  I had a fantastic birthday! My husband and kids took me out for lunch and brought gifts and a balloon.
My oldest daughter had my favorite scent delivered to me via a potted shrub (plant that blooms - gardenia), my middle daughter created a beautiful memory book with photos and poetry and my son gave me a huge warm fuzzy by telling his father he wanted to spend the evening with me instead.
My husband gave me my favorite PC game called Tropico2 - Pirate Cove (I get to play a pirate and ravage lands and sail the high seas for treasure - mostly I get to rule my little paradise island however I want - finally I can control something!!!). I also received a Thomas Kinkade puzzle which I am almost finished putting together. Jen also got me a popcorn popper and a Grandmother's memory book for me to share with my forming grandbaby. I am so excited about that lil bugger forming in her tummy it's getting hard to contain it. We went shopping at Babies R Us for her shower and I was amazed at all the excited "new" things they have out for babies now. Some of the stuff seemed downright silly though. Nothing like spoiling the new mommy and baby!
When my children were little we didn't have little jiggle seats so I had to take the baby carrier and rock it with my foot. I was able to keep "baby" content AND build up my leg muscles!!! Here's her baby shower registry on the web: click HERE. Things have been busy at work. Our annual District Council is coming up and since I am the District Secretary's secretary, I am the one to keep notes on the entire event.
This year is going to be really hard as they are trying to vote out my boss. It's so hard to see him come in to work day after day and do his best (he's a fantastic boss, hard worker and great manager) and see how he is being (not so covertly) ousted. I can only pray that God is watching over the entire event and His will is being done. I care about all the people in the office and I can understand why all the decisions are being made... but it doesn't mean I have to like them or even that they are being done correctly or in the right way.
Personally (of course, no one asked MY opinion) I could have come up with other ways to have handled this situation. We are all busy planning the baby shower and then we will be on to planning our June Wedding. This will be a very busy Spring! Hope to see you all in the coming months!!
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