My birthday

was yesterday.  I awoke to my husband banging around in the kitchen cooking me breakfast.  You have no idea how sweet a sound it was to hear the banging of pots, and dropping of things.  Since Amanda left no body ever cooks for me anymore.  (Awww! that is so sad) It was a non momentous day, which at my age of 41 is a blessing.  We ended the evening with a beautiful sunset motorcycle ride through farm country.

Last year for my birthday I got glasses from the Lord, this year I told him I would like to keep everything I got going for me, but I guess that may have been crossing the line, cause when I sneezed 3 times in a row something happened that shouldn't of happened, ahem! That motivated me to exercise, you remember the exercise they told you to do after having a baby, yea that one.

Ashley is visiting from Brazil, and we are both using up our words for the year.  We talk and talk and I still have things I want to talk about.  It is nice to have her perspective on raising girls and parenting in general, because she is so much of a nicer person than I.  She is even blond and fair skinned (angel), where as I am dark and carry a little pitched fork.

My gratefulness list is coming along a lot better than before, and I have actually found that looking for the gifts of the days has made my days so much better, even when something unpleasant happens. I feel like I have such a better handle on my emotions as well.