It's My Birthday and I'll Cry if I Want to

Sunday, August 21st.

My Birthday

The Facebook messages started coming in

Same with text messages

Went to church and listened to Fr. Bruce talk about Peter and the Rock.

During the sign of peace, my neighbor Sharon and I both said Happy Birthday to each other.

Breakfast

At the spur of the moment, my husband and Idecided to take our day trip to Dekalb today instead of Monday.

(Goodie, I will be able to sleep in tomorrow.)

First stop:

Carter's Cottage owned by Christie

Purchased Annie Sloan Chalk Paint with the help of Christie's daughter Candace.
(Thanks for the tip Anne Marie)

OMG, the sweetest girl with the best personality. 

If I had a girl, I would want her exactly like Candy.

What a sweetheart. 

I went there to purchase the old white.  Got Duck Egg Blue instead

because of this piece.

They plan to be a vendor at Na-Da farm this fall.

To say they are excited would be an understatement.

Candy thinks she will remember me.
We will see.

Second stop:

Moxie's across the street

Used by $25.00 gift certificate door prize I won at the Na-Da farm in the spring.

Love my new purchases.

Bracelet

Embellished coin purse,

Glass droplet

Cute Moxie bag

and a sympathy booklet called

Hello From Heaven

Both of my brothers called to wish me a happy birthday

Touching moments

I think it was the first.

 Borrowing a page from the sympathy booklet:

And I will be beside you every day and week and year,

And when you are sad,

I am standing there to wipe away the tears.

And when you lie in bed at night,

the day's chores put to flight,
GOD and I are closest to you

in the middle of the night.