They Say It's My Birthday

Ha! So now that song is in your head too! It's only 12:30 here, but so far so good. My birthday morning started off with Happy Birthday texts from my sister-in-law and my favorite brother. In fact, that's how he signed his text - "from your favorite brother." (He's my only brother - but that's beside the point.)

Then there was an email from my sister. And later a text from a friend at work. Wow! I'm not used to getting birthday texts.

Now you know me...I have to find a negative here somewhere. No one in my immediate family has said "Happy birthday" to me yet today. Well, John did via Facebook chat - after I told him to check his Facebook and see if he could figure out why today is a special day and why I didn't want to take him to Game Stop at 10:00 this morning. Oh...and Richard texted me to see how much my pedicures usually are. Guess he's getting me a gift card to my favorite place. :-) Yay!

I should be used to this. Richard's never been big on birthdays. He wasn't raised that way and it's hard for him to understand that someone else might think they're important. You'd think after 18 years of marriage I'd be used to that. But I'm not. Eh...whatever. I'm making this day a lazy day. Still in bed on the computer. Made cinnamon rolls for breakfast and ate the greater part of them myself - in bed. I've played on Facebook, read and blogged. And now James just came in and said, "Happy birthday." He thought today was the 27th. Yeah, okay...he's still my favorite. :-)

So...I'm 46 today. 46. I don't even know what 46 is supposed to feel like. I'm sure I thought I'd be better off financially by now. But in the things that really matter - family, friends, God - I'm extremely blessed. My boys really are my greatest joy. I probably don't tell them that enough, but they are. I love my husband dearly, even when it's difficult to like him very much. But he's going through a really rough time right now and so I try really hard to remember that. My friends are amazing. They always seem to know when I need to talk or need ice cream. :-) And of course, my Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Where would I be without Them? Without Christ's sacrifice. His Atonement that makes it so that He understand absolutely everything I have gone through, everything I'm going through and everything I will go through. This last month has literally knocked me to my knees - or at least bowed my head. But I'm still here and I'm still smiling most of the time. And that is only because Christ has carried me.

One foot in front of the other. Just keep swimming. Today is MY day. It's all about me. I get one day a year to have everything be all about me. (I probably take more than my share, truth be told - but that's a whole other blog entry.) But today...I can lay around eating bon-bons if I want and I don't feel guilty. Not one iota. Tomorrow - back to work. Today - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! :::munch, munch:::