Brace yourself

Joshua is now the "good looking guy with braces".

It's the Great Pumpkin...

Ok, so it's a few smaller pumpkins, but this is how we spent our evening last night.

Sizzlin' good time

Thanks for taking us out to lunch for our birthdays Mom!

Happy Birthday Brad

Happy Birthday My Love! Thanks for letting me go out to Tucanos for dinner with you.

Emails and phone calls and gifts, oh my

Wow, what a great bunch of friends I am blessed with!!! This was certainly one of the very best birthdays ever, and I should know because I have had more than my share of awful ones. But I was overjoyed that so many people called, stopped by, gave gifts and sent birthday greetings in other forms. My visiting teachers even remembered my birthday, and that has hardly ever happened. So yes, turning 41 has been a pleasant experience for me so far. I thought that I might follow the example of my friend who just turned 40 and make a list of things I have learned...but I didn't get it finished yet, so it might come a little later.

We went out to eat dinner at Gardner Village, but we didn't realize that it was WITCH-A-PALOOZA there and we waited for over 2 hours just to be seated at the restaraunt.

While waiting we went and visited my friend Alan who owns Heels and Toes and he gave me a gift for my birthday.

It was interesting to watch all of the witches wandering all over, but I don't think I want to do it again.

It pays to let people know your dreams, goals and wishes...sometimes they can help them come true. Notice that one of my wishes on the sidebar is now a "wish come true". What a great birthday gift from someone who was going to recycle it anyway.

Brad's birthday is the day after mine. In a very real way it is like having a two day birthday, and most of the time that is a fun thing. Thanks everyone for truly making this a very Happy Birthday.