the 12 days of VALENTINES!!!

For Valentines this year Jan surprised me with a gift a day for 12 days. It was GREAT!!(I think she had almost as much fun as I did) She ought to do this professionally :)
1st day : an e-card very nice 2nd: CD of Jan singing 3rd: A card when opened has Sony and Cher singing"You got me Babe" 4th: new bedspread 5th: the Dakota got a "heat attack" 6th: a fancy white chocolate heart ... the size of my fists 7th Picure book of our trip to Alaska 8th: 50 reasons why I Love you 9th: 2 Bamboo plants in the shape of a Heart. 10th: A picture book of our trip to Moab 11th : e-card 12th: surprise date ....

Other Happy's were: snowmobiling into Julander's Cabin (thanks Merryweathers for the MACHINES!) staying the night, playing Boggle, and then snowshoeing down to the meadow and watching the dippers. Then back out on the Machines (10 miles) in the snow It snowed lightly alllll night and day. Then to Carlos and Hurley's in Eden for some very good fresh mex. Also Jan is enjoying her Valentines Gardenia coursage.

Book Club (see Kim's blog "Bob" http://www.bingeonbooks.blogspot.com/) was lots of fun. We talked about books written before 1900.

Kim, Jess, and Magie came up for a bit this week. It is always fun to have them around. We got to spend some great time together and also with Grma Iris.

Got a darling Valentine Card From Lydia where she drew a picture of herself Gr. Pete and Nana swinging in the hammock.... with lots of Love sent with it. Thank you Lydia.

Sads: The gardenia plant is dying, and we don't know what to do for it. We have done everything we have been told and what we can think of, but it just keeps fading.
My nephew Ben is having some difficult times. It is always hard to see someone you love suffer and struggle. It makes you just want to twinkle your nose and make it all better.

Well, there you go for this week. We will add pictures of the cabin trip when we get them. Have a great week.