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In the morning I manage to take a shower before Missy
wakes up!
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Julia peeks out the bedroom with sleepy eyes. I think she
is not quite sure what to expect. She is probably afraid her
birthday isn’t going to happen so far away from home, but of
course she has nothing to fear…
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As she comes out of her room in her underwear, hugs and
kisses later, we all sing “Happy Birthday” for the first of many
times today. I light the candles and we sing, again. With a big
smile on her face she unwraps and unwraps. I can feel how happy
she is that her birthday has found her, even out here on 65th
Ave. in Seattle.
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I make frosting with cream cheese, lemon juice, sugar and
vanilla and we share birthday muffins with the shop-crew, even
Jeff likes them, especially the frosting…
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After we get out of the bus we go to REI, where we have
seen a huge boulder for climbing. Unfortunately Julia is about 1
inch too short and the guy won’t budge. She is all upset and
cries bitterly. Luckily they have a playground, which seems fun
and assuages disappointed souls a little. And then, of course,
we have to get into fights with a group of boys, throwing spit
balls…
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At the end of the day Julia and I, followed by Jonah, go
out and light up the number five shaped sparkler I bought at the
Mouse Toys store. We stand outside in the dark watching the five
sparkle its way around to the end waving good bye to it.
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I so hope my little Juju has had a nice birthday. I think
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