My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it. – Boris Johnson
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July is the birthday month for four our immediate family. If you count our extended family, there are three or four more birthdays this month.
This month I celebrate the birthdays of three of my one and õn-lies:
The Inimitable Mother Ruth Metzler Longenecker
My One and Only Son
My One and Only Grand-Daughter Jenna Skye Dalton
July Birthdays
July birthdays in our family span four generations. Apparently, I tried very hard to become my mother’s first birthday present after her marriage the previous year, having missed being born on her own birthday by just one day. Our son and grand-daughter are birthday presents to me – Joel born two days after my birthday and Jenna preceding my birthday by a mere five days.
Who are your one and ôn-lies – birthdays or otherwise?
Coming tomorrow: Birthday Butter Shake Sequel
Plain and Fancy 