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Home Cover Feature REMEMBERING….my birthday..and the Sichuan Earthquake

Sandra Miller May 12, 2009 9 Comments

REMEMBERING….my birthday..and the Sichuan Earthquake

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Who will ever forget May 12, 2008………..certainly not me.  I woke up last year to my 50th birthday and the horrendous news that the place I had just visited 2 months prior…….Sichuan, China was devistated by an earthquake.  People and pandas displaced, killed and injured.   This day was a pivotal moment in my life for many reasons.  YOu can hear the podcast below to find out more.

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Well today….my 51st birthday is more the way I like to spend my special day (actually I think of ALL of May as “my” month….I just love May!!)   I havent’ changed much over the years as you can see in the awesome photos my mom has been restoring of the family.  I have always adored flowers , pretty packages and animals from the day I was born

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Here I am on my FIRST birthday ….mom I don’t ever remember seeing these pix before…what a treat

Happy Birthday  Sandy  1 yr by eunice messer.

And how in heavens name did we ever survive our childhoods I sometimes wonder? LOL!  This car seat below mom says only had a strap around the waist the size of a dog collar and just hooked over the FRONT seat with no tie downs.  What a blast from the past!

Sandy 7 mo by eunice messer.

Below…more flowers!  My mom made pretty much all my clothes and I was always wearing a hat of some sort…hmmmmmm …..maybe thats where I got my hat fetish from???

Sandy  2 ys   by eunice messer.

I”m not sure if the mama kitty was “Billie” or “Sammy” but these kittens are soooooo adorable .  We had Siamese cats for years until we moved back to Minnesota in the 70’s

Sandy   litter of Siamese kittens by eunice messer.

Below….so for now I will sign off cuz I’m “GONE FISHIN” , taking down my shingle for the day and heading outside to celebrate my birthday with Ma Nature in the garden.  It’s 50, a bit chilly ..but the sun is out AND ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!! Wooooo Hooooo!!!

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Comments

  1. Janette says

    May 12, 2009 at 10:08 am

    Congratulations Sandra!

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  2. Torri says

    May 12, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Happy Birthday Sandy!! I love those pictures of you. They are so cute. May is my birthday month also and just like you I think it is my favorite with all the flowers starting to bloom and the sunny days. Since I am only a few years younger than you I also wonder how we survived with no car seats, no bike helmets, etc. Hope you have a great day.

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  3. Jacque' Greene says

    May 12, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    Happy Birthday, Sandy, and I hope you have many more and each of them better than the one before!!!

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  4. KATHLEEN says

    May 12, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    how adorable!!!! you were such a cutie and you havent changed much at all over the years!!! Happy Birthday!!! i just love to see pics of people when they were little!!!! you definitely were a “flower child” and nature girl! thanks for sharing these!!!

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  5. Pat Pearson says

    May 12, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    Happy, Happy Birthday, my sweet friend. Loved seeing the photos of you as a little one. How darling! Luv ya…..Pat

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  6. Sandra Miller says

    May 12, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    Thank you Thank you Thank you my wonderful friends!!! This has been a beautiful day….I got nothing done…..and I’m thrilled with that!!! Woo Hooo !! And American Idol tonite too!!!! Wow a bonus!!!!

    Hope you all have a super nite and I can’t thank you enough for making my birthday so extra special

    Luv
    Sandra

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  7. Rebecca says

    May 12, 2009 at 10:30 pm

    Happy Happy Birthday!!! Sophie, Romeo & Oops, too, all extend purple chow smooches your way! I LOVED the pix of you as a child!!!

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  8. Nan McGee says

    May 13, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    Happy Birthday, and May is so perfect for you!! I love the pics and I so miss seeing you. Enjoy your garden as you my friend are truly a breath of fresh air. Give the girls a hug and have the best day ever! Love, NM

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  9. Nan McGee says

    May 13, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    Happy birthday, and May is such a perfect month for you!!! I so miss seeing you, and I loved the pics of you growing up. You, my friend, are truly a breath of fresh air. Give the girls a hug and have the best birthday ever!! Love, NM

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