The Big Three-Oh

Today our bicentennial baby turns thirty. A milestone for Lucy and in a way for us too. This photo was taken two weeks ago at the party in DC. Yesterday Lucy came home for a birthday/Memorial Day visit and she'll be here until next Sunday. Tonight we will all go out for dinner.

I remember that day in 1976 quite clearly, especially the part where the doctor told me to leave his office and go home. The nurse persuaded him to send me to the hospital and Lucy began a lifetime of grand entrances by arriving a few minutes later.