Birthday Bliss

Thank you all for the thoughtful birthday wishes and sweet notes.  I've taken them all into my heart where they will live on forever.  I am truly grateful for my family and friends, old and new, and those I've made through this blog.  It seems there are many Virgo's among us:: my Birthday Wishes to Heather, Charlotte,  Janice, and Teresa!  I want to thank Diane at Persnickety Quilts for the Birthday Tribute too.  It was so nice to be honored in that way.  Gosh, I nearly fell off my chair with surprise!  The fall quilt (she made in 1994) is a stunner, as all of her quilts are.   She's also shared her method for organizing quilt information which I think is brilliant, and I hope to get around to doing that myself one of these days. 

 

Amber (my oldest daughter, living in Asia) and I, have started a new tradition of sending each other "cyber presents" instead of trying to ship things overseas.  She travels light and I want for nothing,  so this has been a fun compromise.  She sent me some inspirational links yesterday that I really enjoyed, but this one had me laughing until tears were streaming down my cheeks.  I think I watched this half a dozen times.  It  not only made me laugh, but also reminded me of Aaron (our grown son) who was such a happy, giggley little guy like this when he was a baby. (If you are reading this at work, be warned, baby laughter is contagious!)

Well, I must say it's been a wonderful birthday week for me, sprinkled with so many of my favorite things.  Including time to relax, a little quilt-sewing,  some fun reading, a walk in the woods, dining out and dining in.  Grace and Ginger baked me the best cake I've ever had, hands down.  They worked on it most of the day.  I was told to cover my eyes and stay out of the kitchen.   I'm always so touched by how hard they try, all the effort they put into things for my sake.  That's a gift in itself.  But they had also wrapped up scented candles, paper goods, and this "jelly roll" presented with their own beautiful handmade cards decorated with cut-outs, glitter, and glue.  I tell ya, it's the gifts of the heart that mean the most. 

And just when I thought it was as good as it could get, the Mister snuck in the back door carrying a huge bouquet of flowers and wrapped his arms around me.  A girl couldn't ask for more than that now could she? 

Have a great weekend!

Comments

[stickchick]

What a lovely birthday day! Have a happy and joyful day and thank you for always bringing such warm thoughts to us.

The cake is wonderful, better then anything from the store and looks delicious!!

[Mrs.Staggs]

No, indeed she can't! Best wishes to you Vicki. I'm glad it was a happy day.
My compliments to your chefs!

[Pam]

Glad you had a happy day!

[Holly]

Oh my word, that video is so cute! My husband and I just stood here laughing, almost crying.

Glad to hear you have had such a wonderful birthday week! Sounds like you have a wonderful family who love you very much.

[suze]

Happy Birthday!

A fellow Virgo.

[norththreads]

Happy birthday!!! Looks like it was a great day!!!!
~hugs~

[Becky]

Oh so precious! Cherish these times!!!!! The little bluebird is adorable, too.

Hugs,

Becky

[Becky]

PS: You are a huge inspiration! Just thought I'd tell you!!

[katie]

well, happy birthday! It sounds like a great day! What a yummy looking cake!

[Bren Young]

I woke my husband up to see that little baby laughing, I haven't heard a child laugh like that in a long, long time. So cute!!
What a precious child.

Happy Belated Birthday, I think you have a family that loves you dearly and what a treasure that they took the time to make you a cake and hubby to give you those beautiful flowers.

:) Bren

[Bren]

I forgot to mention he didn't even mind getting up from the couch when he saw that kid laughing so hard. :) Bren

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[tinker]

Happy Belated Birthday wishes, Vicki! I'm glad you had such a lovely one - the gifts from the heart are so wonderful, the cake looks delicious - and that video! Oh, there's nothing quite like the laugh of a baby, is there? Thank you for sharing that gift! xox

[Debbie]

Belated birthday wishes to you! My birthday is the same day as yours & I share it with my father & a cousin! September is such a nice month for birthdays. Best wishes for the coming year!

[Junie]

That You Tube made my morning!

[gena]

Hey, that looks almost like last year's cake! Well, maybe in the making. Lucky you. And thank you for sharing that hilarious baby vid with manical laughter. I could upload that all day. It really is that contagious. Happy Birthday!

[louise]

happy, happy birthday!

your cake was precious, what sweet, clever girls you have!

xx

[Marisa]

Thanks for the organizing link, and happy birthday to you! Hope your next year is an awesome one.

[Miss Sassy]

Happy Birthday!!! Homemade cake, flowers, sewing, reading - sounds great.

[Toni]

Oh.my.gosh. I can't believe I read your last post and didn't see that it was your birthday!!!! Horrors! Happy Birthday, my sweet friend!! I'm a September gal too (tomorrow, actually!) What love was showered down on you. Aww, I miss you and your girls! Wish so much we were closer. xox.

[Claudia]

Happy Birthday! What a delightful post! Thanks for sharig you day! Best wishes...
Claudia

[charlotte]

from one birthday girl to another, happy, happy to you, Vicki! xoxoC

[Ann]

Late birthday wishes -- glad to hear it was a nice one. Thank you so much for the baby video -- I, too, have tears of laughter rolling down my cheeks. Wouldn't it be great to be so easily amused again, so that just a silly noise would set off huge belly laughs? On the other hand, I guess I AM easily amused, when a baby's belly laugh can set off the same in me!

[Cassi]

So sorry I missed your birthday but I wanted to send you happy wishes anyway :) I *love* the baby video - here's another one that's very similar: http://www.koreus.com/video/bebe-rire.html
Isn't it wonderful how contagious baby laughter is?