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MW 60th Birthday (6/21/20)
and visit from sister Lori
Taking advantage of her ability to do teleworking, Lori came to Albany to hang out for a week and visit and share in the birthday celebration! Here, we take a minute for a pic during a walk where Lori walked, and I rode the unicycle.
(Don't worry...I didn't go too fast. A turtle passed us.)
![MW 60th w Lori and unicycle.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b57502_5396c403d818402b8537301110af8ba5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_691,h_521,al_c,lg_1,q_85,enc_auto/MW%2060th%20w%20Lori%20and%20unicycle.jpg)
Merle had some peeps over to celebrate a number of occasions, other birthdays besides mine, some nurses getting their nursing and drivers licenses,
so...food and Karaoke!!
![MW 60th karaoke.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b57502_610f94dc29d24699973acb277464460a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_121,h_91,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/MW%2060th%20karaoke.jpg)
![MW 60th BD group.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b57502_7e4584133ca04821adfb5df458659598~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_122,h_84,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/MW%2060th%20BD%20group.jpeg)
We had a chance to go kayaking on the Flint River here in Albany. We went for the 1.5 hour gig and it was plenty. The wildlife I saw was a turtle on a log, and an uneaten candy bar floating in the river. Woo Hoo!! :)
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As we were finishing, the paramedics were loading up a guy who appeared to have a broken leg.
Too bad I didn't bring my X-ray machine along!!
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Later that day, we were able to have a family meeting on Zoom on 6/21.
It was nice to see everyone, and think of the efficiency:
all the visits with no rental cars or jet lag!!
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Here we take a minute for a pic while visiting at the kitchen table.
![MW 60th w Lori in kitchen.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b57502_41a6697fdec8409483e899b6ac3a4a21~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_117,h_87,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/MW%2060th%20w%20Lori%20in%20kitchen.jpg)
David and Lori got me some accessories for the bike: new rear view mirror and a holder for the cell phone...
as long as I promised not to watch Netflix while riding in traffic....
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Thanks for the visit, Lori! Until next time!!
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