Birthday Central!

Today's my husband's birthday! It's also my sister's birthday and my husband's twin brother's birthday. Our phone stays busy either making or receiving calls every March 24th!

I always try to make it special on my hubby's birthday. Today I wrote him a birthday message on the chalk board on our pantry door with lots of color--chalk confetti and balloons. I enjoy leaving him messages there. It's like giving a little gift each time I do it. It makes me smile.

For dinner tonight, I moved a small table in front of the fireplace and covered it with a blue and white window pane check table cloth I picked up in an antique shop in Oregon a couple of years ago. I remember where I bought it because the lady was so nice. It was only $5 because it has a few small holes in it. I cover the holes with dishes, or flowers, or cutlery. I plan to get some iron on fabric to patch the holes with so it will be a little more presentable and sturdy.

I picked yellow forsythia, pale pink camellias, dark pink camellias, and a purple bell shaped flower that I don't know the name of (they smell like perfume) and made a small arrangement that I put in a small white creamer. Our napkins were Carolina blue. My husband had the "star plate" that has been in our family for over 20 years.

I got it from Pier 1 when our daughters were young for a few dollars. Over the years, we used it if there were good grades to celebrate or on someone's birthday or just to celebrate a guest who was visiting. It was always special and interesting to see how we could use it to encourage someone.

My dinner plate tonight was a pale blue fire king square plate. We each had a cup and saucer that matched the fire king plate. The beverage glasses were forest green Boopie glasses. My husband's favorite meal includes hamburger steak, so that's what I prepared for him tonight on the grill. Along with that we had green beans I canned last summer (Slenderettes--we purchase the seeds in Pennsylvania), baked potatoes, and yummy crescent rolls.

For a surprise dessert, I made a Key Lime Cake complete with birthday candles. I say surprise dessert because I'm not a big baker. I can bake, but I just don't bake often because I'm not much for sugar myself and it just doesn't occur to me to bake. Call me crazy!

My husband made a big deal over the supper. He says I always make him feel special, but isn't that what we do as Christian wives? He has always been loving, caring, a great father, a good provider, and a husband that took his role as head of the household seriously.

We made a conscious decision before we married that our home would follow the teachings concerning husbands and wives according to the Bible. God has a Plan and it has worked wonderfully for us and our family. I'm very thankful for my husband and I appreciate and love him very much!

I used to tell him if I'd had a catalog that I could have picked a husband from, it would have been someone with all his qualities. He's very special!