How To Ruin Your Husband's 50th Birthday

#1. Have children (I could leave it at that, but I know I'd get flack from some of you.)

#2. Let those children stay up a little past their bedtime for the 2 evenings prior to husband's birthday.

#3. Make birthday dinner plans at a steakhouse on Wednesday night. The actual day of your husband's birthday, but also one of his busiest times for work.

#4. Rush around after work, trying to get everything done (including pick up cake) before meeting birthday boy at steakhouse for dinner.

#5. Witness your 6 year old have multiple meltdowns during #4.

#6. Meet husband at steakhouse, only to stand outside the car for 15 minutes, waiting for 6 year old to finish her (hopefully final) meltdown.

#7. Realize there's now no way you can get a table, order, eat and pay before husband has to be back at church to run the Wednesday night service sound check.

#8. Apologize to wonderful husband, and send him back to church without any dinner.

#9. Make executive decision to put kids in bed EARLY (6:45 p.m. early) instead of going to choir.

#10. Text husband: Happy Sucky 50th