The first text message I got wishing me Happy Birthday was from my youngest daughter, the first phone call was from my Sweetheart, the first phone message was from my oldest daughter, and in the middle of the day I got to talk with my middle daughter!
Happy Birthday was sung to me at both prayer meetings, and one of my mission friends brought chocolate cake balls to celebrate, and insisted I take a few extras for tomorrow! Her cake balls are just the best!
I brought treats to share in the lunch room--the things I wanted to eat--explaining that I had worked in a school, and in school you bring treats to celebrate your birthday! I did overindulge in the mix of dried cranberries and dark chocolate chips--along with the cake balls. But other people seemed to like that, too, and this way I will not just eat them all myself!
I did have a committee meeting to attend in the afternoon, which would have interfered with my going to the mission office to turn in a receipt for reimbursement, but due to the holiday yesterday, the other trainer needed the Trainers computer, and our new missionaries had their Monday training today--so I got to take care of that business in the morning. The meeting actually was not too bad--I am trying to have a better attitude about such meetings--and I was even able to contribute something of substance to the discussions.
Once my shift was over I talked quite a while with my youngest daughter, and then I went to the temple for a little while. A rainy evening made for less patrons, so I got back to the apartment in good order. I had time to check my mail where a card from my Sweetheart and another from my oldest daughter were waiting. An ecard from my big sister was very nice to receive, and an email from my big brother,too, as well as email greetings from my most faithful high school friend, and Facebook messages, too. My dear missionary even left me a phone message, singing Happy Birthday--and when we got to talk he said he and his dear wife definitely plan to come to the wedding!
So it has been a very lovely birthday all around. It will end with a prayer with my Sweetheart--the perfect way to end the day.
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