Free at last!!

I woke up this morning to find that the barricade came down! So THAT is my extra special birthday surprise! Wow! I can hardly believe it! I marched all over the yard, climbed the new burrow, and sniffed the entrance of the old one. Yep, it's really true: I am FREE AT LAST!!!



I am amazed that I am free to go in the old burrow. I wait and wonder: Am I still dreaming?



Then I explore the top of the new burrow, just to compare.



I also got a special birthday salad with a pink candle in it. Cool! I am loving this birthday business!! Who knew turning 45 could be so great?!!



After a soak and a snack (gained another 64 grams!), guess where I'm going? Yep, the old burrow still does it for me!!! This is my best birthday EVER!

It's my birthday!!!

Not every tortoise gets a special cake for their 45th birthday!! But then who else has a "tummy tuck" like mine?





I am one lucky tortoise!! I get all this TLC, a new burrow, hand feeding and - best gift of all - a new lease on life!! At 45, I'm in the prime of my life and could live another 40 or 50 years!!

But I hear there's one special present waiting for me. I wonder what that could be? I guess I'll have to dream about it tonight.....