Middle Aged Mama Bear

Yep, that's right. Mama Bear is officially middle-aged since I plan to live to at least 90. LTD surprised me on Friday by telling me they wanted to buy me some more flowers to plant for my birthday (since a pot or two didn't fare so well when we were in ND). They bought some marigolds at the flower shop with their own money from their piggy banks and planted them in pots when we got home. It was very sweet and they did a great job planting them, with a little help from mom.

On Saturday morning, I was pleasantly surprised when Dave let me sleep in and then they all came in to cuddle and sing happy birthday. When I walked downstairs to start my day, I found two of the sweetest cards (LTD signed their own card), beautiful fresh flowers in a vase and a very thoughtful gift.

When we were running errands on Saturday afternoon, Dylan said, "hey mom, we have a secret but we can't tell you.................(long pause) it's a birthday cake, but don't tell Dad, it's a secret!" Dave's cover was blown. We had intended to go out for dinner on Prior Lake by boat Saturday night but the weather didn't cooperate, so we opted for pizza and beer back at camp instead......and cake/cupcakes complete with LOTS of candles. Thankfully, I had 3 little varmints who were happy to blow out my candles AND gobble up the cupcakes. The blue frosting was a huge hit.

As I told my good friend Dawnice on her birthday (2 days before mine); "like fine wine, we only get better as we age". I feel better than ever and I believe I owe that to Dave (for bringing out the best in me) and to our children for making me run 100mph on a daily basis. As long as we keep active, keep smiling and give thanks, it's all good! Life is good!