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back in Cairoback in Cairo Everyone has been asking me if things feel or look any different here in Cairo after the revolution.  When I left, there were tanks in my neighborhood, a curfew, lots of gunfire, there was no internet, and Mubarak was still president.  Now, Mubarak is gone, the police are back on the streets, the tanks have rolled out,...

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Happy Birthday, Meredith!

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happy birthday meredithMeredith, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

We are officially the big two five!  I feel older, don’t you?

Little known fact, September 26th is the unofficial TWIN APPRECIATION DAY!!  Being your twin is one of the greatest things in the world.  Thanks for being a beaming ray of sunshine in my life!  I hope it’s a beautiful day in Nantucket!  Please enjoy a delicious, well-made latte and some good quality chocolate for me.  And start looking for the best cake recipe you can find, because we are gonna bake ourselves a cake when you get here!

P.S. You may have to bring the cake pan .!.

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EMILY! Actually, I did know that it is twin appreciation day – i have it marked on my calendar (well, it really just says “Emily’s Birthday!” on this date) but in any case HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, too! I hope you have a pleasantly cool day in Cairo – I’ll send one of our delightful breezes your way. Thank you for being my awesome twin sister! I can’t wait to celebrate in Egypt. And yes, I’d be happy to supply the cake pan, and the chocolate, and any other hard to come by essentials.

Much love from my island to your desert.

Hey, this breeze is great! Thanks for sending it! Make sure you bring a couple more when you come out here next month ;)

Happy Belated Birthday Emily & Meredith! That is awesome that Meredith is visiting next month. I can’t wait to see the photos of the birthday cake you guys make. This will be a birthday you’ll never forget. :)

Happy Birthday Emily & Meredith!!! I wish I could bake a cake for you today, here or there, that we could all sit down and eat together. But we will do that later, so be thinking about what kind that one will be also. Now we can share—when you were young I would be certain that you each had your own cake so you wouldn’t feel slighted because you were twins and had to share your special day. I am so glad you now know it is a special blessing to have each other to share it with. Emily I love the map you posted today!!!! I love you both! What a happy mother I am.

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