Today is my birthday. It is already an improvement over last year's birthday when I spent the whole morning at the dentist having my wisdom teeth pulled and a root canal. We can only go up from there :)

First of all, my 365 Days of Praise calender, given to me by my lovely friend Pam, has the following quote from Charles H. Spurgeon: "God stands fast as your rock, steadfast as your safeguard, sleepless as your watcher, valiant as your champion." I *LOVE* that!

I started my day snuggling with my son Owen who was up very early this morning. We watched cartoons in bed. Our plans for the rest of the day include a bit of shopping, a trip to Baskin-Robbins and then dinner at my favorite Chinese restaurant with my family. Yep, that's right, we are eating dessert before dinner!

Here are some famous people who share my birthday:

Buzz Aldrin - second man on the moon
Slim Whitman - country singer
Melissa Rivers - uhmmm....not sure what her profession is
Patricia Neal - actress
George Burns - comedian
Bill Maher - smartie pants, er, I mean, political satirist
Lorenzo Lamas - actor
James Denton - actor
Charles III - King of Spain 1759-1778

Notable events that took place on January 20th:

1265 In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts it's first meeting in the Palace of Westminster - now known as the Houses of Parliament.

1841 Hong Komg Island is first occupied by the British Empire

1937 Franklin Delano Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States; first time this ceremony is held on January 20th.

1964 Meet The Beatles released in the United States (my Mom was 14 and an avid fan)

1981 Iran releases 52 hostiages 20 minutes after Ronald Regan is inaugurated as President of the United States

1986 Martin Luther King day celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time

1986 England and France announce plans for the Channel Tunnel or Chunnel (which I have been through!)