Happy Birthday T

It's tough when your birthday's in early January - you have party fatigue and you're in the midst of trying to stick to new year's resolutions. Still we managed a good day. The treat was getting away from the office and going off for lunch at Corduroy & Finch. Managed to get a scrumptious mango cake upon which I had the words written, Happy Birthday Daddy. It was K's idea to forego a family dinner (after all, she and C had already blown out the 4 big candles and the single small one!). "Go out to dinner," she said. "Pretend you don't have any kids!" They were quite happy to stay home for spaghetti. So we walked the kiddies to the playground so they could have a little run, and then we walked ourselves over to Spizza's for a surprisingly yummy Aglio Olio with pepperoncini and shrimp plus Gina pizza with anchovies and capers. And it was another pleasant evening walk back. As for a gift, I bought him an antique Chinese chess set with intricately carved wooden pieces.