Candles = 0

Wake up 6am = check
Shower, dress, make lunches = check
James wake up 6:30am = check (he doesn't actually need to wake up until 7:30am but nice he got up early today, so he gets a check)
Open birthday cards from Parents, Nat and Karrie, Gill and Dave and Nanny = check
Go to work, deal with difficult students, have to take one particularly difficult student down to see boss, mark exams until eyeballs hurt= check
Eat cake=

check