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 So my birthday came and went.  I felt a little sub par this year, but as always we celebrated for a long time.  For some reason instead of a birthday cake I wanted a coconut cream pie.  I just hadn't had one in a long time and thought how great it would be.  It was delicious.

 After the family celebrated of course, I had to celebrate at school and so mom tried her hand at gumpaste and made a magnolia.  It wasn't her cakes that were masterpieces of the past, but it was pretty and everyone at work enjoyed it.  Next year, it better be a bit more ornate.