The best birthday cake... EVER!

Today was/is my 31st birthday. My how time flies! I can't say it feels any different than 30, other than I can officially say "I'm IN my 30's" now, kind of weird. My friends had a little get together tonight to celebrate, and when I got there I saw my birthday cake... a 5 layer Rice Krispie treat cake!!! I was in heaven! I love, love, love Rice Krispie treats, so this just made my day. My dad (who's birthday is also today... Happy Birthday to US Dad) also loves Rice Krispie treats, so I had to call & brag about my cake. I think he was a little jealous! LOL



We had a great time with friends just hanging out & playing a new game we brought, Apples to Apples. We had played it at the family reunion last weekend (more about that in another post), and really had a good time.

Unfortunately Jonathan doesn't seem to like when it's gets kind of noisy, and was fussy for some of the evening. We noticed this another time at game night when we were all talking & being loud. Our house is generally a pretty quiet place, so I guess he just gets over-stimulated when it's noisy. I'm thinking maybe I should join Gymboree or something so he becomes more accustomed to noise. I don't want him to get freaked out anytime there's a lot of noise.

Since I haven't posted in a couple of weeks I haven't mentioned that our air conditioner is broken. Not.good. When we got back from the reunion last Sunday it was working fine. It stormed Sunday night & Monday it wasn't working any more. We called the A/C people to come look at it and apparently it was struck by lightning! So, after several phone calls back & forth to the A/C company & the insurance company it should be fixed this coming Monday afternoon. Or at least fixed enough that we can have cool air again. No A/C in July, in Georgia, is not a good thing. Thankfully the first couple of days it was unseasonably cool outside so we could keep the windows open, but everything got back to normal on Wednesday. I've been trying to get out of the house some so we don't boil. We went out & bought a couple of oscillating stand fans to help move the air around. It's helped some, but I'll definitely be glad when it's fixed. I've been trying to let this situation help me be more thankful for what we have. I think a lot of times we take for granted the everyday conveniences we're used to, when there are so many people in this world who don't have these luxuries. God has truly blessed our family, and if living without air conditioning for a few days is the worst thing going on in our lives, then I am grateful.

Well, it's getting late & I have to get up early in the morning. Until next time...