Happy Birthday, Bel!

Thirty years ago today I gave birth to one baby who today turns 30 and goes by Bel.  We thought Bel was going to have a twin sibling.  It turns out that ultrasounds aren't always correct, or I have a mirror in my back?  😉  Today my youngest lives in Maryland and even though they just finished visiting two days ago, I miss them.  Bel is a marvelous hiking buddy.  Next year we are hoping to hike the Appalachian Trail together.  

Other happy things from today:

  • I had my first complete physical since before the pandemic.  I say complete physical, but I always feel like something was forgotten.  Anyway, the doctor thinks I'm good to live for another day.  🤣
  • This weekend I have plans to go hiking and camping with a friend.  In preparation, I tried to set up my tent in my bedroom.  That was a failure so I took it outside.  I think it will go up easier with stakes, but for now, I have refreshed my memory enough that I think I'll be okay.   Since I have never actually used it, I hope so.  Yay, tent!

  • The garb that came home from Pennsic damp has dried.  The things I tend to only wear at Pennsic or really hot events are packed up with a list of what is in the bin.  Organization is happening!
  • I even took a few minutes and emptied a folder.  The contents are in the pile I have to shred.  It wasn't much, but I have been so busy with other things downsizing went on the back burner.  

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Continued listening to: The Farthest Shore, by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.


Me and Bel from September 2014.

Bel on their 18th birthday.

Bel from September of 2008.


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