1. It is sunny outside and the high today is supposed to be in the 60s. After the cold weather we’ve had the past few days, I thought winter was coming back for a while. I’m glad to welcome warmer temps though! Hurry up, spring!
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| The kitties love the sun, too! |
2. New pillows for our bed! This was a much needed purchase, I promise. Our pillows were so flat and worn out…we should have replaced them a long time ago. So, I got new ones at Kohl’s today. Of course, they were on sale and I had a 30% off coupon, so they ended up being about $15 a piece…regularly $69.99. Not bad! Hope they’re comfortable!
3. While I was at Kohl’s, I conveniently looked in the clearance section and found some really cute Valentine’s decorations for our house. (Travis, I know you’re shaking your head. You can skip to #4 if you want to.) I got 2 kitchen towels, a cute sign to go on our mantel, and a hanger for our door. It was all 70%, and I could resist. Now, someone please remind me next February that I bought this stuff so I can pull it out again! :)
4. We had a great Valentine’s Day supper last night. Travis got off “59 minutes” early from work for the holiday. Only government guys get off early on Valentine’s Day! Haha :) Like we usually do each year, we decided to stay home and cook together rather than go out to eat like most people. We had Cajun shrimp, mashed potatoes, fruit salad, and Derby pie for dessert. It was a great meal! Next time, I’ll definitely have to set some shrimp aside for me without so much cayenne pepper, but Travis thought they were perfect. Thanks, Cheryl, for the recipe! We don’t usually exchange gifts for Valentine’s Day, but we did give each other cards, and then we watched the Alabama basketball game. It was a fun evening just being together!
5. This one still has Travis smiling. The bathroom fans that he was so excited last about last week are now installed and sucking moisture out of the air after every bath and shower we take! I wasn’t quite as pumped as he was still is, but they are quiet and seem to be working better than the old fans. I keep saying this, but whoever buys this house from us one day will really be getting a gem. If they could only know how much research Travis does on everything we buy for the house…
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| Isn’t she lovely? Isn’t she won-der-ful? |
6. Our bathroom is now officially complete as of this weekend. We got curtains hung over both windows without too much trouble. They are sheer and cream-colored, and they go really well with the shower curtain and towels we have. Yay for another finished room! Next up…hanging blinds and curtains in the study and guest bedroom.
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| It’s hard to tell what they look like in this picture, but they look good. Just trust me! |
7. Mom is now over a third of the way finished with radiation! It seems like it’s going by pretty fast to me, but I’m not the one having to drive downtown and back every day like she is. So far, she hasn’t really noticed any side effects from the radiation, but her doctor said that she may not have any until closer to the end. March 20th is still set to be her last day! Way to go, Mom! You’re almost there!
8. Tomorrow is my little sister’s birthday! She’s not so little anymore though…Jenn is turning 22 and graduating from college in just a few months. That’s so weird!! Happy birthday Jenn!!! I know you’ve been taller than me since you were probably 7 or 8 years old, but I can’t believe you’re almost finished with 4 years at Auburn. Still seems like we should be playing school with our Beanie Babies or playing Rollercoaster Tycoon on the computer!! Love you lots! Hope you have a great day tomorrow! :)
9. Felix and Gabby are always making us laugh. Even when they misbehave, it’s hard not to be amused by it. I wish I could have caught this on video a little while ago….Gabby was being Miss Curious Cat as usual and investigating what I’d bought at Kohl’s. I’d already taken the Valentine’s decorations out of the bag, so the empty plastic bag with some tissue paper inside was lying on the bed. Well, somehow Gabby got the handle of the bag twisted around her head and she couldn’t figure out how to get it off. It was hilarious trying to watch her get that bag off. She danced around and around and finally started to panic when it still wouldn’t come off, so she ran so fast that she somehow finally slipped out of the bag. (No, you don’t have to call PETA…I wasn’t going to let her suffocate or hurt herself). She is just so entertaining! But, we also found another chewed-up antenna behind the TV yesterday…bringing the total count to 4 antennas that have been chewed through since the kittens arrived at our house in August. We figured out that they Gabby is jumping up on the back of the TV stand to get to them. What are we going to do with her??? :)
10. I’m working tomorrow instead of Friday now, so three cheers for another Friday off! I was going to go up to the hospital tomorrow morning anyway to see Patrick, one of the teenagers at church, before his surgery, but now I’ll be there working anyway, so that works out great.
This weekend, we’re looking forward to our gospel meeting at church (several lessons about courage), lots of good food, game night at our house Sunday night after church, an 8 mile run on Saturday (Are we really excited about that? Not sure…), and Monday off for President’s Day!
So many reasons to smile today! :)
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