Birthday Recap

I had a great day yesterday.  I haven't had such a nice birthday in a while, and I savored every minute.  (Well, maybe not every minute since Daniel woke up with a present for me.  Ugh!)

First of all, my children slept a little later than usual which gave me some "me" time in the morning.  After breakfast, we played for a little while.  Then I turned on Guys and Dolls.  I had forgotten how much I enjoy that movie.  I really like the songs.  I could watch it again today, if it were my birthday again, that is.

I finished Guys and Dolls during nap time while I got a lot of crocheting done because I did not have any clothes to fold since I didn't wash any.  I tried not to do any chores yesterday, and I succeeded fairly well.  When I told Mom this and that I hadn't even swept the kitchen floor, she looked at me funny and said that she rarely sweeps the floor.  I replied that she doesn't have little children who through food on the floor!

After nap time, I met John at Sticky Fingers for supper with Sarah Beth and Daniel.  My free half-slab of ribs was very good, and I ate all of it.  I would have shared with Daniel, but he didn't want any.  Silly boy!  

When we got home, my parents came over for some cake.  I had made Lethal Chocolate Peppermint Cake for my birthday, and it was delicious!  Oh, my!  It was so good!  As a matter of fact, I took Dayna's advice, and I ate a second piece before I went to bed.  The peppermint layer was especially good.  I got this recipe from The Cake Mix Doctor by Anne Byrn which is now out of print.  If you can get your hands on a copy, I would highly recommend it.

Sarah Beth "helped" with the cake.  Do you think she enjoyed licking the beater?

Here is what she ended up looking like.

And just to tease you, here is a piece of my cake.

I almost forgot!  Presents!  I love receiving gifts, so I always make John wrap mine which he hates to do!  This year, he gave me these DVD's which I asked for.  He also got me eye and ear protection to go with the shooting lessons he is giving me.  Yes, I want to learn how to shoot a gun correctly!  Actually, I just really want to get comfortable doing it, just in case.  You know, just in case.

There you have it; I had a slow, relaxing birthday, and it was lovely!  And thank you for all of your good wishes for my day.