Nope, I'm not going to tell you how old I am so don't bother to ask.............LOL  In truth, I don't celebrate brithdays anymore - if there's no cake and nobody sings, then it never happened!      I do however, celebrate anniversaries and so ====== today is the 9th anniversary of my 30th birthday.  Pretty crafty of me, huh? 

Two years ago tonight, I received the best birthday present ever ---- my beautiful son Hyland came into the world 10 days early.  Some people say he was too selfish and wouldn't let me have a day of my own, I say he was helping me out - DH has absolutely NO excuse for ever forgetting my birthday again.  HAH!  He was one of my longest labors, and granted, spending your birthday in that much pain is not something I would reccomend as a top 10 way to spend the day, but the end result was so worth it. 

Tonight, we had a few rare moments of quiet, just he and I.  DH was still at work, #1 was at Bible Study, #3 was outside still playing, and #5 fell asleep while playing on the floor.  I took the opportunity to fix our dinner plates, just his and mine, got a glass of wine and sat down to dine with my son for our birthday dinner, just him and mamma.  In case I didn't make it clear - I don't like birthdays.  Mine at least.  So for the first time in a long time, I truly enjoyed my birthday, just a quiet little dinner with my 2 year old "big boy" and me.  Thank you Father for all of the many blessings you have brought into my life and all of the joy you fill each day with.  I can't think of anything greater in the world than the unconditional love of a child.  No gift in the world could top the feel of those little arms around my neck at  bedtime with that sweet little voice saying "I love you".