Wednesday, August 12, 2009

twenty-four is:::

the number of carats representing 100% pure gold.
the number of cycles in the Chinese solar year.
the number of frames per second at which motion picture film is usually projected.
the number of hours in a day.
the number of points on a backgammon board.

and it is how old i am today.

a few weeks ago i told matt that i'd like a quiet dinner of just us and the boys and then some cake and ice-cream {homemade cherry amaretto of course} with family. but i believe plans have changed since i have not seen him in the last five days. he responded to a wildfire call on friday afternoon and has been gone ever since.


but don't feel bad for me please. i will be well taken care of. i always am. i have great family and friends. and as for our little family, we will have our quiet dinner together another night.

hello twenty-four. it's great to meet you!

4 comments:

Beth Spencer said...

I know how you feel. I'm the Forest Service Dispatch Center Manager and I've been working at least 12 hours a day. At least I do get to sleep in my own bed at night.

Mary said...

Happy birthday Ashley! I still remember the first time I saw you, tiny and petite and all dressed in a lacy white dress, bundled up in a hand-crocheted rainbow-colored baby blanket. Has it really been 24 years since then?!

Just think how sweet your reunion will be when Matt returns--sometimes a belated birthday is even more exciting than the actual one!

LORI said...

I'M GLAD YOU HAD A GOOD DAY, ALBEIT WITHOUT MATT. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THERE ARE SELFLESS FOLK OUT THERE FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT, THOUGH! WHICH AMBER IS EXPECTING IN DEC.??

The Blonde Duck said...

Aw! Happy b-day! 24 is a wonderful year!