What I did for my Birthday... or not
It's 11:44pm on January 11th.
Technically, it's still my birthday for about 16 minutes.
I should be in bed now.
I have to get up early to take Bratchild to the orthodontist.
Tomorrow is THE BIG DAY...
her braces are finally coming off.
But, for now I am sitting here and reveling in the solitude of the last moments of My Special Day.
Or not.
Actually, I am waiting for my tummy to calm down so I can go to bed.
Why?, you may ask, am I having tummy troubles.
That's easy.
Because I wanted one thing, and only one thing, for my birthday.
Chinese Food.
That's right.
I wanted some crab rangoon and Kung Po chicken and won ton soup.
So, after some argument from BratChild about how no one in the family likes Chinese but me...
I mean, come one, it's my birthday so I should get to choose the food I want to eat...
and I didn't think I should have to cook dinner AND make my own cake...
I got her to pick something from the vast menu of Thai, Chinese, Sushi and Sashimi.
She picked sweet and sour chicken.
The boys wanted orange chicken and lo mein.
HeMan Hubby wanted General Tso's chicken...
Why is it when I make chicken they complain but when given the choice of any meat known to man ...
You got it, they all chose chicken!
Me?
I got my Kung Po chicken...
not because I actually wanted chicken, but because all seafood and red meat is off limits since having my gall bladder removed 3 weeks ago.
And that leads me right back to my tummy trouble.
Apparently eating half an egg roll ( SIX said it was too much to eat so he gave me some of his) is half an egg roll too much.
And eating a spoon full of Kung Po chicken and fried rice is just that much too much.
I never even attempted the crab rangoon or won ton soup...
or the Thai calamari...
or the spare ribs...
or the lo mein...
Chicken is the only meat I have been able to eat without regret...
that is, until tonight.
So, I sit here and wait for my stomach to stop complaining as I work on the skirt I am crocheting for this weekend.
And watch the time tick by to the closing minutes of yet another birthday.
Today I am 46 years old.
Today I became one of the millions of those across the world in their mid-40's.
Today, like a fine wine that mellows with time, I have become a little better...
a little more secure in who I am and content with the life I am living...
Even if it includes TeenBoy and BratChild and SIX...
Even if I will never be able to enjoy Chinese food, or popcorn or chocolate... oh heck, anything that is really yummy, ever again...
Because today I realized that it's not how old I am...
It's how young I feel, and today...
I feel pretty darn young...
Probably about 39...
It's 11:44pm on January 11th.
Technically, it's still my birthday for about 16 minutes.
I should be in bed now.
I have to get up early to take Bratchild to the orthodontist.
Tomorrow is THE BIG DAY...
her braces are finally coming off.
But, for now I am sitting here and reveling in the solitude of the last moments of My Special Day.
Or not.
Actually, I am waiting for my tummy to calm down so I can go to bed.
Why?, you may ask, am I having tummy troubles.
That's easy.
Because I wanted one thing, and only one thing, for my birthday.
Chinese Food.
That's right.
I wanted some crab rangoon and Kung Po chicken and won ton soup.
So, after some argument from BratChild about how no one in the family likes Chinese but me...
I mean, come one, it's my birthday so I should get to choose the food I want to eat...
and I didn't think I should have to cook dinner AND make my own cake...
I got her to pick something from the vast menu of Thai, Chinese, Sushi and Sashimi.
She picked sweet and sour chicken.
The boys wanted orange chicken and lo mein.
HeMan Hubby wanted General Tso's chicken...
Why is it when I make chicken they complain but when given the choice of any meat known to man ...
You got it, they all chose chicken!
Me?
I got my Kung Po chicken...
not because I actually wanted chicken, but because all seafood and red meat is off limits since having my gall bladder removed 3 weeks ago.
And that leads me right back to my tummy trouble.
Apparently eating half an egg roll ( SIX said it was too much to eat so he gave me some of his) is half an egg roll too much.
And eating a spoon full of Kung Po chicken and fried rice is just that much too much.
I never even attempted the crab rangoon or won ton soup...
or the Thai calamari...
or the spare ribs...
or the lo mein...
Chicken is the only meat I have been able to eat without regret...
that is, until tonight.
So, I sit here and wait for my stomach to stop complaining as I work on the skirt I am crocheting for this weekend.
And watch the time tick by to the closing minutes of yet another birthday.
Today I am 46 years old.
Today I became one of the millions of those across the world in their mid-40's.
Today, like a fine wine that mellows with time, I have become a little better...
a little more secure in who I am and content with the life I am living...
Even if it includes TeenBoy and BratChild and SIX...
Even if I will never be able to enjoy Chinese food, or popcorn or chocolate... oh heck, anything that is really yummy, ever again...
Because today I realized that it's not how old I am...
It's how young I feel, and today...
I feel pretty darn young...
Probably about 39...
1 comment:
Happy birthday! Sorry your body didn't cooperate. Ever feel like you're 100 but you and your body are the only ones who know it?
I'm glad you got to feel 39 for a while. I'm 42 and would give just about anything to feel only 42 for a bit.
I empathize with the tummy troubles. I lived on broth for a week or two because I just couldn't eat anything else. Slight improvement, but still struggling. At least I have an advantage. I'm not big into food, so I don't really feel like I'm sacrificing a lot. I mean, I'd like to eat something of substance and feel full, but that's really it.
I feel really bad that you have to give up something you love because your body isn't being kind to you. I hope you find many new things to make it worth it.
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