February!

our Valentine peddys

This was the girls having their own 'pajama party' during our Super Bowl party. They were just adorable in our bed watching Mickey Mouse!

Ok lots of pictures but it's been a wild month. We recently enjoyed a visit from Michael and Lynn for a lazy weekend. We mostly sat around , drank lots of coffee and talked while Chloe and Abigail entertained us. :) It was a great visit and Abigail was so smitten with her Grampa and Ms Lynn, more so then ever this time. I think maybe it being on her turf and she wasn't tired from a long trip. I don't know but she had an absolute ball with them. We all did. We went out to the Homeplace for dinner Saturday night and ate our fill of fried chicken and mashed potatoes. That was fun. Then Monday the sweet souls offered to watch the girls so Brian and I could attempt a real Valentine date. I say attempt because of our really bad Valentines day history as a couple. From deployments to hormones to funerals the holiday has rarely been a success for us it's gotten to be kind of a joke. This year all signs pointed in the direction of a real romantic evening out. We went to a local Italian restaurant, steak lobster dinner (thank you Grammie Adam for the dinner money), then a drive out to the country to visit the land we are looking into buying to build on. A quick smooch in the apple orchard across the street then a head home. It's here the evening got a little spoiled. God was good to allow us to get through the entire weekend with our out of town guests before it hit. A whole week had gone by since Abigail's recent bout with the stomach flu but...on Route 220, right by the Volvo dealership it finally caught up with me. Yup, open door, gravel in the knees and little skirt blowing in the cold February wind and throwing up my lovely fancy romantic dinner. Brian showing the perfect combination of chivalry, pity and humor to help me through the ordeal. We scooped me back into our little Civic and headed home. Must say, we shared a good laugh at the once again failed attempt at a normal good Valentine holiday. Ennggh, oh well maybe next year sweet heart!
The week after they left we had quite a scare to finish out the month. Dad had another heart attack and had to be air lifted from the lake to the hospital here in town. Talk about a terrifying hour until we knew that it was mild and he was going to be ok. God can move mountains in the midst of terror though. He worked out the details beautifully. Mom and Dad both were in good hands and made it through what seemed like chaos to us. Dad spent a week in the hospital, a good hospital and had 2 more stents placed. They thinned his blood and got him back in ship shape. A mentally exhausted Mom, Me, Sue and Amy were glad to see the week over but honestly enjoyed finally getting back into contact and communication with one another through it all. Family's are good at that. Pulling together in a crisis. Not that we were estranged before but God used it to renew us as a family. Now all we need is to sell their house and move them closer so we don't have to go through the scare of how to get him here fast.
It was a good month all and all. Ended with a bang and a nasty bug that eventually took us all out but sweet Chloe. It was great to see Michael and Lynn. It was great for them to get to meet Chloe, well and my parents too for that matter. That meant a lot to me. :) It was great to see Dad through his ordeal and to come away smiling. We'll see what March holds. Never a dull moment, but that's life isn't it!?