If this was a “regular” Sunday, I’d be blathering about walking through the micro-climates down by the river this morning. Or all the flinging I did today. Or the loverly little trip we took over to Megalopolis (and it *was* loverly, except for the traffic — always fun to see Jim C and The Beautiful Becky). But it is October 23rd and that is a date I don’t forget. So here goes and first up is Grandroobly helping his first grandchild stand up.

I think she was still wearing this Duck’s Breath shirt when she went to college. It has probably disintegrated by now.

This was during the era when the Landfill Dungeon kept spontaneously sprouting old duct-tape easy chairs. Don’t worry, she eventually recovered.

The Commander bought her this bathing suit. It is a “Coca-Cola” bathing suit (not sure The Comm realized that). We liked it anyway.

This would’ve been about second grade.

French braids? I tried. I do not do hair. 6th grade or thereabouts?

Hermione. The Winter’s Tale. Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, May 2001.

“I’m older than you think I am and I’m graduating.” 2002.

Callyforny girl.

On the beach but not the moominbeach. Summer 2011.

This is the kid who everybody always thought was younger than she was. She was four the September she started kindergarten and the teacher later told us how horrified she had been when we showed up for the kindergarten “interview” with Liz. She had thought we were nuts for putting such a small, young-looking child in kindergarten. As it turned out, it was right where she belonged. She still looks young for her age and that can make people take her less seriously or think she is less capable than others. Not! This young woman, like the little girl she used to be, is a heck of a lot tougher than she looks. Anyway, as I always tell her, “that’s okay, you’ll look younger than your age when you’re 40 (or 50 (or 90)) too.”

Happy birthday!

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