Birthday V-day

I am a Valentines day baby. Today I turned the big 48. I don't feel very different. I think I need to go in and have my eyes checked again as I am having even more trouble reading (an ongoing battle for me). I also worry a lot about losing my memory. I think both of these are pretty common. I won't even talk about the hot flashes and gray hair in the oddest places ahhhemmm...

I would have to say my day was rather crappy. I slept too late (not intending to) and woke up with a headache. Grace and I got dressed in the freezing house and dashed through the coffee drive through and down to pick up my grandson. We picked him up and then drove on further to our local (about 30 miles away) UPS customer service place to pick up the package that they failed to deliver (as they always do). We tried to get it on Saturday but they were closed. I got lost a few times and missed a couple of exits trying to find the place (can I get a frustration moan from anyone?). In the end I found and picked up a lovely box of Chandon wine. We drove to the lego store to pick up Davids V-day present (lego is the answer to all things for David). I then drove to grab lunch at our local high quality burger place. We drove up---A dangerous recipe for disaster but all went well at least for my eating. I then drove home to pick up my knitting and attempt to dash back out again but Grace brought Grant in the house because he had an accident with his water and other liquid bodily functions. I had to search out a change of clothes for him, change him, load back int he car and dash down to knitting class. We got to knitting class only to be turned away as apparently This was not Grace's last knitting class of the session but the first of a new session and I didn't know it. They gave her slot to someone else ( I personally would have let her come and do one extra in the class but it was all a bit weird..I am going to not dwell on it too much because I will go all conspiracy theory). Anyway we drove all the way down to the flipping place ready to knit and did not get to. We came back home and took our knitting to Starbucks instead and had a little mom, daughter and grandson knit-a-thon with coffee. Grant made a V-day card for his mama (my oldest daughter). We then went home..phew I am tired now just typing. I was kind of bummed out about my do everything day when...I noticed David was home.

I walked into the house and the living was filled with big boxes and the dining room had a bunch of chairs lined up against the dining room wall. David was sweating and taking apart our old farm-table to move to the garage. He bought me a new dining room set for my birthday and v-day. Before you get all freaked that how could he manage to correctly pick out furniture-he consulted me and we agreed on the set but had not moved to the purchase phase yet. He also gave me a day at the spa! He then drove us all downtown to see my uncle and take Grant home and then took my aunt, Grace and I out to a lovely dinner at a local seafood place (Jakes Crawfish). He ordered Escargot and we all tried our first snails together. We all agreed they were good. They tasted just like chewy mushrooms. Grace even said she liked them so much that she would order them the next time we went. I had salmon and creme brule for dessert. Grace shared a big chocolate box filled with white chocolate mousse, whipped cream and fresh berries with everyone. We dropped my aunt off and came home.

At 11pm we forced Grace to stay awake and we loaded up clean clothes, our shampoo, a bar of soap and towels to go over to our old rental house for a much needed shower for each of us because it has heat and hot water. A wacky ending to our evening but I feel much better for having done it. We sort of said goodbye to the old place tonight and then came home and tucked right into bed. David is snoring next to me and I feel quite like the family from 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' as we are all decked out again in jammies. Grace is even wearing her sweatshirt with the hood up. We are loaded up with blankets in our beds and anticipating the arrival of the natural gas man to turn on our gas tomorrow.

Happy V-day everyone!!! xxxooo