Sweet Sixteen

Happy Birthday #16 to my #2 Grandie, Nova!

Where have the years gone? As I watched this little imp grow up, I’ve grown old…er.

We did a photoshoot on Sunday when I presented her presents.

About seven or eight years ago, Nova, the artist formerly known as Olivia, was with us on a family vacation to Disney World. In the Germany Pavilion, she put up a request for a Duffy bear, and I quickly shot it down — it was a $50 teddy bear and I was being cheap. She wasn’t happy with me. All of these years, I’ve felt guilty about that and this year I determined to buy her a Duffy while we were at WDW. Duffy, by the way, is allegedly the teddy bear of Mickey Mouse. To my dismay, the only Duffy bears sold today are at Tokyo or Hong Kong Disney.

So I took to Ebay and found a lovely Happy Birthday Duffy that I ordered up. When the package arrived and I opened it, there was a Velveteen Rabbit — very sweet, but Not Duffy. The seller got in touch to say she had sent Duff to the wrong person and if we’d both send them back, we’d get it all straightened out. We did, but in the meantime, I was refunded my money. I tried to get the money to the seller, but according to their rules, I couldn’t send a check. When I told them who Duffy was for, they requested I give the $$ to my grand-daughter alongside Duffy. Sweet. Doesn’t get much cheaper than that, huh?

She loved it…

Obviously, I love this young lady, but I also admire and respect her. She’s a good kid and gives me great hope for the future of our world.

Join me in wishing her a lifetime of Happiness and Peace…