Happy Birthday to me!

I'm late posting about this - what can I say.... I'm getting old!

My sister and I celebrated our respective birthdays this month... I still maintain she's my best birthday present ever! I got a sister for my third birthday!

Jacque sent me a beautiful table runner she had made! It is such a cute, springy, happy table runner!












Look at the little nine patch she appliqued onto the point!













Sew Cute! Thank you so much, Jacque! I LOVE IT!!

I got the neatest light from Michael. I will have to post a picture later when it's installed, but it is a solar powered motion-detection activated light for the front porch. You would not think, maybe, that that was such a great gift, but to me and Karen, this is the greatest thing ever! Michael compulsively obsessively conscientiously turns off lights around the house and that's a frugal and cost-reducing habit to have..... but it's a pain coming home and finding the keyhole in the dark at the front door. I usually have my hands full of stuff and by the time I get the key in the hole I've dropped a few things, like my good mood and any semblance of refined language. So I am loving this light! I have charged it for three days in the bright sun, and tomorrow I will try to get it installed and take a picture!

He also got me the neatest radio that also is a light, a siren, a NOAA radio, a cell phone charger, and a few other things I'm forgetting. It cranks by hand, and needs no batteries. Since I've developed somewhat of a survivalist mentality in the last few years, this really made me smile!

Karen got me the most beautiful necklace. I love hearts. All kinds, colors, etc. My favorite stone is an opal and my birthstone is a diamond. Look at the necklace she got me, combining all of them!!













Thank you so much, Karen! I will treasure it always!

I was given some gift cards too! Look at the fun I'm going to have:














Thank you Karene and Michael! I'm a lucky girl! I really don't mind birthdays. I know some people aren't fond of them, but hey, what's not to like! I had a yummy cake (tiny bite!) and my favorite ice cream (low carb, so BIG BOWL!) and got some great gifts!


54 isn't so bad!!

:)