Saturday, April 18, 2026

Danica is Nineteen

We celebrated Danica's 19th yesterday. The official birthday is tomorrow, but she'll celebrate with the other family today and her friends tomorrow. Usually, her birthday is accompanied by brutal weather, but this was a nice, warm day, the first nice birthday after the very first one.

The Card


The Food (Mexican Lasagna)


The Cake


The Girl


The Flowers (two tulips from the bouquet)


Almost the Whole Fandamily (+2 and -1)


We were sitting around, sometimes looking at old photos on the tv, when suddenly, there were two weird and amusing popups. It was the kids doing things with AI and inserting them onto the screen somehow: first one by Jonathan, the second by Danica, who was not to be outdone by little brother.








24 comments:

  1. You as a cat! Of course! Happy birthday to your gal, on her last year as a teen. My youngest granddaughter also turned 19 a few weeks ago.

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  2. You've had a birthday month! Three cheers to Danica!

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  3. Happy Birthday to Danica! It sounds like she has many festivities planned. Love the cat version of you. :)

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  4. You make a great cat. Happy Birthday to Danica.

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  5. Happy birthday, Danica. What a pretty girl.

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  6. Ha ha ha! I love the cat morph - I bet everyone was in hysterics. Happy Birthday to Danica!

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  7. Happy birthday, gosh she's beautiful. Must take after her mother.. old joke!

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  8. I could use some of your grandson's know-how. That's hilarious! I mean to do something similar with a photo of Everett's cat, except I want to place a high ruff around her neck (like Queen Liz I might've worn) so that he'll have a fancy portrait of her after she's gone. -Kate

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  9. She is lovely! Happy Birthday! And your last photo made me laugh out loud. I love it! LOL!

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  10. Happy Birthday to Danica!

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  11. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DANICA (Belatedly)! I hope you enjoyed your special day!

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  12. Meow! Nice Day ☺️

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  13. Happy Birthday Danica and a beautiful girl she is too. Enjoyed looking at your birthday celebration photos, lovely family! You in the clouds and as a cat was a smile bringer. Happy weekend to you all!

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  14. Happy birthday to her.

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  15. Happy birthday Danica. The last photos are a hoot!













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  16. What a lovely young lady!

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  17. My she is growing up fast. Seems like she was still 16 when I started following your blog. She is certainly a beauty! Looks like a fun party, too. That AI stuff is too funny.

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  18. Beautiful! I didn't know your new tennies could make you fly! Every boy's dream! Linda in Kansas

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  19. Well it seems like your family photos are becoming a bit more crowded. :)

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  20. What a great post for Danica. Your cat chimera shot is a little scary

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  21. As a rule, I never leave my phone unguarded around my kids. My wife has learned this the hard way. They are a clever bunch.

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  22. Such a beautiful young woman! Happy birthday.

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  23. Belated birthday greetings to Danica! Already driving, working and has one year of university under her belt. Wow!

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