Happy Birthday, My Little Pretty

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This old gal…

Found a memory from college days during that spring cleaning sort and purge…

That daughter of mine…a freshman floor RA…made Wizard of Oz placards for a hallway bulletin board…crafty…intricate…so adorable…and so her…

Always loved Wizard of Oz…little tyke glued to the TV…eating pretzels…squealing at the flying monkeys part…

Wanted to be Dorothy…actually was Dorothy…but could have been any of the characters…because that spirit of hers…embodies them all…

Brains…courage…caring heart…and if we go one step further down that yellow brick road…we find wisdom…an old soul wisdom…rare to find in one so young…

Who…lions and tigers and bears oh my…just happens to be one year older today…

So happy birthday my little pretty…may your day be filled with rainbows and lollipops and all things magical…

Your mother loves you…and your little dog too…see a phone call in that old crystal ball of mine…because you know what they say…on birthdays and every day…

There’s no place like home…
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And those sisters of yours…agree…