I’m sitting here in this freakin sauna of an office, totally excited about some recent developments.

(1) My 42nd Birthday was Tuesday and I did not immediately turn into an old crone.

(2) The birds that have decided to nest in my office had hatchlings overnight. I woke this morning to hear little “chirp chirp” sounds - either they had babies or I’ve got a lot of crickets.

(3) I got an exciting offer for my company that just may prove to be my most adventurous and lucrative offer yet! WOO HOO!

(4) I won Alpha Woman of the Week! I’ll get a t-shirt (Can a girl ever have enough t-shirts? I think not!) and a gift basket from StaysWetLonger.com.

There seems to be a couple of unspoken rules if you live in Alabama:

1. You must choose a football team, either the Alabama Crimson Tide OR the AUburn Tigers - and become a die-hard fan

and

2. You must love racing because we are home to the Talledega Superspeedway.

I broke both rules. I’m not a huge football fan, though I do root for Auburn and like to watch the Iron Bowl, and I really am not a fan of racing. But.. my son is, so Monday, I took him to the Superspeedway for a track tour and museum.

Of course, He did not know we were going, so he was in total shock when we pulled up and he saw this.

He had a blast posing in the winners circle for a pic for crazy momma

He says one day soon, he’s gonna be sitting right here on race day.

He’s a huge Charger fan, and loved the official October Pacecar

He cried when he say the tribute to D. Earnhardt in the museum, but seeing the car he died in really shook him up. I never knew, until that moment, just what a fan my son is.

After we left Talledega, we cruised on over to Birmingham and had lunch at one of his favorite eateries, Joes Crab Shack. He had the “Bucket of Crab” which, in his words consisted of “FIFTEEN OF THEM THANGS BUB!” (fifteen crab legs, three hands LOL).

All in all it was a great day. I got to spend some mommy and son time with my favorite guy in the entire world and give him a day he’s sure to remember.