Happy Birthday Karen!

Your tributes have said almost all. there is to say. You are indeed a delightful, fun, and generous person...but, I think there are few things left unsaid.

for instance, you are quite thrifty...(i.e., do recall foraging for unexploded paintballs in the dirt , cleaning them and trying to make the boys reshoot?

you have an exceptional tolerance for high decibel sounds (unlike your spouse) (i.e., you obviously tolerated any number of parties at 9403)

you have a wicked sense of humor (i.e., you referred to my husband as Noel Coward after I complained that he walked around in his bathrobe all day)

you are a great organizer (i.e., you created the bookclub that periodically gives each of us heartburn but has opened up the world of literature to all of us)

you entertain with style and are a gracious hostess (already said..but, no one mentioned how you allowed them to return after they had insulted one or more of the other guests...my bad!)

of course you are a terrific mother...to Dan, Georgia, and that other boy from next door

I could go on and on....but in summary, you are a terrific neighbor, we have loved knowing you and your incredible family and friends.

Best wishes for the happiest of birthdays and a truly great year...as you enter your 6th decade...

Maggie Mc.