Drool-Worthy Gifts For The Chocoholic's Birthday!

Yeah, looks good, doesn't it? But you ain't seen nothing yet. Here's a site with quality chocolate to eat and drink. Plus supplies for making your own fancy chocolates that might be too pretty to eat. Ha!

Don't go there hungry or you'll drool on your keyboard. Or is that just me?

One yummy thumbs up.

Hey Look! It's All About You!

Birthday Calculator

Here's a fun thing. Fill in your birthday on a form and learn

all about you, your life path, your traits, your skills.

Your date of conception! Fascinating!

Try it out. What do you think? Is yours accurate?

technorati tags:birthday, idea, blog

Adopt An Animal--Birthday Gift Idea!

Adopt An Animal, Adopt A Wild Animal, Adopt A Farm Animal: "All Adoptable Animals

Adopt A Koala

WAF Adopt A Koala Kit in three-ring binder with Photo, Fact Sheet, Certificate & Help Animals Info Packet.

Adopt A Koala from World Animal Foundation and make a difference for animals and the environment. Your WAF Adopt An Animal Kit comes in a deluxe three-ring binder and includes:

•Photo of Your Adopted Animal On Binder Cover & Fact Sheet
•Adopt An Animal Adoption Certificate
•Fact Sheet About Your Adopted Animal Species
•Help Animals Info Packet Packed With Information On Animal Issues & How You Can Help Animals And The Environment

Adopt An Animal Adoption Kits make great gifts and can be sent directly to the recipient at a date of your choosing. "

What a great birthday gift for a koala lover! Or maybe your loved one is into another animal. They've got you covered here. Check it out.

notes from the laundromat: birthday wishes

notes from the laundromat: birthday wishes: "Saturday, April 08, 2006
birthday wishes

'Don't be afraid to want things, to yearn, crave, or lust for anything. And don't be afraid to go after what you want. If you can't satisfy yourself, then how can you expect anyone else to satisfy you?' - Cameron Tuttle

My birthday is on April 17th. It brings up the idea of WANT. What do I want?
Birthdays are always a confusing time for me. Some people talk about them to the point of being obnoxious. I have a friend who starts the countdown 3 months before and then celebrates for a month after her birthday. (If you are one of those people, sorry – yet you must know that it puts A LOT of pressure on those around you to make you happy.)"


Good point. I'm speaking as a person like her, always drawing a blank when asked what I want. I'm thrilled with things that make my life better. I don't tend to know exactly what qualifies, so it's kind of hard for someone else to know what that is and wrap it up as a gift.

I thought a typewriter would provide me with a writing career. I thought a loom would provide me with a weaving career. I got them, but didn't put in the amount of effort required. Did that cure me of wanting this type of life-changing thing? Um...no.

What does that mean? What I really need is gumption? Do they sell that anywhere and gift wrap it?

Are you like this too? Would you like the gift of commitment, determination, gumption or something similar?

Stroh's Ice Cream Birthday

A Songdog's World of Random Thoughts - The rest of the birthday story: "27th-Mar-2006 07:25 pm

The meatloaf was stellar. Mom made two meatloaves, actually. (Meatloafs? No, that would be a certain 70s rock singer and his doppelgänger.) One was 'plain' and one was Mexican—it contained red and green peppers and some other seasoning. The cake was good, but I will have very pleasant fantasies about the ice cream, which was Stroh's brand Sanders Bumpy Cake: vanilla ice cream with bits of frosting from their locally famous chocolate butter cream frosting cake. I may have to go visit my mom this week. Frequently.

(Yes, the beer Stroh's. Stroh's Ice Cream was founded by the Stroh's brewery founders in 1919 to tide the company over during Prohibition. [link])"


Beer lovers, take note. In Michigan you can celebrate your birthday eating cake with Stroh's ice cream in it. Yes, THAT Stroh's. Beer, baby. And ice cream? Huh.

Go there. He's got links.

Who Shares Your Birthdate?

Who else was born on your birthday? Here's a site that reveals all! What fun!

I found a dozen people share my birthday. Too cool!

Lebanon Daily News - Local News

Lebanon Daily News - Local News: "Homeless animals benefit from girl’s birthday party
By DAVID MEKEEL
Staff Writer
Lebanon Daily News

A typical 10-year-old might ask for a bike or a Barbie doll for her birthday.

Caridad Dieppa isn’t typical.

When Caridad invited friends to her birthday party Saturday at the YMCA’S pool at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, she asked that they bring her something extra special.

“This year I asked everybody to get dog food and cat food for animals at the Humane Society (of Lebanon County),” Caridad said while taking a brief break from her party.

Caridad is an animal lover; she has been as long as she can remember.

“I have a little dog,” she said. “His name is Pancho, and he’s 4 years old.”

Caridad said that she loves to watch Animal Planet with her mom, Gissett, at their Lebanon home. It was while they were checking out their favorite channel that Caridad came up with her grand birthday idea."


Here's a girl with imagination and follow-through--and she's 10! She already knows she wants to be a veterinarian.

Give her a few more birthdays and she'll be a major force to reckon with. You go, girl!