Happy birthday!!!
I woke up this morning to deep sadness, remembering it's your birthday and you're not here to celebrate it. Some thoughts: It occurred to me this week that it should have been me, not you. You were even less ready to go than I was. You had a new great grand baby, you had your grandchildren to watch as they soared, you had many more people connected to you than I ever had. I know.... I'm the younger sister, it makes sense that you go first. But considering the impacts of your departure compared to what mine would have been, it should have been me. We had quite the blizzard yesterday, with a 200-car pile up on the highway. (I wasn't in it.) It's dark and cold and snowy. It occurred to me how lucky I am to be born in July. I always get summer birthdays. You probably endured many birthdays when your plans were canceled by weather. Sorry about that... I'm going to find a margarita this evening and toast you.