Happy birthday to me

Yes, today is my birthday! 18th October. Such a great day! Grin.

I also know a few other people having birthdays this week. Happy birthday Lisa, Michelle, Jan and Esther. I hope you've had/will have special days!

I woke up early today. Didn't sleep well last night (but that's a whole other story) and the kids and Andy presented me with some glorious gifts.

A huge bunch of spring flowers which smell absolutely divine.

A very cute cake tin with a country theme and chickens around the outside!

Some cool nutrafresh fruit glitter for my baking. Check them out here. They are sooooo cool and different!

A gold bead for my pandora bracelets.

Plus some gifts from World Vision. This is something we started talking about the other day with the children. They sponsor a child of their age each and so of course get promotional material sent to them. The mail we received explained how you can buy things as gifts for people (instead of a 'standard' gift) but whatever you buy actually goes to people who need it. We decided that whatever the kids put into the gifts we would double.

Anyway, they all decided to buy 3 chickens and a rooster, a goat and a piglet for me to give to kids in need around the world. LOVED IT!!!!

Then this afternoon Sarah and Matt made me a cake. Very cool!!!! You should have heard them though. Matt doesn't bake too much, but really wanted to today. And Sarah's all like "but this isn't the way I like to bake Matt". Too cute!

And Dan made us all some chocolate covered bananas. He had Drinking chocolate, milo and sugar and he was dipping the bananas in them all, then taking spoonfuls of milo for himself. Too funny!

But something we are very proud of them all for doing.

I feel really blessed with my family today.

Plus of course I had calls from everyone, a visit from Val. And a TON of messages on facebook. Thanks you guys!!!! Know how to make a girl feel loved!

There were a couple of lowlights in the day. Andy and I have been under some external stress lately that we're still undergoing, it peaked the night before, and I'm not sure when it will be over. I sure hope it resolves soon and in our favour.  The other thing was that one of my beautiful chooks died. I don't know what happened. I was showing Val our new chicks and saw Adah. Incredibly sad.

That's Adah there with Sarah. A silver laced wyandotte. So pretty.

Again, thanks for all your best wishes today. You don't know how much the support and love has made me feel today.

Comments

[Teryl]

So glad you had a fab day. Sorry to hear about your Adah. Will say a prayer for you and Andy that everything else sorts itself out. Glad you could embrace a great day and your beautiful children xo

[Trace]

Sorry to hear about Adah, Trina. They are good at hiding any illness till it's too late, great when you need to survive out in a forest, not so helpful when they are with people who have the opportunity to do something to help them.

Although it was a day of mixed feelings for you, glad to hear there were some moments that made you smile.

[Brenda]

Awww That is sooo sad I know how much you love your chickens. I loved reading about Sarah and Matt baking the cake and Dan with the banana's, thats soo cool. Special memories to treasure forever. Glad you had a lovely birthday and hope that öther "stuff" gets resolved very soon. Hugs xx

[Vicky]

She was so beautiful. Im thinking of you heaps... and planning a wyandotte hatch ;)

[topkatnz]

Very cool about the kids baking and the world vision gifts:) you have such a generous spirit and I love how you are passing that on to your kids:) So sorry to hear about Adah - she sure was a stunner.all my love hxx

[mandyb]

what a shame she passed on this day!!!
xxxxxxx

glad you had happy things happen over the day too!!!
xxxxxxxxxxx

[Michelle Frisby]

oh wow, I too, love your family's generosity ... you can be so very proud of your children and their desire and wish to help others in need.

Not so good on the low lights ... big hugs.

Birthday wishes are sent your way.