Happy Valentine's Day

Seventeen years ago, Jeff brought the girls to the hospital after school.  They were all decked out with heartsy clothes, pinks and purples.  I asked Jeff, "What's with all the hearts and stuff?" He said, "It's Valentine's Day!"  I was pretty impressed and the girls even had ponytails!  What a great dad! Every year since then, I almost forget that it is Valentine's Day, which is ok, because Matthew's birthday is pretty important.  Today is also Jeff's sister's birthday~Happy Birthday Liz!

Matthew had a wonderful birthday. Church potluck was ok, and the chocolate cake I took was delicious!  When we got home, Matthew and the rest of us were able to talk with Mary via Skype.  It was a lot of fun and I even got pictures of the three of them together. Matthew even opened his presents and cards while Mary was "with" us. Afterward, some of us took a nap while others kept busy with TV, iPods or work.  Then we were off to Craig's Cruisers for pizza buffet and fun.  I thought the pizza was pretty tasty and then we spent a couple hours playing games in the arcade.  Mostly, Deal or No Deal and Wheel of Fortune.  I won 173 tickets at Deal or No Deal and Sarah won 322 tickets on Wheel of Fortune.  All of us won tickets and gave them to Matthew to spend.  We ended up with over 1200 tickets!  It was a record for our family.  Two activities were included in the price, so we rode the go karts twice!  They were closing, but they let us ride the second time anyway and we had the track to ourselves!  It was fun especially since my M&M car was fast and I won!  Found out at the end of the race, that they let us drive an extra two laps, since we drove "clean" and it was Matthew's birthday.  Luckily, the prize counter was still open and we eventually found prizes suitable for our family, bouncy balls, footballs, candy, and a few little cute toys.  All in all it was a lot of fun.   Topping off the celebration, we all enjoyed a Blizzard Ice Cream Cake, Cookies and Cream! Mmmm.  It was tasty.

Matthew is back to school this morning and will be home for lunch.  Sarah is doing laundry and homework. She plans on returning to school this evening.  We sure had a fun time with her. Now, I have lots of things to accomplish. Mainly cooking, organizing, bills and computer work. 

Have a great week.  Let's hope GHS will have a Superior time this Friday at One Act State Festival.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!  LOTS OF LOVE TO MY SWEETHEART, JEFF!

Grace