For my 38th birthday, Christie picked out a nice Belgian Waffle maker. This is the first waffle I made. Sweet potato waffles with bananas and maple syrup. Very tasty. I also got a cool new memory card for my camera that breaks the ties to the computer except to write about the pictures. The memory card has built in wireless connectivity to my home network and automatically uploads any pictures on my card even as I take them directly to my computer. No more taking the card out or making sure I have a cable to connect to the camera. Just turn on the camera and away they go.

Thank you to everybody who sent me birthday wishes and cards. I had a great birthday!