Happy Birthday to me! Jessalyn frosted my strawberry cake with chocolate frosting.  I ask for pistachio ice cream to go with it.

I was treated to dinner and had everyone there.  Everyone looked so nice!  I love it when all the kids can get together with us.

It was a late dinner as we headed out.  We came back to the house for homemade cake and ice cream.  Sabrina had to be to work really early so they couldn't make it out.  That is all right though as it seemed to take forever to get back from Big Town.  It was just drenching rain most of the way out the interstate.  Becky and Jake came but we are only ten miles away from her place.  She and Jake gave me gift cards to A.C. Moore and Cracker Barrel.  

Tom gave me a glass mosaic bird feeder and two cages for suet for the birds outside.   Jess is planning on me being warm this winter.  She bought me these great fleece long johns to wear!  I was really surprised when I found out what Tom had bought me.   He remembered the perfume I wore when we were first married and he hunted it down!  It is called Narcissus.   Ken and Sabrina gave me their gift at the restaurant.   Funny Ken bought me a pin that says, "Happy Birthday to ME!"  Sabrina gave me a really pretty set of dressy silver earrings, and they both bought me a tapestry to hang on the kitchen wall, "Recipe for a Good Mother".

I guess I am getting old because I was just happy that they all were there and us having dinner together!

                                                                     FIRE!!!