Happy Birthday Mom!

 Happy Birthday Mom!  I feel blessed and super lucky.  Thank you for all you have done and continue

to do for me and my family.


                                                        

                                                                               Halloween 2002 Party
                                                         More than one kid did not want to go near you!



                                            Karen, Mom, Marc and me at Jupiter Inlet 2021


                                                                Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 2019


                                                            My wedding Day September 1, 1990


                                                            Caribbean Cruise 2022


                                                            Prince Edward Island, Canada 2019
                                                                                A First!


                                                                Lake Champlain 2017
                                         Sleeping in a pop up camper with Paul, me, Scott and Maddy


                                                            Franklin Park Zoo 2016

                                                       Karen, Me, Mom, Lexi and Maddy
                                                                    Disney 2016
                                               Despite Hurricane Matthew we had a great time!
                                                        
                                                                            St Kitts 2019
                                          After kayaking, riding Rhino boats and swimming with 
                                          the dolphins I learned you do not even swim!   How did 
                                            I not know that?  And you never showed fear!

Thanks for being a good sport every time we dragged you somewhere new!


Today Paul and I took the day off.  Sort of.  We hiked the 1.3 miles to the top of Bald Mountain.  The first time I went was with mom back in my teens.  It is still a favorite hike of mine.  A great workout both up and down but well worth it!  The view is amazing.  Rangeley Lake on one side and Mooselookmeguntic Lake on the other side.  






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