Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Another birthday bites the dust...

It started off less than ideal. S. was a royal pain getting ready this morning, and Mr. W. and I had a stupid fight over the tv (of all ridiculous things).

In the true tradition of my family, my birthday present from my parents was Christmas themed. My mom presented me with a huge box of Lebkuchen (German Christmas cookies to die for). I appreciate the gift and will enjoy sharing it with my in-laws and everyone else I bump into over the next month.

It is just so nice (and rare) when I get a gift that is non-Christmas in nature, suits my personality and was picked out by someone else. This birthday has left me a little blue. I picked out and even ordered the gift from Mr. W. and the girls, and Mr. W. still hasn't gotten around to picking up a card for me. Ah well, at least I know I like what I got 'from them .'

We will be going out to dinner tonight. The youth from Mr. W.'s church is having a 'we get 10% off your order at McAllister's Deli' fundraiser tonight, so we will be going there. Nothing extravagant, but at least I don't have to wash dishes tonight.

I won tickets to go see 'A Trip to Bountiful' this weekend, and I think that will be fun. Since the prize was 4 tickets, we are leaving the kids with a babysitter and taking some friends with us. I really enjoy that couple's company. In addition to tickets to the play, I also won Lottery stuff. I now own a Texas Lottery windbreaker, duffel bag, thermos, travel mug, baseball cap, insulated lunch box and probably something else I'm forgetting. What is a gal who is morally opposed to the Lottery supposed to do with all this stuff emblazoned with the Lottery insignia? Maybe Mr. W.'s dremel will get the label off the (really nice) travel mug...

M.W.

2 comments:

Mayberry said...

Maybe you can turn the girls loose with a sharpie on the travel mug!

Sorry your birthday wasn't as happy as you deserve--but hope the weekend plans make up for it.

Mrs. Wheezer said...

LOL! They'll only use the sharpie if I tell them not to...

Crayon has been the medium of choice lately, though.

Thanks for the good wishes.