When Flamingos attack: the newest addition to Breen Acres, a birthday gift from a  friend.

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Although I had no great plans to celebrate my birthday this year, it wound up being a weekend of fairly spontaneous festivities that made it feel like I celebrated for three days straight. I have seen so many friends, gotten so many gifts, cards and birthday wishes, and had so many wonderful moments indulging all the senses: taste, touch, smell, sight and sound that have reminded me how wonderful life can be when you have the time and opportunity to indulge in all of its splendors. Without asking for it, I was inundated with attention and wishes from so many people that I had to really wonder what I had done to deserve it.

I start a new year of my life with a renewed vigor to spend more time doing the things I want to and can, and less time fretting about the things I can’t. I want to draw more, play music more, crochet more, work out more and spend even more time with the people I love. The summer is shaping up to be a string of visitations from people I have not seen in a long time and some I have never seen before (in person.) [and we're not all booked yet, so don't hesitate to let me know if you'd like to come for a visit].

We may not get to go on a great vacation or get away much, if at all, this summer, but we have a wonderful new home to entertain in, a beautiful new dog to play with and love, and plans to do so many exciting things in our new home that it’s hard to be too bummed about not getting to the places we want to get to….yet.

In some ways, I may not be doing as well as I thought I would be at this point in my life but, in some ways, I’m doing even better than I could ever have imagined.

This post is part of a blogger challenge started over at Jim’s Stuff.
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Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage
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Buddy at One Step at a Time
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Paper

Action Figure

Candles

Wind Chime

Statue

(This card makes me think of Erik)

T-Shirts

Mugs

Magnets

Paper Weight

Bears

Puppy Card

Puppy Play

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Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage
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Buddy at One Step at a Time
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Hubby and I both have the day off so we finally went to see the “Avengers.” I decided to wear one of my birthday gifts, a “Green Lantern: New Guardians” T-Shirt.

The movie was phenomenal. Marvel has raised the bar for super hero movies. I just wish this team had made the Green Lantern movie.

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Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage

http://erikrubright.com/blog/

Buddy at One Step at a Time

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Please send me a picture of you in your birthday suit to celebrate…

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Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage

http://erikrubright.com/blog/

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*This post is part of a blogger challenge started over at Jim’s Stuff.
Check out his blog, as well as the following Bloggers who have joined
in:

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Sean at Just a Jeep Guy
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Kelly at Rambling Along in Life
http://www.ramblingalong.com/

Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage
http://erikrubright.com/blog/

Buddy at One Step at a Time
http://onestepatatime92.blogspot.com/

*This post is part of a blogger challenge started over at Jim’s Stuff.

Check out his blog, as well as the following Bloggers who have joined in:

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Kelly at Rambling Along in Life
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Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage
http://erikrubright.com/blog/

Buddy at One Step at a Time
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The cap was too big.

Harvey’s classmate, Buster.

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Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage
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Buddy at One Step at a Time
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*This post is part of a blogger challenge started over at Jim’s Stuff.
Check out his blog, as well as the following Bloggers who have joined in:

Jim at Jim’s Stuff
http://jima828.blogspot.com/

Sean at Just a Jeep Guy
http://justajeepguydc.blogspot.com/

Kelly at Rambling Along in Life
http://www.ramblingalong.com/

Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage
http://erikrubright.com/blog/

Buddy at One Step at a Time
http://onestepatatime92.blogspot.com/

*This post is part of a blogger challenge started over at Jim’s Stuff. Check out his blog, as well as the following Bloggers who have joined in:

Jim at Jim’s Stuff

http://jima828.blogspot.com/

Sean at Just a Jeep Guy

http://justajeepguydc.blogspot.com/

Kelly at Rambling Along in Life

http://www.ramblingalong.com/

Erik at Gambrinous with Griffonage

http://erikrubright.com/blog/

Buddy at One Step at a Time

http://onestepatatime92.blogspot.com/