It's a Wonderful Life
It's been a rough week.
I've been sick and Her Bad Father has been off somewhere in the arctic or the rainforest or over the rainbow or wherever and the hot water pipes just bust and the clothes dryer is broken and one of the cats threw up on the duvet and tomorrow (today? what time is it?) is my birthday and I'm pretty sure that the day is going to be announced, sometime before 6am, by a lot of high-pitched shouting and very probably a wee pink rubber boot tossed at my head. If I'm lucky, I'll also get to have a cold shower, and maybe some pre-licked Cheerios for breakfast.
I've been sick and Her Bad Father has been off somewhere in the arctic or the rainforest or over the rainbow or wherever and the hot water pipes just bust and the clothes dryer is broken and one of the cats threw up on the duvet and tomorrow (today? what time is it?) is my birthday and I'm pretty sure that the day is going to be announced, sometime before 6am, by a lot of high-pitched shouting and very probably a wee pink rubber boot tossed at my head. If I'm lucky, I'll also get to have a cold shower, and maybe some pre-licked Cheerios for breakfast.
So you'd think I'd be cranky. And I am, kinda. But mostly, I'm feeling grateful. Because tomorrow (oh, no, wait, yep, it's after midnight - today) I'll celebrate my birthday with my very bestest, most lovedest girl in the world, and we'll...
eat ice cream...
and blow bubbles...
...and laugh. A lot.
Love, and ice cream, and giggles, and the sweetest, sweetest smile. I couldn't ask for anything more.
(Except for maybe a hot shower and some really strong sinus medication, or maybe just a really dry double martini or three. You got any of that?)
posted by Her Bad Mother @ Sunday, May 20, 2007
81 Comments:
ooh, first to say it: happy birthday! much love to you all. :)
Oh Baby. Happy Birthday to You! Those effing cats should real be sent to bartending school. I'll try to put together tuition.
Happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have an awesome day with absolutely NO cat barf!
*delurking to say*: Happy Birthday HBM!
May your cats be barf-free and your drier always working.
Happy Birthday! Any day is made better with ice cream. And with a companion as cute as that to share it with, you are one luck Birthday Girl.
Happy Birthday!!! I hope you're feeling better soon.
Ice cream and bubbles and laughing with that adorable face sounds good ... much better than cat barf, sickness and broken pipes.
Happy Birthday HBM. See you soon!
Aww, I'm sorry about all of the stresses -- why does it have to pour when it could rain? Or be cloudy?
Happy Birthday. And, men have fought to the death over faces like WonderBaby's. Just saying.
Bubbles and ice cream are the key to world peace and happy birthdays. Happy Birthday HBM :)
Happy birthday, my friend! Here's to the day improving greatly! :)
Happy Birthday Catherine! You and that sweet girl have yourselves a great day.
Happy birthday to you.
And yes, I've got all three here (not sure about the martini but there is something similar - wait, how a bout a caipirinha?). I'll just scan it into the computer and send it to you.
Ice cream, bubbles and giggles does sound lovely.
Happy birthday! May your ice cream not melt and drip on your shirt, and may the bubbles float in the air for what seems like forever.
Happiest of birthdays, sickness and cold water not withstanding!
Her Bad Husband better have something pretty darn special for you upon his return, but it looks like you do have something pretty darn special to tide you over.
Happy Birthday!
No one should have to take a cold shower on her birthday.
But have fun blowing bubbles, laughing and eating ice cream.
Happy day!
Catherine!
Wishing you many happy returns of the day- except the cat barf/absent husband/headcold/burst pipes/broken dryer part. So many happy returns of Wonderbaby and icecream filled days!
Happy birthday, Catherine!! That last photo of WonderBaby is just priceless!
Happy Birthday you bad lady!! I hope you get those martinis and more!!
May WB make you laugh and giggle all day long!
Just popped over to say "Happy Birthday!" to you and WonderBaby.
Things always go kablooie when the man leaves the house.
There's a rule.
Happy Birthday! I'll raise a gin & tonic to you tonight, and curse both of our husband's 'cause mine's away too.
Happy birthday!
Ice cream and bubble wishes and vodka dreams for you.
Happy birthday, my friend. There ain't nothin' better in this world than love, ice cream, and giggles.
But if you can squeeze in a road trip to Denver, I'll make you a martini - stat.
(That last picture of WB slays me.)
Have a great Birthday! If that isn't back soon, check into a lovely hotel and have a wonderful room service picnic with WonderBaby!
Best wishes.
I'm sure it will all come together tomorrow because you deserve it.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! And to WB too:) How did I not know that it was a dual-affair???
Loveyameanit
Joy
xxxx
Nix on the martinis here too. Ice cream, on the other hand...
Have a wonderful, Happy Birthday! (pre-licked cheerios and all)
Happy, happy birthday to you! May you and your little one enjoy the day!
Happy birthday. I hope you get a shower.
I was planning on making some margaritas later when my husband comes home, but I could make them now if you wanted to drive over. I'm only six hours away!
Happy birthday to you tomorrow.
I've got no martinis, but J. Bavet in my liquor cabinet. It's great with Coke. The soda, not the narcotic. But I imagine both might knock that sinus prob right outta ya....
Happy Birthday, darling!!
Sounds like a perfect b-day celebration, minus the sinus thing, of course.
As remarkable as it would be, dear Joy, it is only MY birthday today - there was a glitch in the Maya's Mom datebook that caused it to send out an announcement that it is WB's birthday, too. Which it is not. Although wouldn't that be cool?
No meds or martini makings here, sadly, but I think staring at the adorable wee on in those photos would have a similar happy-feelings effect.
Too adorable. And I love her expressions.
Happy birthday! I hope you get some relief, or at the very least that you can taste the ice cream, because it would just be sad if you can't.
Man, WB is getting big. She's so freaking cute.
happy birthday to you, sweetheart. Gobble up that WonderBaby love
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to you.
I am useless with out a warm shower in the morning, so i admire your spirit.
Happy birthday! I hope you got your giggles and bubbles and ice cream. I hope the cat doesn't puke today and the drier miraculously repairs itself and that you at least can get a cute plumber to come fix the hot water heater.
Those pictures cheered me up; I can only imagine how well the 'real thing' works! Happy Birthday!!!!
Happy birthday!
Happiest of birthdays, girl! Hope you get lots and lots of great ice creamy hugs from that cute puss!
:-)
Happy Birthday HBM. Hope you enjoyed your day with your girl.
(A Taurus/Gemini cusp kid... things are starting to come together about you... )
I just want you to know that I saved my Weight Watchers points JUST FOR YOU, as I intend to have your really dry double martini or three--just in case you find yourself unable to indulge.
Happy birthday to you, HBM. And to you, WB. Happy happy love!
Happy birthday! Pour yourself some non-licked Cheerios and add some Bailey's to your coffee and enjoy your day.
happy birthday! spending it with wonderbaby sounds perfect!!
A face like that is the best present ever!
Happy Birthday!
happy birthday, Bad. you do get a pretty good smile as a present, agreed. and i hear that over the rainbow has, like, the very best dutyfree...so happily HBF will come back bearing presents soon. :)
oh happy birthday HBM.aww those pics are so cute of wonderbaby.she sure doesn;'t look like a baby anymore.does she.shes moving into toddlerhood.LAVENDULA
Happy Birthday!
happy, happy birthday. we are so blessed. we are.
happiest to you.
Happy Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday. Love that last photo in this post!
Birthdays, like everything else, change when you have kids. As you know. Enjoy the love (and those Cheerios sound great) and Happy Birthday!
Pre-licked cheerios?! De-lish!
Have a wonderful day! Or as we say in my house...HFB!
Ooh! Happy belated birthday! Hope it was a great one.
Birthday wishes. Can Bossy have some of that ice cream?
Happy belated birthday! Your weekend sounds a lot like mine - only it was my anniversary, not my birthday. Hope you recover soon!
Happy belated birthday. Does this mean that you got to be Queen Victoria for a day? I hope the ice cream and bubbles were fun. I also hope there was some dancing. Everyone should dance on their birthday.
Ah, Happy Birthday to you. It was so amazing to see how much she's growing and changing these days.
Happy happy happy birthday!
Happy happy birthday to you! It sounds like a beautiful way to celebrate, madness and all.
Cute pics!
Happy Birthday!
Habby Birfday to you
Habby Birfday to you
Habby Birfday Her Bad Mudder
Habby Birfday too yoooooouuuuuuu
(i hab a little sinus issue too, I hope you can still enjoy your day)
happy (belated) birthday! hope you enjoyed your ice cream, bubbles & giggles :)
Happy birthday! Definitely treat yourself to a hot shower. And hey, maybe instead of olives you can put pre-licked Cheerios in those martinis.
Happy Birthday HBM. May the year bring you great joy.
Happy happy birthday to you. May your meds be effective and your ice cream delicious.
Happy Birthday!
I know how you feel. Birthday's just ain't what they used to be but would you trade it for anything?
It was midafternoon before I realised it was my birthday this weekend.
Oh my, happy belated birthday! I hope it was all you wanted and more (like the showers and martinis)!
Ah, this is quite belated, but Happy Birthday! Am wishing you fully functioning plumbing and appliances, and low pollen counts, for the rest of the year.
Happy (belated) birthday! Hope you had a good one. Beautiful pics of your little girl:)
Happy Birthday!!!!
Have a wonderful day with Wonderbaby (maybe now she is more Wondergirl)
Ohh, Happy belated Birthday!!
You got to spend it with the most important person in the world!
Hope the rest of this week has been going better for you. Pre-licked Cheerios ... now that's a thing.
-Blue
Happy belated birthday! I'm recently discovering that the shower you get after three days without one is the best shower ever! Hope you got a nice long one for your birthday :o)
I hope you had a great (fair? okay? eh?) birthday with lots of ice cream and bubbles!
Happy Birthday-- enjoy it as much as you can!
Hey, happy belated! Let the bloglines pile up a few days and see what you miss... hope it was happy.
I sent you a Plaxo BD card - did you get it? Mine is the same day albeit a few years earlier... Happy Niagra Falls, too. I found the Canada side far less commercial so I'm disappointed that it's gotten just as bad... sigh.
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