Beautiful Day!

I think having my goal be one happy event is a good one because I could write on, and on, and on, not knowing where to begin and end.  I wouldn't get any thing else done, though I'd be happy.  However, you knew there had to be a however-hahaha, however, I have to write today about a happy day, instead of a happy event.  My birthday.  Because my family made it wonderful.  You don't think about the numbers when you're feeling so loved.  My day began at 11:45pm the night before when my husband wished me happy birthday.  On my birthday, my actual birthday, my oldest daughter called me.  Sadly she lives far from me, so she called me, and all her children sang to me, individually, that I looked like a monkey and I smelled like one too.  SO endearing.  Ha ha.  Then my daughter had me open my present while she was on the phone.  She gave me a book, which I love almost more than anything.  But the greatest thing about it is that she said, "I love this book, and I thought you would too.  I thought you could read it and we could talk about it".  The BEST!

My son arrived at noon to take me to lunch.  He and his wife have decided that the best present, if you are close, is to take your parent, alone, out to lunch.  They do this on Mother's Day and Father's Day as well.  It is wonderful to have some time all to my self to be with my son!

Meanwhile my youngest was home working all day cleaning the house and cooking my favorite meal and a birthday cake.  Then my son and his family came to dinner and we just sat around talking, and reading stories, and, kissing Grand-Babies.  The BEST.  We had one mishap when two of my grandsons, 6 wks apart and under 2, were chasing each other and in their glee wound up crashing into each other, face to face.  The older one laughed, the younger one cried, and there was much consoling all around.

My husband did not forget me either.  I'm going to a writer's conference in May and I and SOOOOO excited.  And there's something coming in the mail.  And he did the dishes.  What more could I ask for?

Oh, and my friends and family sent love and birthday wishes on Facebook, so I guess technology is ok. . . sometimes