Happy Birthday To Me!

I have always enjoyed my birthdays.  It's all the attention and yes, the presents.  It's a fun day just for me!!!  ha ha ha!  So today is my birthday -- one year older and wiser too -- well, maybe not wiser but definitely older.  But it's all good. 

Yesterday, one of my BFF's, Ali, hosted a birthday lunch for me at her house.  So much fun!  She ordered pulled pork (pig is my favorite animal to eat; so versatile!!) and the rest brought stuff to share.  Love pot lucks!!  Brad called me in the middle of it and asked how many were there.  I said, "about ten".  He said, "wow, you're that popular, huh?"  and I said, "no, a lot of people couldn't come."  he he he!!!  At any rate, it was a fun afternoon.

Last night another friend, Christine, watched our kids for us so that Brad and I could go out on a date.  We were tired so we ended up watching a movie at home.  It was quiet and the kids had much more fun there instead of going to bed early here.  :)  Brad went to get the kids and I fell asleep before they got home.  (Hey, I'd been up since 4:30am and was TIRED!)  They all put themselves to bed.  It was wonderful.  I should go to bed early more often!  :)

So what am I doing today?  Cleaning the house.  Or rather, making my kids do most of it.  I can't think of a better present than a clean house.  Ahhhh.  No more sticky spots on the tile, no more crushed up noodles on the carpet, no more black scum in the toilets, NO MORE CLUTTER EVERYWHERE!!!  OOH, I think I will require my kids to clean happily, with no fighting.  Yes, that would make my present even better.  Yea, I am verrily excited about my day today!

Jillian wants to make me a cake so I may have to teach her how to make a German chocolate cake.  Or an oatmeal picnic cake.  Or a strawberry jello angel food cake.  Or 4-layer pudding/cream cheese Mississippi Mud dessert.  I'm drooling.  I have a canker sore in my mouth right now (irritatingly right in the front of my mouth so that when I sneeze -- because of allergies -- it's like 60mph pin pricks jabbing it -- ouch!!) so anything with sugar should be completely avoided (because sugar makes them worse) but I will have to make an exception today...like I did yesterday at lunch.  Sometimes a week of pain is worth a moment of pleasure.  Hey, you only have one birthday a year, right?!