I had a great 37th birthday.
No TV.
No lights.
No air conditioning.
No internet.
No phone.
No white noise for napping children.
No ice maker.
No stove.
No microwave.
No filtered water.
Really? I did have a great birthday. The electrician was here today and he turned off our power at 8 a.m. and turned it back on around 3 p.m. I was panicked. I am anal. I am structured. I have a routine and Momma doesn't like to stray from her routine. But it was wonderful! It was a crisp, cool day. I opened the windows. I loved not having the television on. The boys slept fine. We read lots of books and stayed outside all day. We saw friends and went on impromptu walks. We rode bikes and laughed on the porch. We actually left the house (rare) and got gas, soft pretzels, smoothies, and a cake.
Lilly really wanted me to have a nice birthday and was set on getting me a cake. I drove to Classic Cake Company and gave Lilly $20 and let her go in alone (parking lot right up against the door). She picked out a cake and had them write on it. I told her to let me know when it was ready and I'd help her carry it but she came out on her own swinging the bag with the box inside. She was so proud. When she got in the car she said, "I picked out the perfect cake and even told them to write on it!!"
No TV.
No lights.
No air conditioning.
No internet.
No phone.
No white noise for napping children.
No ice maker.
No stove.
No microwave.
No filtered water.
Really? I did have a great birthday. The electrician was here today and he turned off our power at 8 a.m. and turned it back on around 3 p.m. I was panicked. I am anal. I am structured. I have a routine and Momma doesn't like to stray from her routine. But it was wonderful! It was a crisp, cool day. I opened the windows. I loved not having the television on. The boys slept fine. We read lots of books and stayed outside all day. We saw friends and went on impromptu walks. We rode bikes and laughed on the porch. We actually left the house (rare) and got gas, soft pretzels, smoothies, and a cake.
Lilly really wanted me to have a nice birthday and was set on getting me a cake. I drove to Classic Cake Company and gave Lilly $20 and let her go in alone (parking lot right up against the door). She picked out a cake and had them write on it. I told her to let me know when it was ready and I'd help her carry it but she came out on her own swinging the bag with the box inside. She was so proud. When she got in the car she said, "I picked out the perfect cake and even told them to write on it!!"
It was in this moment where I was sitting in my car on a beautiful day with my four awesome kids looking out over an incredible treeline meeting the bluest sky that I really let it sink in how lucky I am. My five year old just bought me a cake all by herself. It doesn't get any better than this. I smiled and I thanked my kids for making my day perfect.*There's no way I'm 37. I do not feel 37. Yowza.*
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