Thank you Slick, for starting this thread. These birthdays are starting to look just like the gas pump - you watch the numbers get higher and higher every second.

So far the day has been normal! Emma jumped on the dining room table in one of her marathon runs around the house. She managed to dump over a vase of flowers - full of water - soaked all the birthday cards, the chair and the remainder of the water went on the floor. I guess she is excited about my birthday.

But what's a little water???

Thank you all for your kind thoughts - I deeply appreciate them.