Wonderful experiences

Our Girl Scout troop went to visit residents at an area assisted living center. It was so inspiring to see how much the girls enjoyed it. My daughter couldn't stop talking about how nice one lady was. It made it miss her Baba (who passed away in October) and her Nana in Louisiana. Amazing to see the impact the young have on the old and vice versa.

All things in Good Time

Still trying to figure out how to copy and paste pictures from the web onto my blog. I tried sending a photo from my new smart phone to my Facebook account with no luck. Working on learning all these new things! I took some photos of our Valentine's dinner and now I need to learn how to get them posted. All things in due time! My Valentine's pie didn't turn out too well. The brownie part on the bottom didn't fully cook and I tried to put it back in the oven. Oh well, next time, I'll pre-bake the brownie portion a little first and try it that way. I think that it was because I baked it in a round cake pan instead of a sheet cake pan. Nice dinner with my family! I love staying at home and having a nice steak dinner with them all! Daddy-o uncorked a nice merlot too! I'm very relaxed as I type this..... goodnight! z..z..z..z..z...z..

Getting Ready for Spring with Valentine's Bulbs

Even though it's wet and cold outside, my mind is already envisioning my spring garden. I'm only hoping that my antique roses survived another winter. They are so beautiful every summer. For Valentine's, Daddy-o let me purchase some Peony bulbs (red and pink) and some Hollyhocks for my flower garden that I had put in last spring. As soon as it warms up, it looks like we'll be weeding the bed. I'll take some before and after pictures to add to my blog later.

Don't Take it Personally

I often ask myself "Why do I take things so personally?" I seem to get easily upset by comments made by people around me. I''m guessing it's because I'm too much of a people pleaser. "Impossible task", I often tell myself. The only one who ends up with the short end of the stick is me!

Superbowl Chili

It's Superbowl Sunday and Daddy-O made his delicious homemade chili! My contribution was a store bought cheesecake (our family favorite). Checking out some of my favorite blogs tonite. I'm a little disappointed that PBS Masterpiece Theatre came on early tonite! Hopefully it's on DVR! Don't have the heart to make Daddy-O give up the downstairs t.v. since he's watching the Superbowl!
I've been getting ready for Valentine's day. I watercolored a picture for Daddy-O and have some cute items for the kiddos! The Arctic blast last week kept us cooped up in the house all day Friday (no school) and let us have an all day "pajama day"! Spent the day watching movies, taking naps and enjoying the warmth of the fireplace! Houstonians don't deal with ice and/or snow very well so we stayed inside and off the roads. There were numerous accidents due to the ice according to the news reports! Getting ready for a milder weather week and my preschoolers are working on Valentine's this week!
Found this cute idea for a Valentine's banner at the following link:
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