Birthday Boy

Birthdays are important, as I recently said on my own blog.

Today's birthday was extra-special, though.

After all, almost every day in the hospital, we had to say Sam's birthdate for identification purposes. Actually, I made an appointment for myself about a month ago and when the receptionist asked for my own birthdate, I automatically gave Sam's.

It's been on my mind.

This birthday was, by its very existence, special.

(But we tried not to make too big a deal of it. After all, we're trying for normal.)

Still, there were donuts for breakfast.

There was a little party at school (the whole class wore their pajamas and watched Sponge Bob in Spanish. How cool is that?) and a special family dinner.

And Sam got a huge gift from Randi and family - a long-desired turtle. Yes, friends, I have capitulated to a non-human living in my home.

Meet Mega Super Turtle, or MST for short, a Russian Tortoise and the newest member of our family:

Turtles live a long time.
We've already announced that Sam can take MST to college.

College.
Let that sink in, okay?

This kid will go to college.
I believe it.

May there be many many birthday celebrations to come. 

Bone marrow biopsy tomorrow...results next week