Valentine's Day

Hubby came through this year! Usually I receive a teddy bear which I love, but there's only so much room for bears. We didn't celebrate the day in any way. Our anniversary is February 23 so we always celebrate between the 14th and 23rd. Two events with one swipe.

It's the same way with our birthdays. Mine is October 2 and his September 28, so we celebrate both birthdays on September 30 or Oct. 1. Can you tell he's not much into celebrations?

Anyway, I'm glad Valentine's Day is over. I was single for 10 years between my first marriage and this one. During those 10 years I wasn't dating on many, many Valentine's Day. Being a single woman and not having flowers sent to the office was horrifying. The looks, the glares....you name it. Since then, I have found this "holiday" if that is what you want to call it, just another way for Hallmark to make a few extra bucks. What don't they have "Singles Day"? I could really go off on this subject but I won't. Let's just look forward to some great sales on Monday, President's Day.

Valentine's Day

All grandmothers think their grandchildren are the smartest, best looking, most adorable, most clever, and on and on. I just want to let everyone know that my grandchildren really are all the above ;)


Meet Campbell, my middle grandson. Since Valentine’s Day is tomorrow I thought it was appropriate to post his Valentine picture. This is actually his 4 year old picture. His birthday was on January 6. While he was home for Christmas I asked him what in the world could I buy him for his birthday since he got so many presents for Christmas? Without missing a beat he answered with such enthusiasm, “Annie and Clarabelle….the wooden ones!!!” Not being well versed in Thomas, I didn’t know who Annie and Clarabelle were, but he soon explained it all to me.

My daughter is really going to have her hands full with this one when he gets older. You can almost see the mischievousness oozing out of his pores. He is such a sweet little boy and embraces life to the fullest. He’s going to be one of those upbeat persons that everyone enjoys being around.