"Head...Shoulders...Knees and...SOCKS!"

Well as most of you know, yesterday was my birthday - and what a wonderful day it was!  I got to sleep in (even the cat didn't wake me up!) and when I did finally get up I was greeted with a big "Happy Birthday Greg!" (as our son is currently going through a phase where he's renaming us after members of the Wiggles.) 

It was a beautiful day outside, so we picked up some Slurpees and rocked it at the park.  There were a couple birthday parties going on, so the park was more crowded than usual.  We ended up sharing a bench with a grandmother who would just not stop talking.  Did you ever see the episode of Mad About You where Paul and Jamie develop this silent code of "rescue me!" at a party when they get stuck talking to someone at a party that they don't want to be stuck talking to?  Their silent code was running their hands through their hair, tucking it behind their ears.  Well, this woman talked so much that both Shiny and I were thinking of using the code, but both of us thought the other wouldn't recognize it!  Finally after an hour or so, the woman took her grandaughter home to watch the Derby.

Another mom who was there for one of the parties, made quite an entrance.  Picture Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham.  Thin, long brown hair, flowy short-skirted dress, small designer pink leather purse over one shoulder, carrying a HUGE birthday present (literally seemed as large as her son), and wearing these black patent leather lace up platform wedge sandals that she was teetering on.  We were fascinated watching her tip-toe through the playground mulch in these shoes following her son.  Now what was further strange was that she constantly had this disinterested look on her face, but she was following her son the playground.  Not quite hovering over him, but being protective nonetheless. And in those shoes.  Strange.

We played for a couple hours and then went to the Cheesecake Factory for a special birthday dinner.  Please checkout avi's blog for photos of how we entertained ourselves while waiting for cake.  Shiny also took a good picture of us...



That will make my parents happy.  Not like they called me yesterday or anything... but that's a different issue.

And I got my much awaited birthday present!!  I REALLY REALLY wanted this, and Shiny won a very competitive auction for me on eBay.  Here is a sample photo...



It's a Harvey's Original Seatbelt Bag, limited edition (only 250 were made) called "Paint by Numbers."  So cool  I had been looking at getting a Seatbelt bag for awhile, but couldn't decide on what color or size to get.  Then I saw this one and knew that it was THE ONE.  I'm very excited, and can't wait to start using it.

And as much as I loved getting my gift, Av kept saying (and still is as I'm typing this) that I need another present.  I'm ok with that.  I know that one is one the way from my folks, but I have no clue what it is, which makes me nervous.  Normally they just get me a nice gift certificate from Amazon, but I think this year they actually picked something out.  It's very much the thought that counts, so we'll wait and see.

Today it's back to regular weekend Mommy-dom.  A visit across the river to visit Shiny's parents and a trip to the fabric store to buy material to make a "red superhero cape with stars on it." Should be fun!