Friday, March 2, 2012

The Mister Baked Me a Cake!

he
my sweet husband
who works many, many hours of each day
seven days of many weeks
who spends every moment he's not at work
making life easier for me
baked me a cake
a yellow cake with chocolate frosting
in the middle of the night
while i slept
with ingredients he'd bought earlier in the week
also while i was sleeping
 {i sleep a lot these days}
 he waited for the dishwasher to finish washing its load
unloaded the clean dishes
and loaded up the ones he'd dirtied
just so i wouldn't suspect anything
should i visit the kitchen in the night
which i did
to fetch a cup of water for a feverish boy
 he lit the candles as i walked out this morning
while he and little guy sang happy birthday
and buddy boy buried his head in a chair, all embarrassed like
{i think he thought the singing was for him}
 and we all had cake for breakfast

12 comments:

Jessica said...

What a wonderful husband you have! What a blessed family! I can't think of a sweeter start to a birthday than this. Happy birthday!!

Emily said...

Wow! So sweet! Made me tear up! Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Golden Gate Fam said...

What a wonderful thing for him to do for you. Happy birthday!

Sara said...

How sweet is that! I hope that was just the beginning of a fabulous day....happy birthday!!!

Unknown said...

Now that is a way to kick off your 30s! :)

Sarah Baggs said...

What a wonderful husband and breakfast! Happy birthday!

Julie said...

Happy Birthday to our precious daughter-in-law (and good work Jacob!)

Confessions said...

happy 30th, precious elizabeth!!

Wanting What I Have said...

That is just precious!!! Happy birthday sweet friend! Love you!!!

Anika said...

So sweet! Happy birthday, Eliz!!!!

Aunt Betty said...

Go Jacob!!!!!

Diane Lee said...

aw.... soo sweet. and happy birthday, too! :) I happened to have stumbled upon your blog and I instantly became a fan of it. it's just as sweet as it can get!