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surprise!

mom-bday-betty-thumb.jpglast weekend betty and i surprised mom by appearing on her doorstep to celebrate her birthday. just what everyone wants for a present: unexpected houseguests! (click the disembodied head of aunt betty for a larger picture.)

we ate pizza, baked cookies, ran errands, watched the super bowl, and laughed like madwomen. we also made a pact that's making me a little bit nervous — we've granted each other show-up-unannounced-whenever-you-like privileges. i figure if i just keep the driveway unplowed and impassable, i'm safe...for now.

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not a single person in that picture looks normal...how could you have possibly been regular? As we say, you are the distilled version of us....

i especially like how my maw is holding her noisemaker like a cigarette.