feelin' just a little funky

I always seem to get into a bit of a funk this time of year. I love Spring and all the splendor, but I absolutely hate my birthday. I always have; I have never felt good around this time.

Perhaps this year is meant to be different...

I was considering making myself a yummy chocolate cake.

But no...wait. I remember the Christmas Cookie Fiasco of 2007.

Gluten-free soy-free goodies are just not in my line, and especially not when I am in a time crunch. I instead packed up the little monkeys and they rode bikes (I am still yet pushing the Young Prince up big hills so, if he goes, no bike for me) to Whole Paycheck this afternoon to buy Mama Llama a nice, big, gluten-filled, soy-filled chocolate cake (but made with the best glutenated and soyed ingredients, of course!) and eat little piece by little piece (sharing, of course, with any interested souls who wish to join me!), and drink enough red wine with it that I will then care less how I react!

Sweet, moist and fudgy with frosting. That is what I want.

And that only comes in soy.

Well....soy I thought (oh, I crack myself up...)

Turns out they now carry a Flourless Chocolate Cake.

Do you REALIZE what this means??

Gluten-free, Soy-free (yes, I checked the ingredients) Sinful Delights!

YIPPEE!

Too good to be true? We shall see, but I will be a good girl and wait 'til Thursday. To be accompanied by Haagen Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream.

Rough life, eh? ☺

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Now I am officially on the Downhill Stretch to 40. (Of course, I tell everyone I'm turning 25 on Thursday.) Dad almost died at 40. It scares me to be getting older. But I am a different person with a different history--who knows how my dad's time dealing with hazardous chemicals in the Air Force in the early 60's might have affected what ended up happening to him. But the thought never leaves your mind.

However, I have made up my mind that it is to be a good week, which a big step ahead of where I was this past weekend! Will go out for Artie's (I am assuming, am I right? ...or rather, "is there anywhere else to go, really?") either Thursday or Friday night with some friends, maybe spend Saturday in my garden, now know that I have at least one student on Sunday of this coming week and I have a full schedule of classes to teach otherwise so I had better get my birthday/Mother's Day obligatory garden time in while possible. I'd like to fit a trip to the gym in, too; for spending the money on the membership, it sure is almost impossible for me to get there. Maybe I ought to think twice about continuing with the membership...

I decided to go ahead and pay off my piko ring, too. (insert sparklies here). Whoo-hoo!

Happy Birthday to me!