happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear mo-om, happy birthday to you!

be thankful you didn’t have to actually listen to that. i think i might be almost as tone deaf as my dear mother. she, however, does insist i always listen to her sing happy birthday to me. as bad as it is, it’s a fun tradition and one that i actually look forward to every year.

speaking of birthdays…macy will be a year old in a little over a month. wow, i just cannot believe it! i have to say, this has been the busiest, most chaotic, most enjoyable, and most rewarding year i have ever had.