I'm so sorry... but the ice cream melted...

Birthdays have always been a big deal to me.  I'm like a little kid before Christmas when a birthday is coming... my own... my hubby's... especially my kids'!

I'm not one for big, elaborate parties or expensive, extravagant gifts... but I do like to make my family know they are loved and important when their special day comes around.

One of the traditions I started in our home is to decorate the house.  I go overboard with balloons, streamers, banners and more balloons...  and all this decorating happens mysteriously during the night so the birthday person wakes up to a "surprise".  

Last night should have been decorating night for my youngest son's 14th birthday.  Instead, I went to bed early with a migraine headache.  Not one balloon, not a streamer to be seen...  almost!
I was plagued with dreams about decorating all night long and kept waking up thinking about it.    I'll get up early and decorate I'd think,  and then roll  over and go back to sleep.  This went on until 4 a.m.  when I finally gave in to my Mother's heart and got out of bed.  Somehow, half asleep and in the near dark, I got the house decorated.  Ahhh...  now I'd be able to sleep!!  But no!!   now I was wide awake and too excited and giddy about the birthday to sleep.    I did eventually doze off only to be awakened by my husband with the words..."did you get the message from the bakery?  there's a problem with the cake?". "I'm so sorry... but the ice cream melted."

Suddenly, I found myself WIDE awake again!  No cake?!?  Oh no.  Now what will I do?  There HAS to be a cake!!  But my bakery lady is amazing!  Completely out of her control... the ice cream truck delivered melted ice cream...  that meant no ice cream cake...  but my fantastic bakery lady came through... she got up early and made and decorated an amazing cake (not ice cream.... but oh so delish)!!  Crisis averted!

So now, another birthday has come and gone.  My son was so happy.  His smile made it all worth it. And me?  the headache is still there... I am sooo tired.  But I am happy!  Mission accomplished!!  My son KNOWS that he is loved and that he is so very important!!

Happy Birthday!

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