• The wheelchair fits into the Honda Civic. Oh, it takes some grunting and cursing ... but it gets in there.
• The dropzone hosted a welcome-back cookout for Jason Saturday night, and we spent the evening with more friends than we ever realized we had.
• Hugs are almost better when one person is in a wheelchair. It gives better leverage for squeezing, somehow.
• I treated myself to a new pair of flip-flops. Not only were they on super-clearance, but they make me happy every time I look at the ground.
• I don't look at the ground so much anymore. Everything is really starting to look up.
• My birthday is Friday. And it's my magical one, too, because I turn 29 on the 29th.
• My friends are going to share in my special day, a celebration I like to call "Maggie Gras." We're going to have cake and champagne until we pop.
• The most wonderful things have emerged out of the very dark place I experienced recently. Now I realize I don't need any other gifts. Next year, however ...

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