happy birthday, Julia

Yesterday was Julia's 40th birthday, and tonight I'm having a birthday party at my place for her. I baked a cake from scratch, but she insisted on doing the icing, what with it involving meringue powder and all, so she's coming over at 6 to help me ice the cake. The usual suspects are coming over to celebrate, and so are the doggies: Tucker, Kramer, Buddy, and maybe Ringo. The house is clean, the laundry's done, the cake is cooled, and all I've got left to do is walk the girl before people start coming over. That, and shower, of course.

So happy birthday, Julia. May this coming year be much kinder to you than the last.