The best part is I don't have to do any diapers today

Today we mark the event of my making my way around the sun one more time.  An eventful year it's been, too... what with having made my way halfway around the Earth, besides.  It's very odd now that I have an early-spring birthday.  Thanks for the good wishes, everyone.

As for me, I had a nice day being pampered, and got to have a NAP, which any mom-of-two-toddlers will tell you is her fondest desire.  It rained most of the day but then it stopped and there was a beautiful rainbow.  Then the two oldest males in the house ventured out to harvest a pretty cake.

About that cake...  Three layers, with custard and strawberry jelly in between.  Whipped cream frosting and lovely fruits on top.  Just before cutting it, Amiri told me, "Mama, I'm so excited about your birthday!  Your cake is beautiful."  We all ate too much sugar.

It was also a big day for Arram, who officially transitioned from Baby to Little Boy today.   (I'm not sure where we came up with that, that Arram Will be a Little Boy on Mama's Birthday, but it's sure been a much-discussed crowd favorite around here.)

Amiri told anyone who would listen that it was Mama's Birthday, she is 43 today.  Thanks, Amiri, for adding ten fifteen eighteen years to my age.  That's totally believable, right?