#33

that is what reza wrote on the front of my homemade card! i felt like a basketball player with that as my jersey number. 33, already? really?

you guessed it, today was my birthday and what a simple yet wonderful day it was

(i say was because at any moment i will collapse from exhaustion!) the kids were so excited and treated me to good behavior and little fighting. elias offered me a birthday beer at 8:15 this morning. ada gifted me one of her most prized possessions, a small hand-painted fairy she made at a friend's party a few months ago. i am praying that hanna will give the priceless present of a good nights sleep tonight- although i am not hopeful. and reza gave me a wonderful new camera that just might become my new obsession! what an amazing hubbie he is (he even brought a little bouquet of roses home from work for me!) here are a few of the snaps i got during my five minutes with it!

as for myself- i took a trip to lowe's with miss hanna and elias and got lots of flowers for my yard. then spent the rest of the afternoon letting the kids make mud holes while i planted them. simple pleasures.

i can only hope my 34th year is as good as my 33rd! cheers!