The Best Weekend Ever

We had the best weekend ever, or at least in a very long time. Friday was my 33rd birthday although Lydia believes that I am 300 according to her Mother's Day card. To me birthdays are really no big whoop, just another day. However, it is so nice when others remember with cards, phone calls and emails. I love that. Unlike my SILs Christy and Kathryn who ALWAYS remember to send birthday greetings, I've gone over to the dark side, where "I was gonna" and "I meant to" are often associated with much belated birthday wishes. So, if you've had a birthday in the past year, I'm sure I was gonna send an email or something. If you are having one in the coming year, this is my birthday wish for you (cue the birthday music and confetti), 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope it's the greatest one ever!"

I did my usual Friday morning routine which goes something like this: sleep in until 5am (the extra 15 minutes was divine) and go swim, volunteer grading spelling tests while chasing 2 maniac ingrates (thanks for the reminder, Chase R.), grocery shop with the ingrates which has got to be equivalent to waterboarding. The rest of the day went something like this: the kids had a 1/2 day so pick up Taylor, drop Taylor off, pick up Lydia, drop Lydia off, go to lunch with BFF and Mom with NO ingrates, go to Target sans ingrates and only spend $20 (that is a miracle). Jerry and I had a wonderful night out at a fabulous restaurant in town (not a chain!) and topped it off with an appearance at a co-workers' party where everyone except us was intoxicated. Birthday present - Gift certificate to spa.

Saturday started much the same as Friday, except Taylor had a 5:45am drop off for a temple trip to Nauvoo with the youth. Birthday present - not having to go.

Lydia had a soccer game on Saturday. This season has been downright awful. All games having to be canceled because of weather, namely snow, snow and rain, rain, rain. Jerry stayed home with Thing 1 and Thing 2. Birthday present - a brilliantly executed breakaway resulting in Lydia's first goal of the season.

Then the real fun began. My SIL Deb was so blessed when my thoughtful bro gave her a necklace with a rock to match the bling on her finger for their 10 year anniversary last year. My hubby must have taken note in how much this impressed me. Birthday present - not one, not two, but 400 rocks!


And thus began the landscaping project. Jerry took off Monday and Tuesday this week and worked his butt off. I mostly corralled the ingrates, but managed to shovel my fair share of gravel, rocks and dirt. If the weather cooperates we should be done by June 2010.