Birthdays

This ole gal's birthday was Sunday. She was 8. We took her swimming since it's her favorite thing to do. She is a dog who is wet way more often than dry. That white thing is what we throw in the water for her to fetch.

She has been lucky because we really haven't had much of a winter this year and her swimming hole hasn't been frozen for long. (2 days and she whimpered!)
If she isn't swimming she just wants to chase the fish or a fishing lure in the water. Watching her chase fish is pretty funny.

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My dear friend Laura's birthday was February 22nd.
She celebrates her birthday for a week. 
I have never met anyone who enjoys their birthday more than she does....well except me.  As you all know because I have said it every year,  it's my favorite holiday.

She will be coming to town today with students for model U.N. She is a chaperone. She is relieved of duties Friday night so she is coming over to celebrate all we girls, Izzy included, birthdays. (My birthday is just around the corner)  She is bringing with her horrible northern weather and it will be damn cold. I told her to come without her lake effect snow weather but she is not cooperating. So tomorrow should be a damn good time to be inside to eat, drink, laugh and stay warm. God knows there will be laughs.

Rick is picking her up and bringing her out to the suburbs. He will chauffeur her back to the District Saturday morning to be there at 8am. Nice how I volunteered Rick isn't it? Hey, it's my birthday Saturday and I'm delegating that day. 😀
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We now have the youtube channel on our TV. So last night I realized I could see all of our videos on the television from our channel. That was fun. I always sound like such a dufus. Please ignore me.
Here is one from 4 years old. It was at our lake house (oh how that home is missed!)
This little boy "playing" with Rick is the son of my friend Laura, who is coming to town. He is now a 16-year-old - well everyone is 4 yrs older.

These two would "play" together every year. I am uncertain as to who the child is in this video. Rick and Joey must always one up each other in pranks and jokes. I guess once a little boy always a little boy. Rick is now out of pranks so it's up to Joey now. Sibling comments in the background crack me up. 


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I will be away for the next few days having fun.
See you all next week.