She is the catalyst for my parents leaving me to go far from home...I hope they are having a great time today...wherever they all may be!!
It is also the birthday of my sweet dog, Jake. I always thought it was a good omen that he shared my aunt's birthday. He is not with me today, but I can still feel him in my heart. He would be sixteen years old today -- seems like just yesterday he was born, on a cold, cold day in a tiny doghouse!
I miss him terribly. I would post a picture of him, but I just can't bring myself to open that box up today... it holds too much and the click of the lid on the top might just send me to CrazyTown, sooner than I am already going!
I will however post a picture of my Aunt Nell and I. Don't blink....but I think this picture might have been taken a year or forty or so ago!! (in this picture...Aunt Nell, Uncle Nate, Joey, Andy and ME!!!)
Happy Birthday Aunt Nell - Eat Lots of Apple Cake for Me!! Uh...better yet, just bring me some when you come for MY birthday!!! 
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