Happy Birthday sweetness.

I'd love to post a picture, but I want to respect her and her family's privacy. Usually in years past, I have posted a baby photo of her so that she wasn't easily recognized by anyone who might happen upon my blog and put two and two together.

So instead I post with a love and melancholy in my heart for this beautiful girl who came into our lives via my dear, sweet daughter Brittany. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I hope she knows how much she is loved, even though a good portion of it falls out of the hole in my heart. I have to keep refilling it, and with her, it's not hard.

Happy Birthday beautiful princess. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

On another note, I was all poised to purchase the comforter set posted two blog posts below yesterday. It was 40% off on Target's Black Friday online sale. I was going through to make the purchase (a Christmas present for myself) and the price went back up to regular price before I could complete the process. Needless to say, I canceled my purchase. :(

It's July 23rd, I'd better post something this month.

Lest you think I have been ignoring my blog completely, I haven't. Sometimes I just don't know what I want to write.

I have a lot of irritations. I want to write about those. But, I can't. I don't want to get preached to for having done so. So, we'll just say that I have a lot of irritations and no relief in sight. Take that, preacher.

Work has been phenomenally busy and I have a daughter who is getting married in 7 months and 16 days. So much to do and not nearly enough time in my day to get any of anything done.

So, I'll just leave you with a cute picture: