Today, I was looking for a cute pre-school photo to instagram in honor of baby girl's 20th birthday. On the closet floor, I found her favorite childhood book "The Wind in the Willows." She loved it in the same way I like Sunday afternoon golf on TV -- it's such a comforting background for napping.
"The Wind in the Willows," with its friendly rodent characters, became like a worn baby blanket -- something a toddler could cling to and cherish. We took it to Minneapolis with us when she went for her kidney transplant 18 freezing winters ago. And in a flash of sentimentality, I asked the medics in Minneapolis to leave a note for her in the favorite book.
Today, I discovered that those notes, written for a two year old, were the perfect well-wishes for a 20th year birthday.
From our Nigerian housekeeper friend:
May the Good Lord be with you. I shall continue to remember you in my prayers.
From the lovely woman pediatric nephrologist who was a Mississippi native:
May your life be filled with rainbows.
From our longtime friend, the good Dr. Nevins:
Love and prayers for a full life.
Happy 20th Rach!
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