All Days are Special, Some More Than Others!

Today was a special day. Jeana and Elba had a birthday. The day started early. Vernon had get up at 5 and head for the airport to pick up someone. Jody and I made breakfast; eggs, beans and tortillas. It felt like a disorganized morning. Craig and Linden were trying to get home for breakfast after doing Brian's chores, but were caught in traffic. We finally sat down to eat half hour late and then the boys finally came in and a bit later Vernon got back. Jeana didn't hear Jody call her and so she slept in. We were finished eating and here Jeana was in her room waiting to hear the breakfast bell and she sent Jared over to tell me that she would be glad to help if I needed help! Needless to say, she felt a bit sheepish when she came in to the kitchen and we all started to laugh and  sing happy birthday. We do have clocks in our house, a person just needs to look at them! We had a fun time singing this morning. We had sang a few songs for our morning devotion and some how we just kept going. It sounded so pretty and was a great way to get the unorganized morning going! The rest of the morning was a rush of getting food ready for our birthday lunch. Vernon left early with the grill so he could get it going. It was quite a job to get the grill down the hill to the area we wanted.  At 11:00 the rest of us headed out  to 'our' park., our  green oasis not far from the concrete jungle we live in. In 'our' park, the air is fresh and we are surrounded by green trees and beautiful flowers. By the time we arrived, Vernon was done grilling. We had steak from the states that Craig brought down in his luggage, and potato salad and cabbage salad. Que rico!! For dessert, Elba chose pound cake with fresh strawberries and milk and Jeana chose fruit pizza. Muchisimo deliciosio. (pardon my spelling) The weather was chilly and rainy, but we had a wonderful time eating, laughing and making everyone ride the zip line before they could have dessert. It truly was a special day!