But It's Your Birthday!

So, my birthday is finally over. We can all move on with our lives! My birthday was great, even though I have not been feeling well this week. Dave took me out to Cedar Cafe, and I really, really, REALLY enjoyed my meal. They had the best baklava there. No honey in the recipe, they just make a simple syrup out of rosewater and sugar instead. So they were really light and just delish! Great service, excellent food and the best hummus ever. And the Greek salad! Don't get me started on the Greek salad!!! It had the coldest, crispiest Romaine ever! I also got some very nice suprises on the day of my actual birthday. My kids presented me with two Webkinz and they were so cute about the whole thing. It was really sweet. When I came home, my neighbor, and dear friend, Jamie, had brought me a balloon bouquet, with a Hello Kitty one in the middle! So now that my birthday has actually passed, maybe I can blog about something else... after this last one. And there may be another one tomorrow, with the actual birthday dinner at my Mom's house taking place.
Lately, every time I want Dave to do me a favor, or if I want to indulge in something I really shouldn't, I'll say "But's it's my birthday!" Tonight, right before dinner, Jonathan and Anna decided they were both ravenous. J chose a Coke Zero from the fridge, and Anna started chowing out of a bag of Kashi Go Lean. I did not know which kid to yell at first (not supposed to open the fridge, get stuff without asking, drink diet caffienated beverages, carry the cereal box around eating out of it...). All of my canned nagging statements intersected in my brain at once and I could not get anything out! By the time I decided to focus on the 20 ounce Coke, which he KNOWS is Daddy's, I could barely get the words, "Put that back! It has caffiene!," out of my mouth. I guess when choosing between my kids possibly spilling whole grain goodness on the floor (Mmmm, Kashi!) and ingesting a stimulant, I chose to stop the kid with the soda.
Jonathan quickly replied,"But it's your birthday!"
So cute! Look at him trying to use my own trick against me. But I still did not let him have the Coke. That would have only worked if it was one of my many birthday requests to have an over-caffienated kid three hours before bedtime on a day with no nap and church in the morning.