Older and older

I have learned a new rule regarding birthday cake: every time you eat the leftovers, even if it's no longer your birthday, you get to have the birthday song sung in your honor again! Claire and Lilah faithfully reminded us and led out as we enjoyed my birthday cake for the days following my birthday, and last night when the kids and I were finishing the last sliver, Lilah again wanted to sing. I was home alone with the kids, so Claire and Lilah sang a duet. After they finished, Claire said, "Wow, it seems like you're getting like Grandpa -- older and older!" (I guess I gain a year every time they sing the song.) I made another cake today using cherries from the tree in the garden, and the girls are excited to try it. Lilah says, "Now we can sing the birthday song to you again!"