Birthdays Today

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has quite a birthday present for Pope Benedict XVI: at least 9,000 excited guests gathered on the White House's South Lawn for a 21-gun salute, a famed soprano's rendition of "The Lord's Prayer" and an emotional presidential welcome.

Our youngest son is celebrating his 45th birthday with us today. Baking a cake seems to be the thing to do, seeing we love to do things the old way.