I can't believe it, but my niece Whitney is 15 today! It seems like just yesterday that she was born and I was trying to get her bathed & to bed without too much struggle.
Our family is blessed to have such a pretty, smart, together, loving, and talented young lady. Happy Birthday to my Sweetie Girl!
Valetine's Day was a typical day at our house - get up, go to work, come home. However, we had some special time together and with our animals. Here's a video to show you the beginning of our special time together. It may be a bit difficult to hear Todd, but you'll get the gist of it!
After our backyard fun, we cooked a fabulous (and HUGE) dinner. We had steak, garlic mashed potatoes, bacon-wrapped asparagus, grilled onions and peppers, sauteed cremini mushrooms, and salad. We enjoyed it with a wonderful bottle of wine that we received as a wedding gift. For dessert, we had chocolate lava cakes with vanilla ice cream. No pictures since they went so fast!
It's about time we put some of our new china, flatware, and Waterford to use! Our first Valentine's Day as a married couple was fun, relaxing, enjoyable, and spent together - just like we like it.
Married, engaged, dating, or single, Valentine's Day is for everyone. Yes - it's a commercialized event, but it's also a day where everyone is just a little kinder and a little more thoughtful than usual. Can't we all use a day like that at least once a year?
I hope your day was a good one. On behalf of our family, our three happy canines send their wishes to you!
And when did it become February? Why did time seem to move so slowly when we were young & now it just flies by? I'll take it - if it'll get us closer to the end of the school year!
The dogs are enjoying the nice weather. Of course, they prefer to enjoy it asleep on our leather couches. (Rotten beasts.) Believe it or not, I don't have much to say today. Here's a picture that makes me smile:
Steve with one of his many nasty tennis balls. (on one of the leather couches w/ a pillow of course!)
And one more - Pippin enjoying the "Puppy Bowl" on television today. :)
Two of my very close friends have lost their moms within the past ten days. Although I can't imagine what they are experiencing right now, my heart just breaks for them. Grief is such a personal thing that one just can't understand until experiencing it. I am blessed to say that I haven't experienced the grief of losing my mother. (Of course I hope I never do, but anyway...)
Their losses, however, have shaken me deeply because I care for them so much and hate that they are hurting. I hope to comfort them through thought & prayer for now, and hope that I can be available to them both in the really tough days to come.
We never know what tomorrow has in store for us. So, I guess we all need to cherish the people and time we have each day. Know that if we're having a bad day, that there is someone out there experiencing something worse. I know I will hug everyone a little tighter right now - especially my mom.
To C & J: Although you probably won't read this, you're both in my thoughts and prayers. As I've already told each of you, I love you and I'm sorry that things are so bad right now. This isn't something you'll ever get over, but it is something you will get through. Let me help when I can. I'm here for you no matter where you are. In IIKE, Kristin
C'mon . . . do home improvement projects ever really end??!! Today we finished staining the exterior of our back fence and started on the interior. You can see a definite difference & it looks so much better!
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And we had a security system installed the day before the wood was done. Now we're "Protected by Brinks" plus 3 dogs and a cat.
Over the past several weeks, I've painted the front & back hallways, the foyer, & our master bath - both the vanity & wet area. I need to finish the top trim of paint in the halls and I'll post all of the painting I've done. No wonder I'm tired . . .
We survived our first week back to school after the Christmas break. It's not the end of the world, but limits our activities & blog fodder! Nothing too exciting here . . . still trying to put the house back together, still nervous about using our new security system, still loving the new look of our home, still feeling crummy (me). Oh, and GO COWBOYS!!!!
We're hoping that Pat & Linda - Todd's dad and his wife - come visit next weekend. We have MLK off, so a long weekend with them would be fun.
We met November 11, 2003 and married March 10, 2007. We are the proud parents of our daughter, Kate (born 9.11.12), two dogs, one angel dog, one angel cat and three angel babies. Our hope and prayer was to add some human children to our family, but we have learned that dreams don't always come true. Our life isn't THAT exciting, but we're sharing it anyway!
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