Happy Birthday, Clare!

"You'd better get cracking," said Dad after I exclaimed, in horror, "Oh NO! Today is Clare's birthday! Just saw it on Facebook!"

What's the matter with me?  Every year, for the last many years, I go through a mental block when it comes to remembering your birth day. "The 7th or the 10th?"  Proof of that?  The card that is going in the mail today.

More proof?  This post is late.  "She's going to think you don't love her when she looks at the blog and her birthday isn't posted."  Dad again. 

So I have scurried to find pictures of you.  And look what I found:

Proof that you were born today, 41 years ago :)

Granny bought the sweatshirts you and Maureen are wearing.  This was taken in Warrenton while Granny was visiting and I was waiting for Cy to be born.  (No double strollers back then!) 

My 2 girls in SC...

..all grown up.

(Why is Brent in this picture?  Many pictures have me wondering "how come?")

                                       

                                           You are simply irreplaceable in our hearts.  

                                                 Slay the Dragons, Clare!  


                      Happy Birthday, dearest girl!