Today I turned 38.  Last night Anna and I went out to dinner without the kids.  Since I took a few days of leave this week, I was able to get up before dawn and spend the morning hunting.  While I didn’t harvest any deer, I did enjoy the morning in the foggy woods.  When I came in from my hunt, Amanda was following me around giving me “gifts”.  They were basically items she collected around the house and wrapped up in her blankets, but she was very excited to share with me.  I had a short sit in the tree stand in the afternoon and then went to trim a few horses this evening.  When I returned, we had dinner (venison and potatoes!) and cake.

Vicki made the cake from scratch.  Apparently this recipe required 8 egg yolks, so today she learned how to separate the white and yolk (manually using the shells).  She used pre-made icing, because my favorite cake is yellow cake with chocolate icing.

Vicki also made me a birthday present.  She used her loom to make a little pouch, and inside, she put 38 hunting passes.  She was very excited because they don’t have any expiration date or restrictions.  I think I know who will be using some of them with me.

So what made it a great day?  Family.