A Cubs win for the birthday

Charlie turns 12 years old today. (Turned, actually, at 9:05am) To celebrate the occasion...and Mike's 40th...and Father's Day, I sent them on the Megabus to Chicago for  a Cubs game last night. In honor of my guys, the Cubs pulled out a win in extra innings.

I think this picture is a winner too:

Happy Birthday, Charlie!

40 20 wishes for his birthday

Today is Mike's birthday. His 40th birthday to be exact. I gave him his gift over the weekend. I wished him a happy day on Facebook. We're going out to dinner tonight. But I still felt compelled to offer my celebratory salutations here on the blog, too. So, I've decided to list 40 wishes for my husband's birthday:

1. I wish he would replace the toilet paper on the roll.
2. I wish he would scrub the dishes before he puts them in the dishwasher.
3. I wish he would permanently forget the password to his eBay bidder account.

Oh wait...that's not quite what I was going for.  I'll finish that list for MY birthday. Let me try this again.

To my huzzzband:

1. I wish you a big bubble in your pizza crust, just like you like it.
2. I wish you sunglasses that don't have finger smudges on the lenses.
3. I wish you 3 stars on every board of Angry Birds. (I know you've already got that, but this will cover you for future releases.)
4. I wish you moments in every day that release your big laughter.
5. I wish you Diet Mountain Dew available in every restaurant you go to.
6. I wish you a dedicated Star Wars channel on cable TV.
7. I wish that someday you will get to ride in the General Lee.
8. I wish you good health.
9. I wish you summers with air conditioning.
10. I wish you winters with heat.
11. I wish you a trip to see the last Space Shuttle launch.
12. I wish you a trip to see a Cubs game at night. (Oh yeah, wish granted.)
13. I wish you Geno's East Pizza.  
14. I wish you uninterrupted sleep for at least one night. 
15. I wish you the return of the loyalty you show others. 
16. I wish you the forgiveness you so easily give.
17. I wish you success in your profession.
18. I wish you peace in your heart.
19. I wish you happy memories of your mom.
20. I wish you serenity.

Sorry honey. 40 is a very big number and I'm running out of things to wish for you, unless I go back to my original line of thinking. Let me just say:

I wish you a very happy "Bee"-day!

You like me!

Just wanted to pop in before the day is over to say thanks everyone for such a terrific birthday!

From the birthday message Annie left on my car:

to the Friday morning coffee with my friends Denise and Beth, to lunch and cookies from the gals at work, to not one -- but two -- birthday cakes when I got home, there is no denying that I'm loved.

One cake was from Mike and the other -- plus a bottle of Diet Coke! -- was from the lady we carpool with. How did she know? Here's the cake from Mike:

He engineered the inclusion of the Diet Coke himself.

If that was all that my birthday included, it would have been an A+ day. But thanks to the proliferation of social media -- comments here on the blog, Facebook, Twitter, a Catholic moms board I belong to -- I had more birthday wishes than I could count.

Heck, even a couple of bill collectors called my house today. I'm sure they were calling to wish me all the best in the coming year, too!

To those of you who enjoyed some cake today, hope it was delish. And those of you who weren't so lucky, there's always next year (or tomorrow)! In the meantime, let me know when I can celebrate with you.