Why my birthday was so flippin' awesome!

• My day started with hearing the kids all busily helping their dad in the kitchen making me breakfast. They even set the table and everything. While I was waiting, I got a full hour of uninterrupted study time. I actually got something out of my study for once...awesome!
• Next, Bryan told me to hurry and go get ready. I never argue with that :) Then he sent me and Liah on shopping spree! We had so much fun :) The best part was, Bryan told her she was supposed to take me shopping, but the story I got from her was that Daddy told her that we had to get clothes for both of us :) We decided on going to DI, and I am so glad we did! I got 3 pairs of pants 7 shirts, a belt, 3 shirts for Liah, Pants for liah, a belt for liah, and a FHE chaulkboard (I had been eyeing the exact same one at a local craft shoppe but it was over $20...this one was less than $2...SCORE!)...all for under $40. More awesome :)
• Then we came home, and Bryan banished me to my craft room (I never get to go up there without "help"). It took me a few hours, but I got every last box in there put away, and it looks really cute. I even hung up pictures.
• I have been stressing that there weren't doors up in the loft to keep the kids from falling, and Bryan finished putting both of them up...I can't wait to show all uv ya'll pics!
• Backing up a few days, when our computer got this crappy virus (yes, it still has it) I was panicking because I didn't have all of our pictures saved somewhere else. A year ago, Aeden put like 3 cd's in the dvd/cd drive and broke it, so we've been out one ever since. So Bryan suprised me with a new dvd drive as well as cd's he had made with all of our pictures. He is seriously so thoughtful!
• Back to backing up, my mom and sister came down and brought me all this scrapbooking stuff! I am so excited because I think it will enable me to be the organized craft-ress of my dreams :)
• Back to yesterday, I probably got close to 50 facebook messages and emails wishing me happy birthday. I probably have facebook to thank for reminding people, but still! I didn't realize I had that many friends...thanks guys! Nothing like lots of emails to make a person feel loved
• I got texts, and voicemails, and highly off-key happy birthday songs (actually, I think they ended up singing We Wish You a Merry Christmas) from my brother, sister, sis-in-laws, bros-in-law, aunt, etc. I was feeling uber-loved!
• My new visiting teacher stopped by with cookies and a note (I really had figured they had forgotten to assign me, so that was a fun suprise!)
• Our cute neighbors brought me a card and a crocheted washcloth. I had just finished using the last one into the grave, so I was very excited!
• My mom-in-law and bro-n-sis-in-law came to visit & to sing happy birthday with the kids. More off-key-ness....awesome!
• My mom-in-law got me "Emma Smith: My Story." This movie has a special place in my heart. I can't wait to watch it again and again and again :)
• The kids then got me some super cute scrapbooking stuff...Liah can't wait to make sure it "works" with me :)
• Bryan made me my favorite: chicken, avocado, tomato and provalone sandwiches on a croissant with cream soda!!! Yum!
• The evening was topped off with cake, ice cream, and a couple episodes of The Office.

...a perfect day! I'm actually looking forward to a year of 32 :)