cat.
happy first birthday to Pete the Cat on Cinco De Mayo!! he’s grown from a tiny crazy rescue kitten who never stopped jumping, climbing, standing UP, running, exploring, playing and most of all hugging...
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