My birthday

It was my birthday yesterday! Thank you to all of you who participated in the last 34 years of my life. a special thanks to those of you who remembered how important birthdays are to me... you know who you are... Just kidding! Thanks for the well-wishes on my b-day and for the cards and gifts. It was great. Justin got my grandmother's ring sized for me. It is gorgeous and I will always wear it. She and I share the same birthday! I thought of her all day yesterday. This is my first birthday I have had without her. Anyway, Justin got a nice pie and I had a small slice. And the kids gave me a card and they all sang happy birthday. The kids were so excited! I was hoping for a whole night's sleep as a gift from Lorelai but I think she forgot my birthday. I will be awaiting a belated gift from her. I got many phone calls. My sister, my brother, Rich, my mom, my mom-in-law and my good friend, Erin! It was great to talk to her. She misses me. It is nice to be missed. Especially when I am missing my dear Rexburg friends too. My best bud, Vicki and I went to Tinsel and Treasures on Friday night. Her treat! It is basically like a huge craft fair that sells tons of stuff way out of my price range that I could only dream of owning. But you know me and shopping! it doesn't even matter if I can't buy anything! Then we went out to dinner afterward. That is one of the great things about Lafayette. There is no shortage of great places to eat. Rexburg, the big news on the culinary front was Applebee's. And that was HUGE news! So tomorrow, Vicki is watching the 2 big kids and Justin and I (And my appendage, Lorelai) are going out to eat. I am not sure where yet. But it is going to be somewhere really good because it is back to salads for me after that. I think I have cancer. Maybe a brain tumor. It could be something worse than cancer, although I am not sure what that would be. But right now I am ready to get back on track and start feeling better again. It is probably largely due to the fact that I am not getting as much sleep as I should. But I will truck along. Poor me... my life is so difficult! Please, feel sorry for me! I may have cancer! Or, or anorexia!!! That is it! I am sure that is what I have! I am so skinny, I can almost see the outline of the bones, in my fingers... ok, not really. Anyway, I am sure I just need to eat better, sleep more and exercise more. So I will do that. It is now in writing. Dang it! How do I erase this? Also, if any of you have been watching Jenny McCarthy on the talk show circuit talking about her son with autism, I hope you are paying attention. I have been and I am getting the message loud and clear. Please, if you are having a baby or have a young child who you are thinking about innoculating, please do your research. 1 out of every 94 boys is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. One out of every 150 children is diagnosed. This is a HUGE problem. Sermon complete...