I am waiting for the oil to get hot enough to fry up these heart shaped donuts for tomorrow.
I love Valentines Day. It is giving me the opportunity to use up some of the red frosting that is left over from that Mack cake I made for Michael's birthday. :)
That isn't the only reason, but right now clearing out the fridge is looking like a great goal for the week. I don't think I have been able to just put stuff away in there since Christmas. It is all of this juggling - I hate that.
No deep thoughts, but just thought I should update since I have the time, I mean really how much time can you devote to looking at Facebook. :) Too MUCH!!
So here are some cute and funny things happening around here. Michael is terrible at secrets, I hope that remains true about him until he has graduated from college. Today he came upstairs to tell me what he did when he went with Daddy and Adah uptown. He describe the card he picked out in detail and told me I would really like it, because it was so cute. Funny. Last night he called the Northwestern Wildcats, the wild west cats. Adah won't call him by name, but just calls him brother all the time. She is constantly wanting a "NACK" (snack in kid speak). She seems to have stopped calling Curtis "nunny", which I couldn't figure out for the longest time, because she says Daddy too. Then I heard it right after I had called for him, it is Honey. Too cute. I hope she will pick it up again, it made me smile every time.
We went shopping yesterday and I was totally pumped about my purchases. I take $50 for each child out when winter and summer clothes hit the clearance, to buy ahead for next year. I spent it all in one store at one time. I called Curtis to tell him about my deals, and all he could say was you spent it all . . . today . . . in one store . . . Proudly I said YES, but I am now DONE!!! I should tell you Curtis's theory and in that explain the vast difference between us. He says that men see the number, you spent how much, but women see the savings, by spending this much today I saved hundreds of dollars. Isn't that true? He sees the number I see the deal. Let me tell you what my $101.03 bought. For Michael: 6 school pants, 2 dress pants, 4 t-shirts, 2 sweatshirts, 2 dress up shirts, 1 sweater, 2 pajamas, 1 pair black dress shoes. For Adah: 1 coat, 1 hat, 2 dresses, 3 pants, 4 tops, 1 sweater, 2 tights, 1 pair socks, 7 pajamas. (I didn't realize that I had bought 7 pj's for her, until after, but they were only $1.99 each and I had a 15% off coupon - maybe I can give some away, who doesn't love nice pj's, they don't have to know that they were only $1.70) Isn't that a lot for the money. We are looking at the mountain of grow into clothes on the ottoman right now. I need to get them all tucked away, but I haven't gotten to it yet. Too many other projects today.
Speaking of other projects I should finish those donuts and get my house tidied up so it isn't too embarrasing when the sitter comes tomorrow so my sweet Curty, my Valentine and I can go out on our date. I bet he orders some kind of seafood. Love that man.
Have a great Valentines Day and make sure that the ones you love know your love and find it in everything. Do something, say something, find the way that they will best experience your love and do it. Time is short, tomorrow is not guaranteed, but you have this moment. Make it count. (I do get philosphical after midnight.)
