| Eric turns 47 August 6, 2015 | |
| We celebrated Eric's birthday with his parents
      this year with a very nice dinner at their house, followed by a relaxing
      evening (for me) and debate-watching for the men.  It was nice and
      low-key, Eric's favorite. | |
|  Rose had the table set so pretty for the meal |  | 
| The cake, she tried to make icing out of a divinity recipe - it was a little
  bit liquid, but it tasted great! | |
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| The funny card his parents gave him. As a rock climber, it was very appropriate. | Rose and I sat out in her flower garden and were blessed by six birds coming up all at once to the bird bath beside us. Of course, that was before I had my camera. After I got it they came up one at a time. | 
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| Tipper's guilty face because she knows she isn't supposed to drink out of
  the bird bath. Forbidden water is always the sweetest! She's a sweet dog. | |