My Birthday Put Together by "Professionals"

Yesterday my daughter and her husband, my husband and I enjoyed celebrating my birthday. Oh my gosh! The cake was incredible! a vanilla and raspberry cream layer cake with frosting so good I could not help myself! The weather played a part since my daughter had planned an old fashioned tea party for outside in the style of Anne of Green Gables. (very much a fan).

Between spending the day with Heidi and her friends on Wednesday and yesterday it was one of my favorite birthdays! Heidi and her husband take on birthdays as seriously as some people engage in Rennaisance Festivals. They and my husband gave me poetry from Alfred Lord Tennyson who wrote "The Lady of Shallot" - Season 5 of Gray's Anatomy, a CD of "the Lady of Shallot" set to music, a puzzle that looks a lot like the "green gables" home in the book, Walkers Shortbread cookies!, and the complete series of the story of "Little Bear" which I have always loved. Also a bottle of "Raspberry Cordial" special lable they made with a year of my birth, and a wine glass to enjoy it while taking a deep bath with another gift, Lavender bath salts. Last but not least... Ghiradelli dark chocolate! All very nice. Oh yeah, they ordered Chinese food for lunch!"

I actually blew out all 48 candles with one breath. My parents called my sister "leather-lungs" when she was a baby because she could cry at decible levels. I may have usurped her title in lung capacity.

Because of the rain the outdoor tea party was cancelled, but that was okay since I wasn't up to visitors. But I had a great time!

Right now I am doing fine. Full of cake still. that was AWESOME cake! My mood is steady, and I feel like it is a normal day. Bob is home and he likes to watch TV. He admits to being a TV adict. A few minutes ago he was watching poker played in a bull ring, now he's watching basketball after a few minutes of racing at Talladaga. Wait...now it's a western. It is tough to keep my thoughts straight when I hear bits and pieces of shows and commercials. Oh wait...now it is Deal or No Deal. Oh well.

I am very tired and probably close to a diabetic coma after all of that cake! Finally had to give my husband an ultimatum..either he eats the rest of the cake or it goes 'the way of all the earth' and ends up destroyed. I tried to make it as painless as possible as I slid it into the trash. It was winning the battle.

I overslept so I didn't make it to church this morning. Yesterday was tough getting up for the day. so I had my Chinese dinner after cake. I am so full. I haven't had heart burn in more than 2 years, it caught up with me.

Earlier this week I got a new prescription for my glasses. I guess my blood sugar was high at my original appointment, so they had to make changes. Now I can see the computer screen without being three inches away from it.

A fantastic day!You have one too!