Mom's Birthday

Hip Hip Hooray!  Mom is 36!  Not sure if that's really a celebratory milestone but none-the-less... I love my birthday!  This year I knew what I was getting.... we were going out to eat as a family at the Cheesecake Factory!  Remember when John did the commercial for CBS Sports?  Well, they "paid" him with a $200 Gift Certificate to the Cheesecake Factory!  Truthfully, we knew that's how much it would cost for our family of 8 and thought we'd save it to use on my birthday.  It was a great night!  Everyone got along... everyone had fun... and everyone was on their best behavior!  I felt like a proud mom!  and yes.. we used pretty much every cent of that $200!  We let the kids get whatever they wanted and we all indulged in a piece of cheesecake of our liking for dessert!