05/14/2026
Wrapping up my birthday feeling incredibly grateful 💛
My boys surprised me with beautiful flowers (with a little help from my mom 🥹), and I also got amazing Guggenhein scissors and a portable steamer that I’m so excited to use—thank you Mom and Dad 🤍
I had the honor of delivering a set of memory bears to a customer today. He had them made for his daughter and granddaughter using his wife’s clothing, and they turned out so incredibly special. I’ll share them soon 🤍
After that, I spent part of the day doing things I love—making an extra-long prototype back scrubber for my dad to test out since he has shoulder issues and taking a short walk with the dogs.
Dinner tonight was filled with a lot of nostalgic favorites. We had hotdogs sliced open on a bed of mashed potatoes with paprika and sauerkraut tucked inside—something my dad’s Aunt Marlis always made when she’d take me for the day. She always had me call her Grandma Marlis, and we’d bake cookies together, then play double solitaire at the kitchen table while everything baked 🤍
We also had macaroni and cheese on the side because for years that was my mom’s birthday meal. Since he was about five years old, my oldest son would make hotdogs and macaroni and cheese for her every year because it was something he could do mostly on his own. He’s 19 now, and it felt really special bringing back so many memories through food today 🥹
And for dessert—yellow cake with chocolate frosting in memory of my grandpa because it was his favorite 🤍
And yes… the candles say 18 😂 I saved my son’s candles from his 18th birthday last year, and my mom insists I’m only 18 because if I get older… that means she gets older too 😅
To end the night, I got to enjoy a long bubble bath with minimal interruptions—which honestly felt like the ultimate birthday gift 😂
Thank you to my kids, my family, my friends, my mom and dad, and all of my Treasured & True followers/customers for making today feel so special. Your support—whether it’s purchases, shares, comments, or simply following along—means more than you know.
Now I’m off to put my little guy to bed and reply to Facebook messages/comments before I call it a night
Sweet Dreams 🤍