puppetmaker | And on a Happier Note

A Very Happy Birthday to my eldest stepdaughter Shana!

Hope the Day just Rocks for you my dear.

I first met Shana when I first met Peter. She was at the Fantasy Fair where Peter bought Ralph the Klingon. I taught both of them how to operate a hand and rod puppet and Shana picked it up really quick.

Shana is a brilliant musician and songwriter. I love the quirky lyrics that she comes up with. You think the song is going one way and she turns it on its ear and takes you in a totally different direction. I think her song about Peanut Butter and Jelly and relationships is one of my favorites.

Her fashion sense is cutting edge. Both she and Gwen! tend to pick clothing before it makes a comeback and then move onto the next thing once what they are wearing becomes trendy again. Her interior design sense is great too. I have always loved her pirate themed bathroon.

She is the one who came up with Caroline's name. We were trying to figure out how to name Caroline after Carol without just calling her Carol (which is apparently bad luck according to Peter) and Shana suggested Caroline, which is the name we went with.

I am grateful to have Shana in my life.