HOORAY!

today is rory's first brithday! last year at this time, we were trying to recover from a LONG night in which The Button made her debut at 1:29 am. we've already celebrated the event with a party this past sunday, but we'll do a little something tonight also.

we've been having a good time with helen and fran-they are off to barre (pronounced like barry) today to do a little geneological sleuthing and some exploring. apparently, i had ancestors in vermont as early as the late 1700s. who knew?

i hope to go for my first run in a week today...send me some strength, please.