And decay and decay. And then they fall.
It's my birthday. I love my birthday, especially since now I've started counting backwards.
Best Birthday present:
Thirty-one Flavors flew to see me.
Best Surprise:
Finding out last Thursday that I was awarded an NEA grant.
Best Celebratory Wine:
Justin, Cab. Also, Sebastiani Simi Valley. Other wines, not as good, though well drunk.
Worst birthday present: Zoë presenting with pneumonia.
Better birthday present: Zoë waking up this morning singing instead of coughing.
Best asker of wtf regarding my tepid response to the news: A tie between Margot and Dr Write
Number of people who thought the NEA, in this case, stood for the National Education Association: 2
Number of people who teased me for getting a grant only graders 1-12 can get: 2 (31 and Egg)
Most Ecstatic: My mom.
Most able to see why it would take me awhile to be happy about the news: Fellner
Most immediately happy and proud: Egg
Birthday plans include: not much. No sleep for listening to make sure Zo would keep breathing.
Birthday dinner: steak and mashed potatoes although I suppose I should start worrying about plaque in my arteries though I plan to use more of that red wine stuff to scrub them out.
Most grateful: me, for the grant and for Zoe seeming to be on the upmend.
4 comments:
congratulations! again! glad Z is on the mend as well. See? Everything's turning up roses.
Congratulations, my dear girl, on a birthday and an NEA grant! That is swell and a half!
Congratulations on the grant, and your birthday! And here's hoping that the little one gets better and soon.
Thanks everyone for the nice notss. The Dr. gave Zoe the all-clear so the guilt-free celebrations can begin (we've been celebrating guiltily all week long).
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