Merry Belated Everything!
December 27, 2011
ARGH so I have no time to actually post anything substantial because I have a second wave of family arriving today and I have to mop floors and buy more booze but that last post is bumming me out especially because Christmas was absolutely 100% non-bummer-like in the slightest EVEN THOUGH it involved one teeny tiny little harmless emergency room visit and no I'm not joking but I'll tell you about that later because TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY COUGH AHEM COUGH so here:
(Pro tip: Forget holiday cards. New Year's cards are the last-minute procrastinating SHIT, y'all.)
Happiest of birthdays to you!! Also? I'm doing a New Year card as well since my urchins don't like letting me have any spare time.
Posted by: Trish | December 27, 2011 at 11:06 AM
What an adorable card! Ike looks so cute.
I thought I was going to have to do New Years cards, but I got mine out in the nick of time. I heard they arrived last Friday. Yesssssss.
Posted by: April G. | December 27, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Julia | December 27, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Happy Birthday! And thank you for your blog!
Posted by: Dawn | December 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Happy Birthday!! And Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family!
Posted by: PopMommy Pam | December 27, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Happy birthday!!
Posted by: Wendy | December 27, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Happy Birthday, Amy!! I hope that extra booze you're buying is for you!
Posted by: Jesabes | December 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM
The best IS yet to come, especially today! Pump and get ripped!
Posted by: KimAZ | December 27, 2011 at 11:12 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope your year is filled with joy :)
Posted by: beth | December 27, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Happy happy birthday! I hope it's a great one.
Posted by: Kimberly | December 27, 2011 at 11:13 AM
Happy Birthday! I love your card. It made me feel warm and fuzzy.
Posted by: Lis | December 27, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Happy Birthday, Amy! Enjoy, and thanks for sharing your life with us here. All the best for 2012!
Posted by: Liz | December 27, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Love your card and love that I'm not the only one sending out New Year's cards instead of Christmas cards. Happy birthday!
Posted by: Olivia | December 27, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Happy birthday and wha??? An ER visit???
Posted by: Lauren | December 27, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Happy birthday !!!
Posted by: ssheers | December 27, 2011 at 11:39 AM
New Year's cards ROCK for the lazy (um, procrastinators!). In fact, New Year's GIFTS are going to the kids' teachers. Because we are just that awesome.
However, our familial awesome pales in comparison to the Storch cute. Heifer.
And ER, huh? We tell these under 5 footers all the time (sit your ass down; nobody's going to the emergency room on (insert EVERY day of the week for the corresponding day). I just hope to GoodGollyGravy'sGoodGod that you didn't posion anyone. Merry belated everything!
Posted by: Arnebya | December 27, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Wishing you all the best, Amy. 'Cause you're awesome and stuff.
Posted by: Britt | December 27, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Happy birthday Amy! Your blog makes me happy. xx
Posted by: Annabel | December 27, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Love the card, have a happy birthday!!
Posted by: Jess W | December 27, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Adorable. That reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, from Robert Browning: "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be."
Glad to hear your Christmas went well. It was our first Christmas without my grandmother, and it was happy with bittersweet moments. We had a teeny ER visit on Christmas day too. Kitchen counter + boy face = stitches. Our pediatric ER is so awesome that my 6 year old actually had fun. Go figure.
Posted by: CJ | December 27, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Happy Birthday Amy!
Posted by: Erin | December 27, 2011 at 12:13 PM
¡Feliz cumpleaños!
Posted by: Big Gay Sam | December 27, 2011 at 12:17 PM
Happy birfday AND happy new year!
Posted by: Judy | December 27, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: MariaV | December 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM
Happy happy birthday, Amy. Love the card! Procrastination with an air of "I have my shit together hahaha suckers".
Posted by: Valerie Gibson | December 27, 2011 at 01:13 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Zakary | December 27, 2011 at 01:34 PM
Happy Birthday Amy!
The card is adorable.
Posted by: Colleen | December 27, 2011 at 01:41 PM
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!! Darling card.
Posted by: Page | December 27, 2011 at 01:46 PM
Happy Birthday! I like the New Years cards because we are ALWAYS late with the Christmas ones. You're a genius.
Posted by: Alicia | December 27, 2011 at 02:05 PM
Right around Dec 15 when I realized I had no family shots with the new baby and I could not get everyone to smile and Ave pants on at the same time... that's when I decided to do Valentine's cards instead of Christmas cards. New years is still too much of a crunch for me. So what I'm saying is new years is not for procrastinators. You still have to be somewhat ready to do it in time.
Posted by: thelovelyamber | December 27, 2011 at 02:14 PM
Happy Birthday!! I was all set to get Christmas cards out this year...the ones I never managed to get together to send out LAST year! But they will be going out late, they are too cute to not send out! So New Year's cards or just "I had way too much going on to get these out on time cards!" :)
Posted by: KelleyD | December 27, 2011 at 02:20 PM
Happy birthday!!!
Posted by: Catherine | December 27, 2011 at 02:46 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Sarah | December 27, 2011 at 03:22 PM
Happy Birthday, Amy!! Have a great visit with your family :)
Posted by: ash | December 27, 2011 at 03:31 PM
Happy Birthday! And HELLS YEAH to the New Year's cards. We've been doing that for the last few years and it totally rocks the house!
Posted by: Melissa C | December 27, 2011 at 03:40 PM
Happy Birthday! And HELLS YEAH to the New Year's cards. We've been doing that for the last few years and it totally rocks the house!
Posted by: Melissa C | December 27, 2011 at 03:40 PM
Happy Birthday, Amy! Love the New year's postcard idea. It's also very traditional in Japan. Thanks for another year of enjoyable reading!
Posted by: April B. | December 27, 2011 at 03:45 PM
Fijne Verjaardag, van harte gefeliciteerd.
I hope that you will receive lots of birthday presents ;-) and lots of fun to!
Posted by: Sandra | December 27, 2011 at 03:59 PM
Happy birthday!!!
Posted by: JP | December 27, 2011 at 04:03 PM
Happy Happy birthday!! =)
Posted by: Kris | December 27, 2011 at 04:31 PM
Happy birthday and new year and all that good stuff! I totally pronounced your name Stork until I just saw the pluralization and now I'm going to have to get used to the new way :P
Posted by: Heather | December 27, 2011 at 04:33 PM
We're also doing New Year's cards - even better, we're using the family photos we took back in AUGUST because I am that on top of everything.
Merry Christmas, yo.
Posted by: Susan | December 27, 2011 at 04:53 PM
Happy Birthday, Amy!
Posted by: Krista | December 27, 2011 at 05:32 PM
Awww this is a stroke of genius! Happy Birthday!! Hope you're having the best of times during this holiday season. Look forward to hearing about it all when you get a chance.
Posted by: Rachel | December 27, 2011 at 05:57 PM
Happy Birthday! (my birthday is today too)
Posted by: Heather | December 27, 2011 at 06:53 PM
Happy, Happy Birthday! We Capricorns are the BEST! Good luck with family v.2!
Posted by: Jo | December 27, 2011 at 07:25 PM
A most Happy Birthday.
And I converted to New Years cards about 5 years ago. My husband and I usually take a long weekend the second weekend in January. It's now my tradition to address the cards while he drives then I mail them at our destination. Total win. And cute card. (yours)
Posted by: Jamie | December 27, 2011 at 08:08 PM
I wish you the happiest and healthiest year ever for you and your entire family.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Posted by: erin | December 27, 2011 at 08:30 PM
Happy, happy birthday!
We only sent out paper cards to family this year, and those barely made it out on time. Everyone else got the screen shot of the card in an e-mail. I'd say it's because we're going all green, but it's really because we're extra poor this year (and I didn't feel like addressing all those damned envelopes).
Posted by: die Frau | December 27, 2011 at 09:31 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Jen-Again | December 27, 2011 at 09:38 PM
Happy Birthday!!!!
Posted by: Cindy | December 27, 2011 at 10:06 PM
I ordered early valentines cards. When you can't even pull off new years and can't confirm they'll be in the mail for mlk day.
Posted by: Kate | December 27, 2011 at 10:23 PM
Happy Birthday, Amy!!
The card is spectacular!!
Posted by: Starbuck | December 27, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Hi.........
Happy Birthday Dear.:)
Really the card is adorable.
Posted by: Bingo Generator | December 27, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Love the card. Got it online, but still wish I was on your list :-) LOL
Posted by: jessiee | December 28, 2011 at 12:44 AM
Happy Birthday a day late! I'm right behind you tomorrow but I'm way older! :) Got a brand new grandson for my Christmas and birthday this year!
Posted by: Stephanie | December 28, 2011 at 08:31 AM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Rachel | December 28, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Have I ever told you that you're pretty? And you write well? So...uh...happy birthday!
Posted by: Lindsey | December 28, 2011 at 01:00 PM
Today is my birthday too! So, happy birthday to someone who no one ever remembers your birthday because it is so close to Christmas.... wah! :-)
Posted by: Andee | December 28, 2011 at 02:28 PM
Happy belated birthday!
Posted by: Emma | December 28, 2011 at 05:44 PM
Happy Birthday Amy!
Love the card. I made one on one of the many photo sharing sites then realized i had no time or $ to print & mail them so I just saved it to jpg and emailed it :)
Posted by: souphead | December 28, 2011 at 07:34 PM
Happy Birthday! I hope the booze was good to you!
We escaped the holidays without an injury so far, but we still have a few more things to go!
Posted by: Chris | December 29, 2011 at 02:20 PM
Happy Birthday, Lovely Amalah! :) :)
Posted by: Liana | December 29, 2011 at 04:47 PM
Hey, New Year IS "the Holidays" so any card than arrives within a week of that is STILL a Holiday Cards. Happy Birthday, BTW.
Posted by: amymvr | December 29, 2011 at 06:25 PM
Yay! Happy Birthday (a few days late!) to you! Happy New Year to you as well! Thank you for blogging. It makes me so happy to click on your bookmarked link! xo
Posted by: Julie | December 29, 2011 at 08:37 PM
Beautiful card . . .and beautiful family. Had to laugh when I saw that you wrote "& Baby Ike." When he's older and looks back at this card, I guarantee he's not going to like being referred to as baby Ike.
Posted by: Kathi | December 29, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Happy Birthday! New Years Eve card?! Brilliant. This is my chance to redeem my lack of Christmas cards, if I can just remember to do it before Valentines Day.
Posted by: No Drama Mama | December 30, 2011 at 09:12 AM
procrastinating to the max! Here I am 3days late not expecting you to post ON your birthday when you have BEFORE, HAH that'll teach me(rolls eyes, yeah right)
Belated Happy Birthday and Enjoy this New Year!
Posted by: Zaitel | December 30, 2011 at 04:08 PM
Happy birthday, lady.
I just found your blog from linking from here and there, and, oh crap, are you funny.
I'm crying. And laughing.
Thanks.
Posted by: Kate | December 31, 2011 at 01:18 AM
Happy belated birthday! And also? We have the same birthday! (Why is that always so flippin' exciting to find out?)
Posted by: Beth | December 31, 2011 at 07:07 PM
Happy Birthday! I just found your blog today for the 1st time. What an inspiration. I can only hope people will someday find my blog as useful and inspiring.
Posted by: sean s | January 01, 2012 at 01:53 PM
Happy birthday! I'm sorry I was sick on your actual birthday, and am thus late with the wishes, but it just extends the celebration, right?
Posted by: ccr in MA | January 02, 2012 at 06:59 PM