Birthday At the Farm....

I am so spoiled! I told Mum I wanted grilled oysters by the fire pit at the farm and that is exactly what I got along with s'mores and sausage-on-a-stick and roasted corn. Yummy! We all ate until our tummy's stuck out. ;-) Thanks CJ for slaving over the fire pit with the oysters. They were so fresh and delicious! I also got a new stadium seat from Dougie, some batter bowls and pj's from Mum, and shopping $$ from CJ. What a perfect evening!

Happy Birthday To Me......

Yes, I feel older today. The wrinkles in the mirror this morning seem deeper, I have to use my glasses to grade papers, and I'm not looking forward to buying a new bathing suit this year. These are all signs that I'm alive so I'm going to rejoice and enjoy the new older me.

I love my flowers from Greg, my hugs from the boys, the really-out-of-tune Birthday Song from my 2nd period Accounting class, my special hand-knitted wash cloths from Cindy, all my well wishes posted on Facebook, and the special emails and phone calls. (Uncle George actually sent me an ecard with a cat barfing up the words Happy Birthday!)

I'm looking forward to grilled oysters at the farm later and hopefully the traditional Cherry Cheesecake.

I am so lucky to have friends and family who remember my day and make me feel special.

Worth reading.......

I know, I know...it has been ages since I posted. But I have been pretty faithful to my new Facebook account so for short updates that is the place to find me.

I wanted to post this brief entry to mention a couple of books worth reading.

"The Unlikely Lavender Queen" is an adorable memoir of a Yankee (person from New York) who transplants to Bastop, Texas and ends up with a very successful lavender farm and business. The trials she goes through are so real, so close to home. It was hard to put it down and true delight.

I'm also reading a book on my Kindle App on my Iphone that is great. It called "A Homemade Life". It is a fabulous cookbook but full of great stories too, written in a memoir sort of way. The author first started with a blog then was inspired to put it in a book. I can't wait to try her recipes. The story of her Dad and his potato salad really hit close to home.

So if you have some spare time.....these are worth reading!