Birthday Surpise!

The UPS truck delivered a special box from my son and soon to be daughter-in-law. When I opened it I found it was full of birthday presents. They had sent me lots of ginger bread decorations! What fun! Anyone who knows me can tell you that next to celebrating the birth of our Lord, my favorite thing at Christmas is my gingerbread decorations. I love gingerbread, I mean I really, really LOVE gingerbread anything. I even have a Christmas tree that is nothing but gingerbread goodies. I have a ginger bread village that I set up. In fact, last year for my birthday they got me a gingerbread castle with fiber optic lights. It is beautiful. I can't wait for Christmas so I can set everything up. Be honest, when you look at a ginger bread village doesn't it make you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Puts a smile on your face doesn't it. Ahhh. Is it Christmas yet????

Birthday Fun!

Well, the Lord blessed me with another birthday, yahoo!. My daughter Melissa invited the family over for dinner and of course, cake and ice cream. Yum. I had a wonderful day. Melissa took me to our traditional lunch at Olive Garden, then we shopped and shopped. She bought me a cute purse. My son, Bob, gave me gift certificate to Belks and my granddaughter, Jessica, gave me a gift certificate to Wal-mart. They know the way to my heart is shopping! Ha! My husband wasn't able to be with us as he was at the beach with our church group. He gave me an under-the-counter cd/radio so I can dance around my little red kitchen while I cook. I missed my first birthday without my son, Billy. He has moved to Tennessee. I am so excited that it is just 5 weeks until his wedding and I will get to see him again. I think I will kiss all over his face. He is going to marry a wonderful girl, a girl just like good old mom. (She keeps him focused) Seriously, she is really going to be a great addition to our family. She has a great family that loves him as much as we do, so I know he is happy. That's what is important to every mom. Thank you Lord for blessing me with such wonderful children.