30

Me, the kids, my sister-in-law Liz and my nephew Luke at a cave near Bear Lake, July 2010. - it's the most recent photo I could find - love it, cuz it's all I've got!!!

Today I am officially out of my twenties. It wasn't all that difficult (apparently motherhood makes you age faster), so now that I'm finally 'old' I can say I've felt that way for nearly a decade and it's about darn time my body caught up with the rest of me! (Might I just take a moment to add that 30 is NOT old...70, maybe you could consider that 'old', but 30 is definitely NOT old...and the older I get the higher that number will get, just an FYI).

Joe left me with the kids for my birthday, he thought I would really like some one-on-one time with our cherubs and so he took a business trip to Seattle for three days...what a thoughtful husband!

So, after a fabulous time at the Dr's office, yup today was my yearly physical - and in case you were wondering, I am just that lucky. In good news, I was declared 'healthy as a horse' (no, the Dr did not actually tell me that, but the point is that he also didn't tell me I was on deaths door and I choose to interpret that as 'fit as a fiddle' or whatever trite saying you'd like to substitute for I'm not dead yet)! The nurse who was there (who made my year) said I didn't look old enough to have 5 kids (why thank you!!), which prompted the Dr to ask how old I was and I told him it was my 30th birthday (I'm sure at that point the nurse's suspicions that I was plain CRAZY where confirmed)...she's probably right!?!

At any rate, we are doing good and so far it hasn't been too shabby of a day, especially for a Monday! All I know is my phone hasn't stopped beeping at me all day long. Every other second I get a phone call, text or facebook msg from someone sending me happy birthday wishes...I could just kiss you all!!! Nothing makes a persons day happier than knowing there are so many wonderful people out there thinking of you! So, I would just like to tell each of you THANK YOU for loving me so much and for being such wonderful and supportive family/friends. You make this life so much better and I love being a part of each of your lives, in whatever capacity I'm able to do so. I hope I have touched each of you in some way and that I'm able to pay forward the happiness you've brought to me today!