Valentine's Day and more....

I realized that I had forgotten to tell about our Valentine date.

We spent 4 hours away, and it was great. We went to Lafayette and ate at my all time favorite place, Cracker Barrel! And yes, I got their chicken and dumplings which is my favorite. It took us about 20 minutes to get a seat, so we enjoyed looking at all the goodies in Cracker Barrel. We enjoyed a leisurely meal and finished it off with blackberry cobbler and ice-cream.

We stopped by CVS for some needed items, then my wonderful hubby took me to Hobby Lobby; my all-time favorite store! He dropped me off and he went to Meynard's. We both had a great time shopping! I, of course, bought some more card supplies and some supplies to make scrapbook pages to sell on ebay. I haven't done that since we moved. Animal scrapbook pages sell good! Well, while we were in Hobby Lobby, Missie called. She had a terrible head cold again, but she said she had a pain in her side. So I envisioned appendicitis maybe??? So I called Junior and told him, in a few minutes to come and get me so we would go home. Now it is very nice that our children are old enough to stay alone! We don't have to pay a babysitter, and it gives us time alone, which we desperately need. If you have a special needs child, you will understand. Even if you don't, all couples need time alone some times. Anyhow, we looked a little while longer and then came home. The pain was not in her appendix area after all, and surprisingly? we didn't hear too much more about it. I guess she just felt like it was time for us to come home.

Anyhow, we had a lovely time! Thank the Lord we had some money to go out; due to our tax refunds, otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to do it.

Preston's bicycle came yesterday; he is so thrilled about that. BUT he is sick with this sinus mess. I hope it is a mild case; I just don't think I can stay in a hospital right now with a sick boy! If it turns into pnemonia as it has for some others, he would be in the hospital. He keeps saying, "I'm sick," and "I hardly ever get sick like this." And normally he doesn't even get a cold, but has gotten it this time. Many in our church have been, and some are still, sick. Missie said everyone in the high school class had colds and she was listening to sniffling and coughing all day every day. She has gone through sooooo many boxes of kleenex since we have moved here, we must surely own stock in them!

Well, I gotta run to town and then pick Missie up at 12:30, and still have to get my hair fixed.

You all have a good day.