Today is Lily’s eighth birthday! My goodness, where has the time gone? I remember so well the day she was born. Early this morning, I drove over to her house and tied balloons to the mailbox, along with a card for her to find when she woke up. I started doing that a few years ago, and now the girls look for their balloons each year on their birthdays. They both love it.

Lily, the day she got her head shaved

Lily blowing out the candle on her birthday cupcake

Yesterday, on my way back to TN from visiting my mother in Georgia, I stopped at the pet adoption center in Murfreesboro where I met Lily and Sophie and Larisa. There they bought their new dog, Rosie, a chihuahua. Rosie will be Lily’s and Sophie’s dog - it’s the only thing Lily really wanted for her birthday. Rosie will be good for Lily. Since Lily has to spend so much time at home, she’ll be there to train Rosie and be with her. Rosie is full-grown, but she is small - about 9 pounds, I believe. Rosie will join her new canine siblings, Bogey and Maggie.

For her birthday gift from us, Ron and I got her a camera. A very nice camera, I might add. She has had a “children’s camera” before. However, this one isn’t one made for children. She’ll be able to take photos and edit them on her computer. She has a creative eye for photography, and it is a good hobby for her to develop while she is at home so much.

Lily has faced more challenges in the past few months than any of us could have imagined. She has handled the enormous curve ball of leukemia with grace, humor and kindness. I love her more than I could ever express.

Happy Birthday, my precious, precious Lily.

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