Happy Valentine's Day & Happy Birthday Iris!

We celebrated Valentine's Day last night with a chocolate cheesecake decorated with sweetened sour cream and hand dipped (by me!) strawberries. I'll take the leftovers plus some Valentine cookies to bowling today. Hope I get rid of the rest of the stuff 'cause that cheesecake is too good!

Spent the better part of the day in the kitchen. I also did stuffed shells and Benjamin scarfed them up like candy! For the first time in a long time he didn't need encouragement to clean his plate! 'Course he was after the dessert but that's ok--he earned it big time!

Benjamin gave us a wonderful hand-made card to Mai Mai and PaPa and a red carry container with a cute little red monkey inside that whistles! I loved it! Perfect gifts for someone like me--don't know what dad will get out of it but he enjoyed the card and got a charge out of the monkey.

We watched an old chick-flick type of movie last night after they left that had some elements of truth in it for sure. Funny to see how much actors have aged in the past 20 yrs. when you see them in the movie and compare them to now!

Today is what I consider to be my "free" day and I always look forward to Thursdays. Dad will take on the second day of his computer training course--basic but good for him to have it presented in different ways.

Not sure what I'll do this afternoon but probably work on some craft stuff. I'm way behind and need to get going on that.

Nothing much else to report--46 degrees headed for the 60s so can't complain.

I hear Charlie crowing so need to let him out to proclaim is aliveness to the world!

Peace!

Carol