Funny Birthday Stories

Yesterday was my birthday, which is much more exciting to the kids than to me. It was a wonderful day, thanks to the efforts of my sweet husband and the kids. And, thanks to Aunt Amy and Na Na and Po Po for watching the kids on 2 different nights this weekend -- Stu and I actually got to go see two different movies in the theater!

At lunch yesterday, Stu brought me some lovely floral scented candles and some yummy gourmet hot cocoa mix. For the rest of the day, Caitlin kept bringing me her toys and saying "Here Mommy, this is for your birthday."

After Stu got home from work, we celebrated with cake and gifts. Conall asked "Mommy, how old are you?" I asked him how old he thought I was. Conall immediately responded "60". Great, thanks Conall!

Conall got a big kick out of giving mommy birthday spankings, including the "one to grow on". He told me he can't wait until next year when he gets to give me more!

Caitlin gave me a cat coin for my cat coin collection. Conall was really excited and told me it was "to buy another cat. We can get a kitten and name him Luke after Luke Skywalker." And he went on and on about this kitten. I'm sure Inkspot appreciated it.

Conall got me a white teapot that has vines on it and is reminiscent of a pumpkin. Before I opened it he said "Daddy and I went shopping and looked at a bunch of old junk, but we found you a teapot. Here it is."

Stu got me a beautiful sapphire and diamond ring, which he had originally intended for a gift for our 10th anniversary, but couldn't wait until December. Caitlin immediately wanted it! She kept trying to take it off my finger.

Stu brought me a flower arrangement with yellow and white daisies and other flowers. Conall had requested that instead of getting me roses (what Stu usually gets me) that daddy get me some "sunflowers." I think this is the closest they had. This morning at breakfast, Conall kept complaining and saying that he couldn't eat breakfast because it "stunk in here." I finally convinced him to smell the flowers, because I knew that was what he was smelling. He said "That's the stink -- real sunflowers don't smell like that."

Caitlin asked me this morning why my birthday was black. I was really confused and kept trying to get her to explain. Finally she said "your birthday cake was black." I laughed -- my birthday cake was a fudge chocolate Silvek's cake.