Weekend Plans...Birthday Edition

Yep. Saturday is my birthday. I don't usually make a big deal about it, but not for the usual reasons. I just like to celebrate and make a fuss over other people. I am a huge fail at letting others do the same for me though. It is a work in progress, I guess. Does any of that make sense? Moving on...

Friday it is supposed to be 55 degrees and rainy. A perfect Friday the 13th, don't you think? At least a "finally feels like fall" day. Madison and Rhett both work Friday evening, so I am planning an easy meal of fish and Kraft macaroni and cheese with broccoli before they go. The rest of us will have a quiet evening with our jammies and the television I suppose. : )

Saturday is my 44th birthday. Wow. My mom tells me her 40's were the best days of her life. I agree thus far. Things are in order. I am past the worrying about everything stage. I am calmer and more content. I have a new sense of confidence in being me and doing what I know is best for my family without worrying about what others think. I have made the best friends ever here in this bloggyworld. I have an awesome hubby and four precious babes. I am able to physically and mentally help my parents. Life is good.

Saturday we will complete our weekly jobs before attending Mass. After that, I am planning on my traditional Birthday meal of pizza and wings! I am nothing if not predictable. ; )
After that I am hoping for a quiet evening in with my family.

Sunday is a free day during the morning. I think we will have a late breakfast of some apple coffee cake...more on that later...and watch some NFL before we head out to Rhett's soccer game at 4:00. It is an away game, so we will probably stop at a neat little hamburger place on the way home. Sunday night will most likely find the females in one room watching The Miss America Pageant, while Steve and Rhett head to the den for some more football. And that's it, friends. That is what we will be doing this mid September weekend. I hope yours is cool and blessed and yummy, whatever your plans may be. Thanks for visiting!

Daddy and his kiddos on his 43rd birthday...

after a 6-0 win with his son scoring a Happy Birthday goal!

There were presents...

candles and singing...

yummy cake...

and birthday hugs! Love you Steve!

While Flynn and I were organizing her fall and Halloween hair accessories...

summer gave us one last gasp of hot temperatures, so we enjoyed some favorite outside activities like sprinklers and Play-Doh. : )

I found this picture on my phone this week...

and am pretty sure it was taken by this would be blogger.

Love me some Bath And Body soap, but couldn't resist these sweet ones for the kids.

Fall promises a return this weekend, and we will be ready! A dear friend traveled to an orchard this week and brought me back these beauties...

along with these handwritten recipes for apple cake and apple crisp. : )

September cupcake delivery...favorite so far? Pumpkin S'more. Enough said.

Birthday selfie...Me at 44!

Happy Weekend dear friends...