Sincere thanks to all of you bloggers who wished me a happy birthday today!

Daddy and 3 yo. sang Happy Birthday to me at about 8:00 this morning.   He took me out for authentic Mexican food for lunch, and then to Dollar Tree, where he treats each of his girls on their birthdays. He picked a birthday card off the rack had me read it, then put it back.  That was my card from my husband.  The thing is, it said, "Happy 45th Birthday!"  I am 44.  I pointed this out to him, and he said, "Well, good!  We can come back here next year and I will hand you the same card.  And the next year after that I can hand you that same card again, and you will be impressed that I still think you look 45!" What a goof!

I came home and opened presents from my girls.  Emily gave me a pile of popsicle sticks, a shell, a sand dollar, and a special scribble.  I later learned she also wanted to give me some of my own Tupperware lids, but a big sister talked her out of it, lol! (I would have to say, that is better than the pile of carefully hoarded used drinking straws one of my other girls gave their Dad when she was about the same age! LOL!!!) Amy gave me a cute Sculpey creation, two teeny dolls sitting at a huge table, with a cake on it. Plus, something that is my favorite color, another bag of Hershey Nuggets , yay! Alison crocheted a beautiful cotton dishcloth (she really does do a beautiful job) and also gave me an interesting bowl (I say interesting, because it foreshadowed my next gift), which had M&M's all over it.  And yes, my next gift was a big bag of M&M's from Elisabeth.   Amy baked my birthday cake, and Alison and Mr. Thrifty cleaned up the kitchen and my sweet eldest even scrubbed my kitchen sink!  All gifts were made and given with lots of love and affection -- what a dear, special, sweet family I have!