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On Turning Five

A fifth birthday is unique. It's the birthday when you truly start becoming who you will be. On your birthday I give you five things to carry with you the rest of your life. They are for when I am no longer here to guide you.

First is a piece of coquina rock. It is to remind you that you will always be, like me, a Floridian. We are different and special. Look at this rock and remember my stories, and those that my father told me.

The next two things you will find are a pencil and a pen. The pencil, in order to write down those things that will change, and the pen to write down those that are constant. You will be tempted to use the pen. You will hold it in your hand and set it to paper often. Always use the pencil.

The fourth thing you will find is a length of string. It is long enough, trust me. The string is to gather up that which is scattered... those things for which you search and find only rarely. You will use it bring these things together and make them useful to you.

The fifth, and final thing you will find is a prism. It's to remind you of beauty which is hidden in plain sight.

Specs

Blythe was squinting a bit.



Just as I thought. She needed glasses too. So instead of four, she now looks fourteen.

All That Matters

my darling girl
my darling girl
you’re all that matters
in this wicked world
all that matters
all that matters



my darling boy
my darling boy
all of my sunshine
and all of my joy
you’re all that matters
all that matters



well, i can’t stop the pain
when it calls
i’m a man
and i can’t stop the rain
when it falls, my darling
who can?



my darling girl
my darling girl
you’re all that matters
in this wicked world
all that matters
all that matters



my darling friend
my darling friend
all we’ve got going
is love in the end
it’s all that matters
all that matters

Mark Knopfler
Shangri-La

Happy Easter!

Like Father...

...like daughter.

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Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!

I'm a little late in posting this... like almost a month late. Since there are no good songs for the number four, I didn't make a video this year. So we went to Disney instead.

While we were there we had a silhouette made...



It was hard to sit still with all of the excitement Disney had to offer...



But the woman doing it was pretty quick...



And the result was nice.



Lunch was good at the Crystal Palace... until the group of 150 South American kids showed up.



Dinner at The Liberty Tree Tavern was a little more quiet.



Four is going to be a good year.