One year older and wiser, too!

Yesterday, Corky and my girls treated me to a great day. The girls actually slept in until about 7:15am and behaved rather well all morning. Minimal fights, lots of playing, and lots of cartoons. Of course, some duties of motherhood don't stop just because it one's birthday. Breakfast and lunch needed to be made and laundry needed to be done, but I didn't mind.

The only pictures that were taken were at dinnertime. I was in the mood for pizza and so Pizza Hut was my restaurant of choice (the deciding factor being the free coupons we had for the girls to get a free personal pizza). Let me tell you, after years of not having Pizza Hut, it was so good!

Emily and Gracey took turns taking pictures.*


The night ended with Corky, Gracey, and Emily going shopping for a few gifts. Corky said it was all Gracey's idea to get me make-up, so he let the girls loose in the make-up aisle. They each ended picking up some lip-gloss (they know me well) Gracey choosing a lemonade flavor and Emily choosing Strawberry Lip smackers. Who do you think has used it more today? It's okay, I can share.

Corky picked out a new crock-pot for me. I have been in desperate need of a new one. We were already outgrowing my tiny one that I received as a wedding gift, but we were making it work just fine until a few weeks ago when I totally ruined it. The food boiled over, scorching every bit of the electrical part of the crock pot. All the scotch pads in the world couldn't save it.

Thanks Corky, Gracey, and Emily for a great birthday!

*Do you notice my white face mask? I played softball all weekend was real good about applying sunblock except I didn't get high enough into my hairline! Happens every year!