Quick Takes (26) - Birthday edition

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April is a great month for birthdays in our family.  This weekend we will be celebrating three of them – my dog’s, my dad’s, and my father-in-law’s.

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My not-really-a-puppy-anymore puppy, Jack, is five years old today.  And what better way to celebrate than to torture him with a party hat.  He only chewed two of them!

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My dad will celebrate his 71^st birthday tomorrow.  I think he's finally enjoying all the perks that now come with birthdays, namely free meals at some of his favorite restaurants.   I know he's got at least two dinners and one breakfast planned. 

This is one of my favorite pictures of him, taken on a birthday more years ago than I’d care to admit.

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My father-in-law will be celebrating his 74th on Sunday.  Despite some health issues, he is a man who likes to keep busy.  The grass and gardens are always meticulously kept in the summer and the driveway is cleaned clear of snow in the winter.

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We will be celebrating on Sunday with dinner, steaks on the grill, and a very decadent chocolate cake.  A girlfriend gave me the recipe, aptly named The Best Chocolate Cake Ever, and it doesn’t disappoint. 

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Everyone celebrating birthdays this weekend is in good company as Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate his 85th on Monday.  Happy Birthday Papa! 

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“When we step into the family, by the act of being born, we do step into a world which is incalculable, into a world which has its own strange laws, into a world which could do without us, into a world we have not made. In other words, when we step into the family we step into a fairy-tale.”

– GKC in Heretics

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AMDG