Happy Valentine's Day

We had our usual and customary heart-shaped meatloaf.  It was good.  We also had potatoes and broccoli.

I gave Love Man wool hiking socks and fingerless wool gloves.  He lost his fingerless clothes a while ago and has since looked all over our house for them.  It is a mystery.  He was happy to get them!  It sounds a bit silly as we live in Phoenix, but we go to cold places and it is sometimes 30 or 40 degrees here!

Blonde Girl is off to a Saturday play practice.  Miss Brunette drove her as she needs to get a gift for a birthday party tonight.  It is a murder mystery themed party and she is Rapunzel.

I hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day.

Loving it on This Side of the Pond

We love British shows.  

"Downtown Abbey" - omg!

"Call the Midwife" - one of the best shows ever!

"Doc Martin"- hysterically funny and I want to live in that village.

"Sherlock!" - the best show in the universe.


You all need to watch these shows.  From the beginning, season one if you have not done so already or are a loyal viewer like me!

Have I ever steered you wrong?

Music and the Arts

We are good.  Miss Brunette is recovering from her first week back at school.  Blonde Girl was cast as a raccoon in the junior high play "Peter Pan."

She has heard that Carrie Underwood is coming to town.  She cried upon hearing the news.  It is not easy being a "Care Bear."

Miss B would like to see Katie Perry, who is also coming to town.  I think Love Man would like to see her!!!!!

Omg.

We try so hard to be normal.

Ordinary Times

I told myself when I was putting away the Christmas things, that I would leave the Snow Men until February. Well, one thing lead to another and I basically put the entire shebang away.  I left some Spode candlesticks, my snowman cookie jar and a quilt up.  And, I think I have a snowman snow globe and a holly tea pot still out.  But, all of that deco lives in my house.  The rest goes in the garage or attic. So, it is all bye-bye for now.

I never take the village down any more.  I even turn in on some summer nights.  I like it.  I think I need to get a large plant and put white lights on it in the living room.  That is my new plan.

Horse Feathers

Blonde Girl, at long last, got horse riding lessons.  She was VERY, VERY pleased to receive this gift.
In fact, she was prepared for her lesson several hours in advance.

She felt she could tell the horse what to do with her mind.  They were one.

Love Man took her and she was fun to watch.  He is taking her again this week.

The horse properties in Phoenix are like being in a whole other world.  Large open spaces, huge street covering trees and lose animals running around.

Ugly Sweaters are In!

See this hideous sweater?   In the eighties this stuff was in and now it is back in style.  This ugly sweater has been to three events this Christmas.  It may have a busier social calendar that I do!

Miss Brunette and Blonde Girl have both worn it to school.  It even attended an ugly sweater gathering.
I am not sure if it won, but it was a contender.

I may have to refer to it as "Holly" or "Merry Bell" rather than "It".

Black Thursday is the New Black Friday

So, yes, did Black Thursday.  We headed to the Old Navy around 6:30 on Thanksgiving night.  The girls would not even let me stop at the Circle K for a sodie.  We attended the 50% off of everything Old Navy event.  It was great!

They had a guy on a podium entertaining the people waiting in line.  I got $5 and $1 off my order, by having my shopping list in my hand and having an Old Navy reusable bag.  Both times, I yelled,  "right here buddy!"

Side note: the girls find me embarrassing.

We then headed to Walmart and bought these fabulous $15 stainless steel garage cans.  Two.
We also purchased a blue ray with wi-fi capability, which we LOVE.

Sadly, I returned to the Walmart scene of the crime Thursday, Friday, Sunday and today.  Don't ask me why.