UPDATE

I had a WONDERFUL birthday!

My day started with Jessica giving me a gift. Usually the girls just make me something or give me one of their toys. So I was shocked to get a Harry Potter wand writing pen. She had spent her own money to buy it for me!!!! I LOVE having kids. they give you such sweet surprises when you least expect it.

Then I received a VERY unexpected phone call!

Back in grade school there was a family here in Evansville for a couple of years from Venezuela. I had a HUGE crush on the son, Oscar. He was my first crush/love. When his family left I never heard from him again.

Fast forward, the girls and I watched a family friendly film titled, "The Friendship Field". It is a really neat story about a friendship between a girl and a boy named Oscar. They were separated and the girl always wondered about what happened to her friend Oscar. The girls started talking after the movie and asked me if I ever had that happen. I said yes, I had my own Oscar story. Of course being little girls and romantic in nature, they were awed at my story and that somewhere out there I had an Oscar.

Well I have been in the midst of planning my 20 year high school reunion (this Saturday). I joined classmates.com to try and find our class mates. Imagine my surprise when I found my Oscar!!!!! He and I have been emailing back and forth for awhile now.

HE called me yesterday morning to wish me a happy birthday. It was great to talk to him! My girls are very excited that I found my Oscar! Thanks Oscar for the call.

Then Cathy and I took the kids to Todd and Troy's parents house to swim. So I spent all day floating in the pool. Which considering how hot, humid and muggy Indiana can be, the pool felt like a piece of heaven!

I came home and Todd was making me his homemade chicken Alfredo!!!! Yummy!!!! It was fantastic! Homemade rolls and all. What a guy!

Then I took a long hot shower and we all sat and watched "So You Think You Can Dance" as a family. Good snuggle time.

Todd totally surprised me with an original photographic gift. He took all the pictures including the sunset tree. He put it together in photo shop and had a print made and framed it for me.

So as you can see I had a really nice day.



I will be computer silent for the next few days. I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan and the final book comes out at midnight Sat morning. I will be attending a Harry Potter party at a local bookstore and will start reading the last book as soon as I get it till I am done. Hopefully by 6am on Saturday. Then I will get a few hours sleep and have to get up and go decorate the room for my class reunion. Then maybe get a few more hours sleep before the reunion starts.

I am going computer silent because I don't want anything to ruin it for me and a rumor of a leak is already out there. With the computer age being what it is I am going media free till I get done reading the book!

So everyone have a great weekend!
Hugs, Kristina