POST VALENTINE'S DAY

Happy Happy "Heart" Day!!!  I hope you all had a great one!

Valentine's Day kind of snuck up on me this year.  (Omg, isn't "snuck" a real word?  My spell check says no way.)  I was thinking that it was tomorrow.  I don't have anything for the kids and I am trying to figure out what to do.  We are still doing the low carb thing and they are doing so well that I do not want to veer from it yet.  Budget doesn't allow of much more than a sweet treat though.

Holidays have always been a big deal in my house.  Growing up we celebrated everything.  Birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, 4th of July, New Years, Valentine's Day, Easter, Girl's Day, International Children's Day (not Boy's Day ... I had no brothers).  Heck my father even brought presents when he went out of town for work.  He and my mom also celebrated the anniversary of their first date every year.  There were always presents and good food.

I try to keep that alive today with my kids.  Times have been tough and the budget really lean but I try at least to cook something special.  My ex-hubby, his family didn't celebrate anything.  He got a check for his birthday but that was it.  I think in 18 years of marriage I only received 4 presents from him for any occasion.  An electric keyboard and a pot set that I had told him I did NOT want the week before, were the two he came up with.  A ring and a laptop computer, both my sister's idea and she went and got them.  Don't get me wrong, I loved the pressies, well except for the pot, but I would have been happier if he had gotten some small trinket on a more frequent basis.  A Hello Kitty pencil, a cupcake or even just my favorite chocolate bar.

Ok whining done for now.  Maybe some sugar free candy for the kids.  Like I said they have been doing really well on the reduced carb thing.  They have each dropped between 8-10 lbs.  They have carbs at school during the week and I allow whole grain carbs at home for breakfast or lunch on the weekend.  No starch carbs for dinner.  (I got sidetracked from writing.  Didn't get them anything but we will go out tomorrow and we'll see.)

So interesting turn of events...Master R is now my Daddy too so I guess he changes to Daddy R.  I need t think of a different moniker for him or them or something.  We are getting along very very well and he is who I spend most of my time with lately.  He has become very enamored of this babygirl.  I am not sure why but he says he adores me.  He has exerted his dominance and claimed lead position.  I love my Daddy H but in reality, he has so much on his plate that is more important than me and I am not sure it will ever change.  This is a good compromise.  I love them both and Daddy R takes very good care of me.  He is better at nurturing and guiding.  He is infinitely patient, he listens and doesn't get defensive.  He can make me toe the line when it is important.  I truly am a lucky babygirl.  I have two men who love me to death and they know about each other and it's all okay.

I've missed Valentine's Day already and it's late, so I'm off to bed.

Smoochie blows you some kisses.

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