Dang, Trudy. Glad you got to do a little Roman-style celebrating in amongst the a-lot-ness

Thanks for the wishes...kind of in a strange spot this year--really feeling that this is also an accident anniversary, too(Some of the people who I know that are paralyzed also mark that date when it's not their birthday--some even call it a second birthday...not sure I could be that gracious, but maybe it comes from the place that lets me get excited about my birthday, sometimes.) This time it's hard...fifty-two as this is kind of weird...Miracle Baby at Midlife is a strange look I think, but a. My mother would hate that I said that(She kind of pretends I'm 25, anyway) and 2. Eating cake two days in a row could only go so wrong. Picked out one of my presents early--a series of writing workshops that will finish in November, I think. Not exactly letting bon temps rollez, but you know, quiet fun.(One day, I'd like the other kind; is that greedy?)