The girls and I spent time playing Donkey Kong on our Nintendo back in the day, and Lanky was probably our favorite character because of his long arms, movements, and funny sounds he made, so I thought I would bring back some memories for Lauren this birthday...she spends a lot of her time monkeying around as well, so this is applicable.

 

One of the special needs "girls" I transport to a center recently had her 59th birthday, and she loves cats, so  I made her a card.  No concept in this one...just a cat.

 

Karen reached the milestone of 60 years this birthday, and diamond is the gemstone associated with it. Since I usually enjoy drawing some sort of animal, I thought the burrowing, tunneling mole would be akin to a miner making a wondrous discovery deep beneath the earths surface.

Kristi also hits a momentous one this coming week...leaving her twenties behind for the big 30!  This year is represented by the pearl.  She has always been wise beyond her years, so the "pearls of wisdom" I thought would be perfect, and the Octopus is known to be highly intelligent and resourceful, just like my daughter.