The kids definitely spoiled me this year. They've been counting down for weeks, and I've heard a lot of whispering and planning going on. Emily made scrambled eggs and Marie made toast and tea, which they had me eat in bed. Then they all gave me backrubs. Joel "decorated" the stairs with pennies :) and Emily made a birthday banner. Emily gave me a soapstone egg that was hand-painted & carved in Kenya, with an elephant on it (I have always loved elephants since I was little). Marie gave me some gourmet cookies. Very sweet! Steve took us out for supper and afterwards we went shopping for a living room chair.
And to top it off, we are going to a 2-day homeschooling conference tomorrow, no kids! This is the first time we've been out together for years... I can't even remember the last time. Doug Phillips and Don Chittick are two of the speakers... I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes.
4 comments:
Oh Laurie, that's absolutely fabulous! Your kids are so sweet! I'm glad someone's pampering you to switch up the pattern a bit (after all, you spend so much time serving others :) Happy Birthday, and all my love to you and your wonderful family!
Happy Birthday Aunt Laurie!
Hey that's great Laurie -- we would love to see you all again. Miss the kids too. Sad to think of them growing up without us realizing it too much or seeing them.
Also, I would have liked to see the decorated stairs ;). Good to see that he's so sens-itive.
Curt
cute blog laurie i just love reading other peoples i need to have one someday see ya love Julia
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