a whole lot of birthday goin' on

Tonight was Jack's birthday dinner.

We invited three friends & his cousins Marcus & Britt over for dinner, pie & ice cream.Jack's choice-

Grilled steak, garlic & parmesan mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus

Plus-apple & blueberry pie with vanilla bean ice cream! One thing about your kids getting older

their birthday menus get better!

We waited for Jack & Seth to get home from rugby practice as long as we could

then started with out them... they got here 1/2 hour late- but soon caught up with us.

Here's Jack & his good buddies

Seth, Zach & Cory

I really like these boys!

I forgot to take pictures of the rest of us- aargh!

(I'm rolling my eyes)

So today after a council meeting I was in charge of-

I ran around town buying presents & dinner ingredients

then came home, made pies, wrapped them, hung up the birthday banner, cooked dinner-

The selfish me was thinking--

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wasn't it me who was working 18 years ago?

wasn't it me pregnant 9 months then in labor?

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I guess I am kind of wiped out.

I feel like this is a special day in the history of my life.

18 years ago I gave birth to this boy, this young man.

It's reverent & sacred- bringing life into this world.

I want to celebrate my child.

It is his day.

But in my heart I know it's my day too.

One of my best days in my whole life.

ThIs LIFe

what a privilege

I'm so happy to be living it!