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. I want to thank Diane at Persnickety Quilts for the darling Birthday Tribute too! 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. Check it out if you need a little more organization in your quilt life. I'm always looking for some!
Well, I must say it's been a wonderful birthday week for me. Downtime, fun quilt-sewing, a walk in the woods, dining out and dining in. The girls 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, so I didn't even try and peek. I'm always so touched by how hard they try. All the effort they put in.
After all, it's the gifts of the heart that mean the most.
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!!
Posted by: stickchick | September 21, 2007 at 11:08 AM
No, indeed she can't! Best wishes to you Vicki. I'm glad it was a happy day.
My compliments to your chefs!
Posted by: Mrs.Staggs | September 21, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Glad you had a happy day!
Posted by: Pam | September 21, 2007 at 11:57 AM
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.
Posted by: Holly | September 21, 2007 at 04:03 PM
Happy Birthday!
A fellow Virgo.
Posted by: suze | September 21, 2007 at 05:13 PM
Happy birthday!!! Looks like it was a great day!!!!
~hugs~
Posted by: norththreads | September 21, 2007 at 05:52 PM
Oh so precious! Cherish these times!!!!! The little bluebird is adorable, too.
Hugs,
Becky
Posted by: Becky | September 21, 2007 at 06:08 PM
PS: You are a huge inspiration! Just thought I'd tell you!!
Posted by: Becky | September 21, 2007 at 06:08 PM
well, happy birthday! It sounds like a great day! What a yummy looking cake!
Posted by: katie | September 21, 2007 at 06:58 PM
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
Posted by: Chef Bren | September 21, 2007 at 09:14 PM
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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Posted by: Bren | September 21, 2007 at 09:16 PM
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
Posted by: tinker | September 21, 2007 at 10:50 PM
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!
Posted by: Debbie | September 22, 2007 at 12:48 PM
That You Tube made my morning!
Posted by: Junie | September 22, 2007 at 12:49 PM
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!
Posted by: gena | September 22, 2007 at 01:11 PM
happy, happy birthday!
your cake was precious, what sweet, clever girls you have!
xx
Posted by: louise | September 23, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Thanks for the organizing link, and happy birthday to you! Hope your next year is an awesome one.
Posted by: Marisa | September 23, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Happy Birthday!!! Homemade cake, flowers, sewing, reading - sounds great.
Posted by: Miss Sassy | September 24, 2007 at 07:50 AM
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.
Posted by: Toni | September 24, 2007 at 08:26 AM
Happy Birthday! What a delightful post! Thanks for sharig you day! Best wishes...
Claudia
Posted by: Claudia | September 24, 2007 at 09:07 AM
from one birthday girl to another, happy, happy to you, Vicki! xoxoC
Posted by: charlotte | September 24, 2007 at 07:07 PM
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!
Posted by: Ann | September 25, 2007 at 11:42 AM
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?
Posted by: Cassi | September 29, 2007 at 04:27 PM