Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts

Monday, March 27, 2023

my birthday

cherry blossoms

 

Virginia bluebells

moss phlox

moss phlox

moss phlox

a new game/puzzle/mystery to play

japanese cheesecake

korean cream bun



fresh ramen in garlic chicken broth, egg, tofu, chinese broccoli, spring onion, crispy garlic with chili oil

japchae from bonchon

snowy, the newest lamb in the flock at lambmowers.com










Sunday, March 22, 2020

this is fifty

happy birthday to me!


the necklace is a gift from steve and ander. it's a little silver wren, my favorite bird (such a powerful, determined chirp from a bold little ball of feathers). on the back there is the engraving "pie tastes better" to remind me NOT to stick birds in my mouth.

ander decorated my cabin-in-the-woods and held a family surprise party for me in his minecraft world. and that was after he let me sleep in this morning!

artemis is making me a pie from scratch. raspberry. with a buttery crust. i can hardly wait to eat it. oh, and he's making mac and cheese from scratch all by himself so that i don't need to worry about feeding people at dinnertime today. what wonderful gifts from his heart and hands!



yesterday's walk yielded some beautiful blossom photo opportunities:



all things considered, this is a great way to entire my next decade of life on earth.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

lightning mcqueen, in cake form

remember how steve makes all the kids' birthday cakes? ander's eleventh was no exception - it just happened a few days after our return from peoria & galesburg.

he's gotten pretty good with these, don't you think?

ander thought it was awesome.




 

Saturday, February 10, 2018

fifteen

To celebrate my eldest son's birthday, I wrote an acrostic for him:
A - Artistic & Authentic
R - Resourceful & Remarkable
T - Tenacious & Talented
E - Empathetic & Enthusiastic
M - Magnanimous & Musical
I - Introspective & Insightful
S - Scintillating & Sensational
Artemis, I have loved you since before you were born, and my love has grown ever deeper and stronger. You are a dynamic and powerful person, intelligent, funny, beautiful, and kind, and I believe you can do anything to which you put your mind and your heart.
(he provided me with an approved selfie with his ratties)