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Happy Birthday, Big Diamond

You were the one with all the courage, you were the one who never understood the word “no.” With your big, sunny smile, you went ahead and did just exactly what you pleased.

“Watch me! Wheeeeeeeee!” you shouted as you jumped out of the swing, breaking your arm.

“This is how you do it!” you yelled, sliding on the ice down the long wooden walk, falling and breaking the other arm.

Nothing stopped you. You look the impossible in the eye, and you spit.

And all these years later, you still do! You are the most amazing woman, indominable, unstoppable. You set a high standard for all the rest of us, with your energy, your clarity of values, and your generousity of spirit.
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And today, your birthday, will also be the christening of your first grandchild.

How amazing, how wonderful. You are in my thoughts, dear sister, and I wish I could be there to celebrate with you.

June 17, 2007 - Posted by | Adventure, Communication, Events, Family Issues, Friends & Friendship, Generational, Humor, Lumix, Photos, Relationships, Women's Issues

7 Comments »

  1. Happy birthday to your sister that sound like an amazing woman!! All my respect for you both! And congrads for the christening!! πŸ˜€

    noracassandra's avatar Comment by noracassandra | June 17, 2007 | Reply

  2. happy birthday big diamond and happy christening L!!!!

    Maria's avatar Comment by atimetodance | June 17, 2007 | Reply

  3. happy b-day to your sister πŸ™‚

    kinano's avatar Comment by kinano | June 18, 2007 | Reply

  4. Happy Birthday!!

    Elijah's avatar Comment by Elijah | June 18, 2007 | Reply

  5. Intlxpatr…we missed you and wished we had you here for the day of many celebrations – you were in our thoughts and we will see you later this summer – will send pictures sometime soon! xoxo!!

    sporty diamond's avatar Comment by sporty diamond | June 20, 2007 | Reply

  6. Sporty! Welcome, dear one! Oh, how I hated not being there. And I heard all about how sweet and funny your little son was! Send photos!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | June 20, 2007 | Reply

  7. I had a wonderful birthday, and I just read your Happy Birthday blog – thank you!!! We had a great day celebrating a christening, an engagement and my BD (oh, it’s soo hard to believe!!!!) We missed your presence, but we thought of you often! Photos of the week to follow soon! xxoo Winky

    Winky's avatar Comment by Winky | June 20, 2007 | Reply


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