thank you all for the birthday wishes. i love you all and am so sad that i am going to miss being with most of you this weekend. chels you are in my prayers. i am so happy for you! joey is a lucky man. if it wasn't for the nutcracker this weekend we would be there. alicia the house looks amazing!! holy cow! it has been a great day between the phone calls and the blogs i am so blessed to have such a wonderful family! my friends patti which you all met at the wedding and jennifer took me to lunch and treated me to a massage this afternoon and cory stayed late this morning to help me get the kids out the door, so i have been spoiled all day. ok i better run to get everything ready for tonight. i love you all more than i can express............meags

ps mike i am so sorry that i missed your birthday i was thinking of you! we think of you and pray for you many times a day. wil prays for uncle mike and his "worriors". i love you. thank you for the sacrifice you make for our freedom!