Birthday and a Give-Away aka longest post ever

Each year on April 10th

we party around these parts.

There are lots of birthday girls.

We like to get our cake on and

let our hair down.

 To celebrate I am having a give-away.

But first things first...

the birthday girls

who are turning another year older.

My beloved sister-in-law 

and Stuart's oldest sis.

Jennifer.

We love you sis!

Then my sweet Abbie.

God sent her 
just 2 weeks short of a year 
after we lost our twins.

She helped heal our hearts.

She gave her sister Annie

someone to mother and boss.

She was stubborn, funny, and independent from Day One.

She is smart, confident, and ambitious.

She went off to school and got a Dr. in front of her name.

She is a bone-cracker as her dad says

and a "choir"practor as my mom says.

She met her honey and settled into married life.

She is fiercely loyal.
She will take you out for someone she loves.
 She is stupid in a good way.
She lends a helping hand,
sometimes way too often.
Like her dad, she doesn't sit around.
She is always working.
Unless we can talk her into playing.
Then she goes into it with gusto.
Balls to the wall.
That's Abbie.

She is having her first baby in August.

She is starting her own chiro/wellness practice in the fall.

If you see her out and about

tickle her under her chin.

She loves it. 

Or not. 

But do it for me.

Next in the birthday line-up

is Janie(me) and Jackie.

53 years and still hanging with each other.

As  you can see,

I have always been the friendly one...

and the show-off

and the one she wanted to dress like.

Happy birthday peeps.

There isn't anyone else

that I'd like to share the day with more.

I love you all.

Eat some cake for me.

I broke up with it for boot camp.

Mr. Chocolate with Chocolate Icing was a lousy lover.

And now the give-away...

My friend Becky is giving away 

one of her awesome cuffs

in honor of me being 

older than dirt

but younger than Jackie

(18 minutes counts...

sorry mom about my butt coming first

I'll give you a big ouch on that one.)

And my pal Jayme

Anti-aging Spring Chicken Serum 

is the other cool give-away.

Just leave me a comment

and random generator will pick a winner

on Saturday the 14th.

No face booking, or twitter required.

I am way too busy lazy to do all that.

You will love either gift.

The cuffs are so cute

and the serum is to die for.

I am off to celebrate.

Carry on dudes.