IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!!!!!

Yep, today is the day I turn really old! Won't tell you the number because there isn't room on the page.

Saturday, most of my children will be here for lunch to celebrate my birthday with me. Erin & Tobin won't be here because they live in Florida. But, the rest of the gang will be!

Since today is my actual birthday and we will be at AWANA tonight, we decided to "celebrate" after lunch today (Dad always eats lunch with us on Wednesdays). We didn't have my "special" choice of foods because it was lunch. Also, AWANA nights are our "hot" date nights. So, after we drop off the children at AWANA, Tim and I are going to TGI Fridays for dinner. I have a BOGO free coupon. That will be a nice treat!

Tim asked me several weeks ago what I wanted for my birthday. I told him two things, he remembered one of them. He got online and ordered the first thing I mentioned before he forgot. It came yesterday in PCS's delivery. He knew I would peek, so he had it sent to PCS.

Elyse likes to play Santa, so she gave me my gift. Zachary, my photographer, doesn't like to wait until you are ready, so I am still fixing my glasses. I even had to comb my hair before the picture was taken (at least he waited for that).

My gift (with my head chopped off) is my new Betty Crocker cookbook. My old one is missing several pages and the index is almost gone. A replacement was needed.

I am very excited about this new cookbook. It has several things in it that my old book doesn't have. My family will soon be guinea pigs again as I try new recipes. I love trying new recipes - don't know if the family appreciates eating them though.

The end of the story is: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!