Thoughts and Pics to Celebrate My Birthday

So today I'm a year older. I'm older now, so I don't greet the day with a huge smile and great expectations of cake and candles as I used to. It's just as well - the number of candles that the poor cake would be asked to hold would melt the frosting. But I did awaken to sweet birthday greetings from several on-line friends as well as cards from my friend Poo in California and my father-by-marriage. I ended up smiling in spite of myself due to the kindness of others :D

I love cupcakes, and these look so delicious and happy.

My DH is giving me a nice chunk of $ from our income tax refund so that I can get a new computer built by my computer guru. I'll slip the money over to a separate account next week, but then hold on until after Bead & Button Show so that I can determine how much money I'll actually have available to add to what DH is giving me. I know what I want won't be cheap but I'm hoping that Dale and I can come up with something killer that will hold me for many years.

Dale has built more than 50,000 computers over the years. I know
he'll put a killer system together for me. It will be so nice
to have something less clunky that actually works efficiently.

I'm an adopted child, so not really cushy mother/daughter, but I'm in a mood for celebrating my birth today through picture. So the pics I have chosen today are parents and their babies. OH - AND BEFORE I FORGET...Some of you may have seen this earlier on a friend's post, but for Cute Baby Kittens, check out the live camera feed of these newborns... Now for pics for the day...

Starting out - I love giraffes. They're so amazing and graceful.

I'm afraid I'm not 100% sure about what kind of animal
this is, but it's so cute and I love the eyes.

Who can resist baby kitties - even the larger kind like this cougar?

Oooooh, penguins. This King penguin's wing over the
younger one is so cute!

So there you have it, parents and their children showcased through a variety of beasties to celebrate my own birthday in the style that I love. I hope each of you reading have a great weekend, and if you can afford the calories, eat a piece of cake, a cupcake or a cookie for me.