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Ten Things of Thankful: These Things Remind Me of You

I'm thankful I think of you every time I see (or hear, as the case may be): 

 1.  Transformers


2.  A trumpet

3.  A song from The Fantasticks

4.  A red felt hat

5.  A Pink Floyd CD

6.  Jelly bellies

7.  Anything Japanese

8.  A statue of a lamassu
9.  Anyone talking about med school
10.  Anyone talking about their first baby

 Happy birthday to you, my first-born. We might have been were all sleep-deprived those first few months, but you opened our eyes to this wonderful thing called parenthood.  We love you and are so proud of you!



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  1. ChristineFebruary 8, 2015 at 7:56 AM

    Aw, look at that photo! Happy birthday to your oldest! And happy birthing day to you. :)

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  2. Clark FarleyFebruary 8, 2015 at 9:07 AM

    (I will express the delighted surprise in seeing additional, unsuspected aspects of a friend's world*).

    * #5 mostly

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    1. KristiFebruary 8, 2015 at 8:08 PM

      Roger Waters et. al. came up in conversation rather frequently when my oldest son was in middle and high school.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2015 at 12:47 PM

    Sweet.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 8, 2015 at 2:16 PM

    Wonderful photo! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU!

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    1. KristiFebruary 8, 2015 at 8:10 PM

      Thank you. Maybe I should have made a cake. :-)

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  5. Dyanne @ I Want BacksiesFebruary 8, 2015 at 5:34 PM

    Love this, Kristi! And I love the sly, one-eyed look he's giving the camera in that first little family picture!
    You and John were also babies in this picture!
    Happy birthday to your son!

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    1. KristiFebruary 8, 2015 at 8:17 PM

      That was about as close as he came to sleeping for the first few months! :-)

      22 and 26, but we did look like teenaged parents, didn't we?

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  6. Mary HillFebruary 8, 2015 at 9:09 PM

    Ah, happy birthday to your oldest. Such a cute baby.

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    1. KristiFebruary 8, 2015 at 9:54 PM

      I spoke to him today, and he said he had a nice day. Thanks.

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  7. Carin DiazFebruary 8, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    What a sweet post. http://36hourworkweek.com

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  8. UnknownFebruary 9, 2015 at 4:23 AM

    Short but sweet!

    My Birthday Greetings too!! :)

    May God Bless him ALWAYS!! :) :)

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    1. KristiFebruary 9, 2015 at 6:23 AM

      Thank you. I could have gone into more detail, but I figured my son knew what I meant by each of those items. :-)

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  9. RoeHFebruary 9, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    I like your blog. Think I'll stick around.

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    1. KristiFebruary 9, 2015 at 10:30 AM

      Thank you! Hope you can join in the blog hop fun next weekend!

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2015 at 2:31 PM

    Oh this is so wonderful! What a great post and tribute. Happy birthday to all of you!
    And I LOVE the Fantasticks! Great show.

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  11. UnknownFebruary 11, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    What a wonderful picture and such great memories! You and John look so very young! And so very happy & proud.

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