Highs and Lows from a Birthday

Can a birthday have a worse start than with a tummy-bug that keeps you awake most of the night... Anyway, it gave me a "legal" reason to lay flat on the sofa for most of the day.
My little boys were very, very excited with yet another birthday and very helpful opening my pressies.
My beloved had been out bought me not one but TWO dresses... And lovely ones too! Plus he managed to cook a surprise dinner for 10 without me noticing anything. But as I said, I was more than pleased to stay in my sofa-corner not being bothered with anything special.