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Before when I was younger, well, like 8-10 years ago, I celebrated a birthday month.  

Then I cut it down to a week.

This year it was more like a long weekend.  

Since my birthday fell on a Sunday this year, I celebrated where I could over a couple of days.  

Here is what my birthday and its celebrations consisted of in no particular order:

birthday sushi with Heidi

bought new shoes

got my hair done

birthday carb therapy with Nikita at Olive Garden

4 emails / 3 phone calls / 3 texts / 52 facebook messages - all bday wishes for me

D and kids made Sunday birthday breakfast

spent birthday afternoon sleeping off a horrible stuffy, achy cold (booooo)

finally rented and watched "The Words"  (loved!!!!)

ran 5 miles

spent an hour+ at beach with hubby followed by

birthday lunch at Stu's (my fave sub shop on the island but I only make it there once a year - for my bday)

fave cookies from Fresh Market

D and d made birthday cake

VT dropped off half a birthday cake

........Hi, My name is Tovah and I'm a foodie.  (Hiii, Tovahhhhhh)

This is why I run people!

Anyway, it was a great birthday.  I have yet to do my reflective journaling and set goals of what I want to do before I turn 33.  But I will do so in a brand new journal a friend gave me.  

31 was a good year.  32 is going to be GREAT!

Dean Style

Nev did her own hair today, and was quite the proud peacock about it.  Even let me capture it...

Isn't she the sweetest thing??!!!!!

Dace has 3 colors of shirts he can wear to school and white is my favorite on him.  I had to snap a pic on the way out the door today...

And this is from Mom's visit but it fits the post.  Ammy rockin' a chocolate goat -

Last but not least, Zade flashing his muscles in his new Superman PJs -

And the mama rockin her not yet worn hat on her birthday -

And that's just how we roll.

1st Day of Kindergarten

Well....he's gone.  Dace's school career has begun.
He was so excited

He wanted a picture showing his awesome Bumblebee back pack -

And with brother!  Zade is ready to be my big boy now....

Ready to go!  He could hardly stand it.  I was so glad that he was excited and not petrified

We got there and found his cubby, then found his spot at his table.  One other boy already at his table.

Okay, Dace.  I love you so much.  I can't believe this day has come.....

His sweet teacher, Ms. T...See how Dace is being shy with his hand and his out turned foot?  I think he has a little crush.  And that is okay.

I kissed him goodbye, fighting back the tears and left him reading at the table.  He's ready.

Then I cried all the way home.....

question of the week

Storytime with Dace

I posted on Facebook a few days ago that Dace had read the stories for bedtime that night and that my job here was done.

We returned our library books for new ones today and so I had him make this quick video of the two he has been reading.  He owns another book that he likes to read as well.  We'll document that one later

I'm sure he's not really reading yet.  I'm sure it's just a spectacular photgraphic memory or something.  But then again maybe not.  We were driving home yesterday and Dace said, "Look, mommy!  It's a boat sale."
Sure enough, there was a sign on the right that declared BOAT SALE.  "Dace," I said, "Did you read that?"  "Well, the first word says boat and the second says sale so it must be a boat sale!"