it's my birthday!

it's just another day really - but i have to say, i've gotten more attention this year than most

my sister was the first to call & sing to me this morning - well if you want to call it that....it was more of a rock/scream/hardcore type song ~lol~ but i loved it! :0) it's a contest in our family to see who can b the first to call the birthday boy/girl....my sis was psyched that she beat my mom today! ~lol~ my sis-in-law & dad called too - dad always sings "daddy's girl" to me (an old Red Sovine song)....my brother IM'd me ~lol~

last night, i asked curtis to not worry with making me breakfast in bed or anything like that this morning.....1, because he has to get up & leave early for work......and 2, because i just can't eat that early - i have to get up and get moving first.....i also asked him not to wake the kids to sing to me, etc cause last night was my first real night's sleep in 4 nights - i got a whole 7 1/2 hours!!!! and because i'm waking up as he's heading off to work & there's a half hour or so in between there that i shower & get ready while the kids are still snoozing - and i need that!

when i did wake the kids up, they stretched & yawned & tried to hide under the covers as usual....but after about 30 seconds, corinn gasped and sweetly said "happy birthday mama".....i almost lost it - how did her lil 4 year old self remember?! how is it that she's thoughtful enough to think of her mama's birthday first thing after waking up?! she's definitely a keeper! ;0)

and then of course the other 2 were reminded by corinn & they all sweetly sang to me in their PJ's - that has been the absolute BEST part of my birthday!

Darlene, my partner in crime at work, got me a card & balloon and brought in donut holes for breakfast - yum! and our support team at work took me out to lunch at O'Charley's (my fav!).....and i've gotten tons of e-cards & myspace birthday comments.....and birthday wishes from fellow bloggers ;0)

i got my present last week - cake will be tonight.....jaden had jiu-jitsu training last evening & it's hell week at work for curtis (actually 2 weeks - this and next) - he's working 10 hour days while they change out all the bedroom furniture in the condos.....even tho he's the electrician on their maintenance team, he's also the biggest/strongest/hardest working guy there - so he always gets used as a work horse.....so he didn't have time to sit down with the kids last evening to decorate my cake in order to have it ready for today......the girls & i baked it last evening & when i told them what it was for, they literally squealed with excitement! they LOVE modeling with fondant and get so excited to make me a surprise.....gabby made me pinky-swear that i would go away while they work on it tonight, so that i couldn't see what she was making - too cute! :0)

here's their creation from last year - my very favorite cake ever!


i can't wait to see what they come up with this year! :0)

it's definitely not about how many phone calls or birthday wishes i get.....or the presents or cake.....but it really does feel nice to be appreciated & loved & to be treated special for a day

i thank God for another year - for all 29 years!
i'm so blessed!!!
and thankful for my unbelievable family & friends!