Day 169, 6/18/2013 - Eat, my attempt to be more healthy in my breakfast selection was oatmeal with nuts and fruit. Not bad for "fast food." Dinner before our Tuesday rehearsal was at Empress of China. We helped Stephani celebrate her birthday by treating her to dinner. One of my favorites from my days living in New York City is Cold Sesame Noodles. Very few places have it on their menu in Texas and Empress of China has a quite tasty version of it, Shanghai Peanut Noodles, home style Chinese noodles, spicy peanut sauce, cucumber, sesame seeds, carrots, bean sprouts & cilantro. Of course I selected this as my appetizer. I decided to try their Phad Thai Noodles with shrimp for dinner. First time to have a Japanese beer in a chilled Coca-Cola mug...lol. Great food, friends and birthday celebration. Pray, I pray for wisdom and discernment. It is so hard to be a mother to your adult children. Sometimes you just want to cuddle them on your lap and give them hugs and kisses to make it all better like when they were small enough to fit on your lap. I pray for the wisdom to know what to say and the discernment of how to say it. Yes, this is somewhat vague but a good mother's prayer none the less. Joy, my joy was in surprising our director, Stephanie by ringing & singing Happy Birthday to her on her first downbeat. A director to the end, she then conducted the rest of our tribute. I love birthday surprises, they fill my heart with joy!