No, I didn't have a cake with candles but when my lovely daughter came this morning, with our oldest granddaughter and her beautiful girls, she brought some delicious carrot cake which we really enjoyed. After all we would have needed a huge cake to accommodate 81 candles and it would never have got eaten.
We both enjoyed having Immy (she is so lovely) and AJ (she is such a good baby and a real character) here with their mum and my daughter has never missed seeing me on my birthday for which I am so grateful to her for. This year she didn't bring lunch for us as she is on a strict diet (as many of you will know) and although she said she was being selfish in not bringing lunch I feel her health is more important right now than anything else. I didn't feel she was being selfish and completely understood where she was coming from.
It has been a wonderful day so far. I've received quite a few very pretty cards and several friends have rung me wishing me a happy birthday. I just had birthday phone call from my #2 granddaughter and earlier today we all talked to #3 granddaughter and her friend (in Alaska) using Skype. What a wonderful invention that is as a means of keeping in touch with family in distant places. Even MOH sat and had a chat and he is not one for computers and the like but I feel he was quite impressed with Skype.
As we were both full after eating the carrot cake we decided against a normal lunch so had smoked oysters, cheese (50% less fat of course) and cracker biscuits. Nice to do something like that for a change.
Tonight, to finish off what has been a most rewarding and delightful day, we will have Chinese take-away which is something we both enjoy. It is a meal we denied ourselves for many years because of us both being diabetic but we have now decided that as we are both in our 80s we both deserve treats from time to time as a reward for being good for so long; well most of the time anyway.
The weatherman has also smiled kindly on me for my birthday. After many hot days ranging from 37C through to 42C it has only been 28C today and tomorrow will also be quite cool before more hot weather on the weekend and early next week. I have been so grateful today that the weatherman took pity on me. : )
Happy, happy, happy birthday Mimsie - sounds like you had the most beautiful day. And may you have many, many, many more xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, thank you PPMJ. Yes it was a truly delightful day and MOH has just left to get our Chinese meal so a great ending to the day.
ReplyDeleteI too hope there will be plenty more days to come let alone birthdays. I feel better today than I have for some time which is so good. xx
oh HAPPY HAPPY HAPPIEST of birthdays my dear friend Mimsie! I'm so glad I checked in on you tonight, I hope your day was wonderful and it sounds like it was! My kids also love chinese food and they have this on their birthdays too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much my lovely friend. Yes, I had a wonderful birthday after having such a delightful new year's eve.
DeleteI know we ate too much last night but gee, it tasted good. Now it's back to being good again.
Hope 2013 has begun well for all of you. xx
Happy Birthday, Mimsie!! I'm a January birthday girl, too. Looks like I'm in wonderful company!
ReplyDeleteThank you Becky. Seems there are a lot of we Capricorns around and I am sure the world is better off because of it. (tongue in cheek of course) My 2 grandsons also belong to our group.
DeleteHope you have a wonderful birthday on the 6th.
How lovely that even the weather shone on your birthday and moderated the excessive heat. Becky has a signficant brithday on the 6th. There are such a lot of us aren't there?
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased that you were suitably cherished and had a wonderful day - and I love that you went with moderation and treated yourself to a Chinese takeaway. If you can't splurge a little on your birthday, you are in a sad way.
Yes wasn't Hughie (the weatherman) good to me and last night was cool too after so many hot nights. Seems you are going to have some rather weather in your area so keep cool. More heat coming our way too on the weekend.
DeleteI don't think I probably expected at my age to have enjoyed new year's eve and my birthday so much. I am lucky to be loved as I am. The gift of love is so important to me these days; much more than material things.
Happy Birthday! Glad you had a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your birthday wishes. Much appreciated and thanks for your visit. Hope to see you again soon.
ReplyDeleteOh Happy Birthday! (may you have many more)
ReplyDeleteIf I'd known it was coming, I'd have made you a cake.
And eaten it of course, since there is no way to deliver it to you....
My family leans heavily towards Aquarians and Pisceans, with me being a lone Leo and daughter K being a lone Sagittarian.
Thanks for the good wishes River, much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteAlso appreciate the kind thought re the cake.
My daughter and her hubby are Leos...lovely people.
MOH is a Sagittarian with others spread through the year.