When ones birthday falls on a Friday, one should really take advantage of such fine timing and have a little birthday gathering. 

This is what happened to me last Friday.  And so, we invited people and had a party.

It was a wonderful time.  The boys each had some friends over so all ages were entertained.  There were sweet and sour meatballs that I had prepared and simmered in the crockpot all day as well as some other snack-type foods for nibbling.  And a massive Costco chocolate cake (of which its leftovers makes a fine accompaniment to morning coffee). 

As a birthday present for myself, I stopped by our local plant nursery and picked myself up a goat.  I have simply named him Birthday Goat.

Friday birthdays with gifts of goats are grand!