Cody was looking for candles and found a 30, a 6 and then used 1 regular candle so it looked like on the cake that Don was 3061. We got a good laugh at that one.
Today is Don's 37 birthday but he thinks that he is only 34. Actually the Social Security Department thinks that he is only 36. They have him being born in 1972 instead of 1971. Psychologically that is a good thing except that if we don't get it changed then he will have to work an extra year before official social security through the government would kick in-yeah right like there will be anything left by then. Don had to go to Utah today so as part of FHE last night we had his birthday. Connor and I had to go to Vegas to doctors so Cody made dad his favorite Banana cake and wrapped his presents in festive Christmas wrapping paper. Connor and I bought him a few more things in Vegas and so Connor crammed them under his shirt as the wrapping . I never know what to buy for Don because he wants manly things like guns and stuff and I don't know how to pick that stuff out-he will be purchasing his gun soon with the thanks of those you that have sent him moola. We gave him 4 shirts and 2 pair of shorts and also 2 pair of sound reducing headphones for when he travels. You may ask why he needs 2 pair and he doesn't but I wanted him to decide which ones he likes best and then we will return the other.
I saw on a friend's blog that in honor of her husband's birthday she posted 33 things she loves about him and why he is so great so I will post 37 things that are so great about Don and why I love him.
1. He is the best dad ever to our boys.
2. He is the best husband to me.
3. He is the most unselfish person I have ever met.
4. He is very non judgmental-unlike me. He is really a Christlike person-see #3.
5. He is not a complainer.
6. He is a glass half full kind of guy.
7. He is always willing to help anyone-day or night.
8. If anyone ever is in need he would go in the hole to help them financially.
9. He is the hardest worker I know-Connor comes in a close second.
10. He worked his way up at Georgia Pacific working insane hours for years to get where he is now.
11. He makes the best fried zuchinni and spinach artichoke dip.
12. He knows everyone! We can go anywhere-Las Vegas, St. George, Provo, and he will run into someone he knows.
13. He is pretty funny even though Cody won't admit it a lot of the time. He says some of the funniest things like while looking in the refrigerator at the numerous blocks of cream cheese that I have just bought he says "Hey I think that cream cheese is on sale-Oh good you already know."
14. He knows when to quit being funny or when not to start.
15. He is very protective of me-he knows that I don't like to be scared so he goes out of his way to make sure that I don't have to be.
16. He always drives when we travel so I can sleep.
17. He has really thick hair and has to have it cut every 3 weeks if not sooner!
18. He is very respectful to me and tries to make sure that our boys are respectful to me too.
19. He is good singer even though he hates to go to ward choir.
20. He will stay up late finishing his work so that he can be around the kids when they get home from school.
21. He tries to come to every thing that he can that the kids do at school, church, sports or whatever.
22. He is a manly man-watching sports, playing sports, fishing, camping, hunting etc.
23. He is a fixer-he wants everyone and everything to be happy so he tries to do whatever he can to make that happen. Sometimes to the point that I have to say to him-I am venting. I do not need you to fix anything. I just need you to listen.
24. He is supportive of the boys and what they want to do-he does not push them into things but once they start something he sees that they finish it.
25. He helps me keep the house clean-he is not a clutterbug or pack rat.
26. He does not like shopping but will go with me when I want to. He will even try on clothes as long as we are not at Costco. He does not buy clothes for himself unless he absolutely has to.
27. He went to 27 Dresses with me and liked it when I hated it.
28. He is very sensitive to others and their pain and and feelings.
29. He has a very tender heart but does not like to show it-he calls it allergies.
30. When we were dating he drove up to Provo all the time to see me even when he had no money!
31. He tolerates George Strait on the radio all day everyday if I want to listen to it.
32. He likes to unwind and fall asleep in his chair watching TV. That used to make me mad but not anymore.
33. He can talk and talk and talk. He can say that he going to Wally's to get a drink and then not come back for 2 hours because he ran into someone and started talking.
34. He loves my family and will stay at my mom's for weeks on end during the summer so that I can be there. When he worked all those rotating shifts we would go to Provo every month when he got his 4 days off.
35. During the time right after Caleb was born and Connor was still a baby-18months- he would get up with Connor during the night while I got up with Caleb. It is affectionately remembered as 3 years of night of the living dead
36. When I was pregnant he even worried about the shoes that I would wear and called some of them "trip and die" shoes and did not want me to wear them.
37. He always follows through on what he is asked to do even when he does not want to. He has done every calling he has ever had without complaint and takes up the slack where others don't.
2. He is the best husband to me.
3. He is the most unselfish person I have ever met.
4. He is very non judgmental-unlike me. He is really a Christlike person-see #3.
5. He is not a complainer.
6. He is a glass half full kind of guy.
7. He is always willing to help anyone-day or night.
8. If anyone ever is in need he would go in the hole to help them financially.
9. He is the hardest worker I know-Connor comes in a close second.
10. He worked his way up at Georgia Pacific working insane hours for years to get where he is now.
11. He makes the best fried zuchinni and spinach artichoke dip.
12. He knows everyone! We can go anywhere-Las Vegas, St. George, Provo, and he will run into someone he knows.
13. He is pretty funny even though Cody won't admit it a lot of the time. He says some of the funniest things like while looking in the refrigerator at the numerous blocks of cream cheese that I have just bought he says "Hey I think that cream cheese is on sale-Oh good you already know."
14. He knows when to quit being funny or when not to start.
15. He is very protective of me-he knows that I don't like to be scared so he goes out of his way to make sure that I don't have to be.
16. He always drives when we travel so I can sleep.
17. He has really thick hair and has to have it cut every 3 weeks if not sooner!
18. He is very respectful to me and tries to make sure that our boys are respectful to me too.
19. He is good singer even though he hates to go to ward choir.
20. He will stay up late finishing his work so that he can be around the kids when they get home from school.
21. He tries to come to every thing that he can that the kids do at school, church, sports or whatever.
22. He is a manly man-watching sports, playing sports, fishing, camping, hunting etc.
23. He is a fixer-he wants everyone and everything to be happy so he tries to do whatever he can to make that happen. Sometimes to the point that I have to say to him-I am venting. I do not need you to fix anything. I just need you to listen.
24. He is supportive of the boys and what they want to do-he does not push them into things but once they start something he sees that they finish it.
25. He helps me keep the house clean-he is not a clutterbug or pack rat.
26. He does not like shopping but will go with me when I want to. He will even try on clothes as long as we are not at Costco. He does not buy clothes for himself unless he absolutely has to.
27. He went to 27 Dresses with me and liked it when I hated it.
28. He is very sensitive to others and their pain and and feelings.
29. He has a very tender heart but does not like to show it-he calls it allergies.
30. When we were dating he drove up to Provo all the time to see me even when he had no money!
31. He tolerates George Strait on the radio all day everyday if I want to listen to it.
32. He likes to unwind and fall asleep in his chair watching TV. That used to make me mad but not anymore.
33. He can talk and talk and talk. He can say that he going to Wally's to get a drink and then not come back for 2 hours because he ran into someone and started talking.
34. He loves my family and will stay at my mom's for weeks on end during the summer so that I can be there. When he worked all those rotating shifts we would go to Provo every month when he got his 4 days off.
35. During the time right after Caleb was born and Connor was still a baby-18months- he would get up with Connor during the night while I got up with Caleb. It is affectionately remembered as 3 years of night of the living dead
36. When I was pregnant he even worried about the shoes that I would wear and called some of them "trip and die" shoes and did not want me to wear them.
37. He always follows through on what he is asked to do even when he does not want to. He has done every calling he has ever had without complaint and takes up the slack where others don't.
I could keep going but since he is only 37 I will save more for next year.
Happy Birthday Don! I love you and so do your boys!
Happy Birthday Don! I love you and so do your boys!
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Happy Birthday to the Donald!!! Love you, Don. I think your family loves you too.
Don is awesome! We sure love him, too. Happy Birthday! Oh, and I second the "don't try on clothes at Costco." I saw a guy try on pants once at Costco and I kid-you-not, he dropped his pants in the middle of the store. The worst part was he was wearing safari print underpants.
send my birthday wishes on to don too! that was nice stuff you wrote about don, jenni. and it's all true! :-) you guys are great!
Happy Belated Birthday Don! It's been awhile since I have read the blogs - CRAP! We love you guys! Can't wait to see you!
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