Happy Birthday to Me!

So, I know, once you become an adult (I guess an old adult) you don't celebrate birthdays like when you were a kid. I am really fine with that, and don't even really need presents. So, here is how my birthday went...

• 7:00 a.m. - got up and showered, got Punky ready to go to the sitter; packed my lunch and out the door at 7:45.
• Got to work and had a nice stressful morning; many of my friends wished me a great birthday, and I even had a 40th birthday balloon appear in my office...nice. I didn't mind the joke, except that there were a few people that came by my office and asked (seriously) if I was really 40....NO!
• 11:00 - Friends bought me lunch-Panera yummy! Scarfed it down so that I still had time to run to the courthouse to get a copy of Punky's birth cerficate for Disney. Raced back to work.
• 12:00 - Had a lovely hard working afternoon.
• 4:30 - went to pick up Punky at the sitter...found out she had not taken a nap, so I knew this would be a fun evening.
• Punky needed to take treats to school on Thursday, so we stopped by Schnucks to pick out a cake mix and frosting. Went home.
• 5:00 - Made a cake (with Punky's help). Fixed a very fast and not so filling dinner of Ramen noodles and put in a load of laundry. Ate dinner; all of this with one cranky girl at my heels.
• 6:00 - left for church; Punky almost didn't get to go because of her attitude.
• 8:15 - arrived back home; hubby was at his soccer game; Punky had been crying most of the way home; had a conversation as to why she was NOT going to get to eat a cupcake because she had been bad all evening long.
• Got her ready for bed, teeth brushed, potty, all while she was still crying because now she didn't want to go to bed early. I explained many times that when she doesn't take a nap, she has to go to bed early.
• Put in another load of laundry.
• 9:00 - finally got Punky to sleep.
• Cleaned up the kitchen and folded laundry while watching something on TV (I can't even remember what).
• 9:45 - Hubby came home, so we put in a frozen pizza. YUM!
• Ate some pizza and put in another load of laundry (yes, I am behind and want it ALL done by the time we leave on vacation).
• 10:30 - Folded more clothes and decided it was time to go to bed.
• Made sure doors were locked and all lights out except the ones hubby was using.
• Gave Punky another blanket and turned out her princess light.
• Brushed my teeth, washed my face.
• Had devotions. I think I fell asleep before I was even done praying.

I could use a lot of words to describe my birthday...hectic, stressful, busy...but I am thankful for it. I have many wonderful people in my life and am truly blessed.

Oh, and I realized that my driver's license also expired, so I guess I know where I will have to go tomorrow!!! Oh great, a new picture. UGH!