It is the end of another family birthday...Joe's 38 th . Plans were completely up in the air until last night. Emily has been talking for weeks about wanting to throw him a surprise party. I'm pretty sure she was inspired by one we attended last month. It's just hard to plan a party and invite friends when you don't know if the honoree will be there or not...and really, is 38 one of the big ones? We ended up staying at home grilling steaks and have a scrumptious salad (and apple pie and butter pecan icecream with Splenda!!)...the kids loved the celebration, even if it was small, the most important folks were there. Nate told everyone we saw today that "it's my Daddy's Happy Birthday". He's saying his birthday is in " ocober " and he'll be "tree". A new cuisinart coffee pot came to live at our house in honor of Daddy's birthday...one of those that has a second reservoir to keep your coffee hot and dispenses a cup ...
The overwhelming, delectable,too-many-to-choose from spices of life kneaded together by a God who has an amazing banquet planned...