Anyway, it was my birthday on the 23rd August and it's taken me several weeks ti find the time to write about it. The day was ok. Not what I had hoped but it often never is. I guess I should just learn not to have high hopes.
The things I really wanted for my birthday this year were not material things but more experiences and time. I asked for time to spend quietly making dolls which I did get but only half the amount I had hoped for. I guess I should be grateful.
I asked for a clean car and yes it was a rainy day but it still hasn't been done. It might happen by Christmas.
Of course, I asked for a day where my children didn't fight and my daughter didn't have a tantrum but as I'm sure lots of you can understand, how this was like asking for the impossible.
My son wanted to make pancakes for breakfast as a present for me and had planned it several weeks ahead. I found him a recipe for ricotta pancakes which is what I wanted and made sure that we had all the ingredients the day before.
He didn't end up making them as they weren't what he wanted. He wanted plain pancakes so he thought he would make both types but hadn't really planned things and didn't have enough time to do both so he did the ones he liked. His dad had a chat with him about this.
The plain pancakes were good but due to the incredibly high GI I can only ever eat one or two. I don't have diebetes now but have had gestational diebetes with my last two pregnancies so it's something I have to watch. It's made the whole family much more aware of food and what it does though so it's been a good thing.
The best thing about this day though was that my husband gave me one of the best presents that he has ever given me. It was from this place www.flowersbyfruit.com . It was a huge bunch of chocolate dipped strawberries sitting in a cute little ceramic vase. Some were dipped in white chocolate, some milk or dark. The arrangement was fantastic and the taste was divine. There were a lot of strawberries and we had trouble getting through them all but it allowed me to end my day with a candle lit bath and a glass of wine which I guess makes up for the rest of the day.
I did have a fabulous birthday cake from www.officecakes.com.au . It was called the "vanilla mud". Very simple but soooooo good. Basically just a soft chocolate mud cake covered with white chocolate ganache.
I'm usually the one to make all the cakes so it was nice to not have to do it this time. I am going to make one like this for father's day. I hope it's just as good.
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