Nothings says 33 like being in a sprinter in the carpool line!

It seems nearly impossible that it's already been a week.  With a birthday last week, it is not difficult to come up with thankful things!  I did giggle on Friday morning as I prepared five children to get in the car and head to school.  Married with five kids at thirty-three may not make for the most glamorous or relaxing birthday morning, but there was much to look forward to and make me smile.  J whisked me off to Athens Friday night to enjoy dinner in our college town and reminisce about the 10+ years since we were there together.  It was a huge treat!

15. ten years with a man who keeps me on my toes!

16. A couples massage...a first for me and J

17. freshly painted fingernails

18. clean children (who are all in the bed!)

19. delicious oranges

20. a week of almost 70 degree temps!

21. parents who were willing to keep the kids entertained while we went off to Athens

22. birthday scavenger hunts planned by the kids with dollar store treats as the prizes...Bo's hunt even included several "trickery" clues to take me on the wrong path.

23. raw carrots and cucumber (a recent lunch favorite!), especially with delicious hummus

24. puppy snores

25. another appointment with the audiologist and ENT for Sadie where everything looks great!

26. a baby girl who loves to play with the puppy!

27. a new bed that is wonderfully comfortable