Sunday 31 January 2010

this is the day, this is the day ...

After dinner tonight I was banished from the dining room for five minutes, when recalled I was greeted by this.
This is my family's creation to celebrate my birthday.


I have had a thoroughly enjoyable 36 hours. Dinner last night with CK and Pr.C-W while d/Boy slept over at a friend's. Breakfast out with the two of them again, then all four of us home for present opening followed by a trip out to the cinema. We saw AstroBoy. Turns out this movie polarises people in terms of knowledge, seems the AstroBoy cartoon wasn't shown here in the UK. The kids really enjoyed it and I guess that is the most important thing. Plus it gave me time for a few micro-naps ;-)


I was showered with delicious gifts that ranged from the frivolous (a wooden face mask on a stick to paint and wear at my party next week) to the absolutely stunning (the pearls my father bought my mother in 1969). And I was also the very delighted recipient of 10 more pieces of fabric towards the birthday quilt. The full details are over here but they are so beautiful I thought y'all might want to take a look.

24 comments:

  1. Wonderful wonderful happiness to you Mrs trash - and I have a feeling there might be more to come!

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  2. Happy Happy Birthday to you......I hope you celebrate all week and have super fun at your party.

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  3. A big Happy Birthday to you!!! How nice to have special events planned especially for you. And I do very much like that selection of fabrics!! Nice pressie.

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  4. Happy Day - happy week - happy year!!

    x

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  5. Happy birthday dear Trashie!!

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  6. Happy Birthday to You,
    Happy Birthday to You,
    Happy Birthday to You,
    Happy Birthday to You Dear Trash,
    Happy Birthday to You

    Hope you had/are having a wonderful day and the family are spoiling you rotton.

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  7. Happy happy birthday to you! The big 40! Enjoy... extend the celebrations to at least a week - you have to make the most of it when it's a special occasion

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  8. Ah, Happy Birthday - it sounds like a good one!

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  9. Hap-peee Birth-day dear Traaaaashiiiiiieeeee.........
    Hap-pee Birth-daaaaay tooooooo yoooou.
    Hugs,
    Joy :o)

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  10. Happy Birthday to you, lovely Mrs Trash. So glad you had a great weekend.

    What lovely cakes, and the fabric looks pretty darned good too.

    xxx

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  11. Happy birthday Trash! Sounds like it was a good one.

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  12. Happy Birthday! Those cupcakes...that idea...how fabulous!!! Isn't it great when birthdays inspire just wonderful times!?!

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  13. Happy Birthday to you (cha cha cha)
    Happy Birthday to you (ca cha cha)
    Happy Birthday Dear Trashy-eeee
    Happy Birthday to YOU!! (cha cha cha)

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  14. happy birthday Mrs Trash - glad it's a very happy one with lots of lovely pressies. Have a fab time at your party!

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  15. So glad you had a lovely day. The cake fabric was more of birthday nod than necessarily for 'the quilt' so do feel free not to use it- I won't be offended! (sniff)

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  16. Happy Birthday!!! Sounds like you celebrated with style!

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  17. Happy, Happy Birthday Trashy! I hope you had a wonderful day! And how ever did I miss that link to the quilt blog -- looks like tons of fun!

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  18. soo glad you had a lovely day! The fabrics look brilliant and will make a lovely quilt!

    xxx

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  19. Welcome to the 40club ;) Happy birthday.

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  20. My dodgy internet foiled my attempts to wish you a happy birthday on the right day, but I really hope that you had a very wonderful day!
    Happy Belated Birthday Trash

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  21. I have been thinking of you (during my pukeyfest) and hope you had a wonderful day. Your party! Only three more sleeps! Do you feel different?

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  22. Happy belated Birthday Trashy!
    Sounds like it was a marvellous 20-20 birthday!!

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  23. Gorgeous pressies Trashy! Happy Birthday! Locket xxx

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  24. wasn't that a BRILLIANT gift!!! missus stashbasket and missus moogsmum have outdone themselves...and ♥WHO♥ deserves it more, eh?! NOBODY, that's who! happy HAPPY once again, my friend! ♥

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