"because, like me, they yearn to be close to you." I love that by Harry Connick, Jr.! Now it will be in my head all day. It was originally done by the Carpenters. (I think?)

eld that's hysterical---husband & I drove to a forest preserve near our house, Chicago suburbs, to get a unobstructed view of the lights but they were not to be seen.

eld - Yes! But I am so old (lol), my mother made this kind of birthday cake using a sweet Nancy Ann doll (personally, I loathe Barbie and am glad I was never subjected to her). My mother made a two-room spider web of string, one string for each girl, follow it over and under until you reached the "prize" -- a Nancy Ann doll for each guest. Then the cake was presented, followed by lots of fabric pieces and lace & other trims (remember rick-rack?), and we spent the rest of the afternoon sewing by hand clothes for the dolls. Thanks for the memory!!

It's great you go home today Annie. Hope your recovery is fast and complete.