Sir Monkeypants turns 37 today…happy birthday, dear! We’ve already had presents this morning and homemade cards that I coloured with the kids earlier this week. The Captain’s features a ninja turtle and Gal Smiley chose a dragon for hers. So cute!
Later today I’ll be making cupcakes with the kids, but it’s a surprise, so don’t tell Sir Monkeypants. We always have to make both vanilla and chocolate cakes here, because the Captain only eats vanilla but and Gal Smiley like chocolate (me, I’m not too fussy — sugar is sugar!). So there will be lots of extras for passing around the neighbourhood — come on over if you’re looking for cake!
I always like the arrival of Sir Monkeypants’ birthday because then we can finally stop pointing out that Mommy is a WHOLE YEAR older than Daddy. I swear the days between November 18 and February 8 are the longest of the year, and not just because we are snowbound. Now we’re both just plain old!
TurtleHead 
Happy Birthday to ! I guess I forgot you were a little older than him. That makes you a “cougar”! Rarrrr.
Oh, please. You young whippersnappers — why when I was 37 everyone was freaking about Y2K. Remember Y2K?
Interesting Y2K sidenote — we’re now less 30 years away from the time when Unix time breaks (2^31 seconds since Jan 1 1970 is some time in early 2038). This is significant because 30-year mortgage calculations now extend past the “end of time”. Anyone heard whether this has caused any problems? (Naturally wikipedia has a page about this.)
Oh, and happy birthday, ! Enjoy your youth!