Happy Birthday Husband!

Today Husband turned 30! Teenager decided to buy him George from vat.com. George is a 9", 5 lb gummy bear filled with 12,600 calories and the equivalent of 1400 regular sized gummy bears (see the little one on his chest?) And then we had some fun...



Besides George, Husband's birthday was filled with food. I'm not domestic, so I had ordered a carrot cake, and Cheesemakers from husband's favorite sandwich shop, Nelson's Cheese Factory. I told teenager when I left this morning that I was getting Nelson's Cheese Factory and getting a carrot cake. At the end of the day, I carried a box filled with a 6" cake and four boxed lunches the six blocks from work to my car. And up three flights of stairs in the ramp. I arrived home, to see Teenager about to grill four massive steaks and four baked potatoes, not to mention cook a lovely batch of green beans. We stared at each other.

"I thought you said you were going to the Cheesecake Factory to get a carrot cake!"

Husband came into the kitchen, looked at all the food, and said, "Wow, we're really going to be full tonight..."

It all worked out OK. Teenager is willing to cook tomorrow night. He also made bread pudding, which was amazing, AND he cleaned the house. When he is this wonderful, it makes the fact that he is moving on Tuesday much harder!

So Happy Birthday Husband! The video references the burning questions and answers on the bottom of the vat.19.com page I linked to above.


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Day 9: Eighteen-ager

The teenager is now a legal adult! Happy Birthday Eighteen-ager!

The birthday reminded daughter of yet another change paving the way for her big brother's move at the end of the summer. She voiced her concern with tears this evening, prompting a family meeting where daughter shared her feelings with her brother (she loved him, she will miss him). Then she prayed for him (that he graduated, that he was an old man, that he would visit her). It was a beautiful, slightly comical and very joyful family meeting that ended with a four-part rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

The two of them have been through a lot together, and I know it will be hard for her. Tonight, the teenager illustrated his maturity by the loving way he consoled his sister and prayed for her comfort. I am so blessed to be part of this family!

And the quest? I'm in the office, going through files... but I'm not sure it's possible to be done by the end of tomorrow!