For my DD's first birthday, my mom and step-dad just purchased a financial instrument that will allow her, starting at 30, to draw a small income for the rest of her life. Wow. Now THAT'S a nice birthday present. It cost $30,000. I hope someday she realizes how lucky she is to have such generous grandparents. They are affluent, but even for them, $30K is a swack load o' cash. I'm so touched they did this for her.

I think its so eerie that the chinese gender prediction calculator can be so accurate when based on the mothers birthday, when the gender of a baby is based on the father's sperm.

I'm always amazed that at least one or two people who attend a "milestone" birthday party (like, a 30th birthday), don't bother to bring a card or gift. Who raised them? Wonder what would happen if folks showed up for one of their milestones and brought NOTHING!? How do I know? I was the birthday gal! Not even a card!!!!

DD was off for Election Day. She came with me to vote, then we hit the book store so she could spend her birthday gift card, then lunch, where she used her "free lunch" birthday card. Then we went to the pottery place and made something. (That I had to pay for). Now she is wiped out and reading her new book, while I'm nursing a glass of wine. Nice day together, and I don't have to cook because we have leftovers from lunch!

This will be the fourth day in the row I would get a Birthday Cake Remix from Coldstone. It’s election day and the release of the new Wheel of Time book...so it‘s a special day! (And a Coldstone is right down the street from my voting center.) I’m posting on here until the craving passes.

Sometimes I'd love to tell the people who don't care enough to even call my daughter on her birthday or visit more than once a year that she's only going to be this age once. When she's 14 and a stranger to you, don't dare give me any shit, because you had your chance. Those who did care made the effort. My sister who hardly has a dime to her name flew up for 2 days to see her niece because it meant something to her. I can clearly tell it means shit to you, so I'm just about to the point where I write you off to save myself the heartache. You won't know the difference anyway, right?

DH's coworker, a Jehovah's Witness, doesn't celebrate birthdays. Due to this, he also does not contribute to the purchasing of b-day cakes for coworkers. Each coworker takes turns purchasing the cake for whomever's birthday it is. This certain coworker surely doesn't mind feasting on leftover b-day cake a day later when it is no longer a birthday! I think he needs a foot up his ass! Cheap jerk!

Somehow this year, I havent cared about a single holiday this year. I didnt even care about my own birthday or my wedding anniversary. Im only 25 and I already feel like this. Im only worried how Ill feel when Thanksgiving and Christmas come.

I miss my cousin who passed two months ago just shy of his 22nd birthday. His birthday would have been the 27th of this month. It's not a confession. I was just crying over my keyboard and sitting on Truu, figuring I should tell someone, something.

My 6 year old became violently ill tonight, I've never seen so much vomit in my entire life! The worst part is that his friend was going to sleep over for the first time and ended up having to leave (his parents were over for dinner, thankfully) and of course, Halloween tomorrow! On the plus side, am I ever glad my DH bought me a carpet shampooer for my birthday!!