First of all, thank you all for the well wishes for Alan’s birthday! It’s so sweet that people we’ve never met are wishing him a happy birthday.

And now for what was supposed to be a short post but isn’t turning out to be that:

You know, I was trying to keep away. I was. I wasn’t going to go on my computer at all the rest of the week. But its siren call kept beckoning and I found myself reading blogs yesterday. And then I was compelled to draw a new banner. The warm weather was screaming at me to change it. It’s silly to see us ice skating when it’s been warm and we’re out in skirts and dresses…well not Alan because he doesn’t like wearing skirts or dresses. (that I know of. Just kidding honey. I know he doesn’t like wearing skirts or dresses. We’ve known each other so long I’m sure I’ve actually asked if he secretly liked dressing as a woman, probably after watching some movie about a guy who wanted to be a woman. And I digress. What was I saying?)

So I asked Alan what I should draw for the new banner. He said something about green hills I think. I can’t remember exactly and he’s asleep right now. I don’t want to run into the bedroom and wake him up just to ask. But anyhoo I am going off subject again, this is what I came up with: us laying on a blanket in the grass.

Ok now I am going to TRY to stay away from this addictive machine the rest of the week. No blog reading today. Try to stay away from email even. (Gasp! Is that possible?) Just post this and I’m gone.