Totally Sweet! Sweetheart Dinner 2010

As many of you know, We (our family) really get into the whole

Valentine's Day

thing, dare I say we make it a month long celebratorial event.

We bring far away friends into the event

and often celebrate in ways that include multimedia events and games, not to be confused with the Olympics which is also happening at the same time.

The setting.....

The shoes.....

Can you say red? In short,

We love, love, love,

February

even with it's spelling and let's just say, we will probably do it all again next year.

Sweet!

The couples...

and G-Ma

The food....

Italian Lovers Unite!

The games....

The shenaniganizing. Thanks to Katie, Gail B. et.al

Other events connected with February that cannot go unmentioned.

Uh ..Mary Poppins! What a treat. Loved it!

RSU........

Cheering on the righteous Women of the World Since 1842

One More Deck Chair

I know, I know, I haven't blogged any Christmas, Lil Parker's Blessing, Sledding with the Grand-girls, McKenna's Birthday, the Drive by Quilt Show, Miracle baby Paige or nothin'.

But I am kind of pre-occupied and I just have to say... Yay! It's gone!

I know, I could have done my hair, and not smiled like a dork....

but still.....

Madison made this little encouragement poster for me for Christmas to keep track. We determined that 1 deck chair= 5 lbs. So 1 more, gone and riddance!

uniform too big, what?

The couple dancing on the poster is in reference to the promise from Parker, that when 50 pounds are gone..... he and I will take up ballroom dancing. Uh yea.....Lessons etc. Really, you say? Believe it or don't, but it's right there in living color for all to see.

And so are the missing 5 deck chairs!!!!!

Promise... I will get a handle on blogging the real life stuff. Just you wait! Meantime, follow those blogs who tell what is happening out in the real world. Thanks for reading!

Deck Chair...

I have always said that weight loss for me was like throwing a deck chair off the "Queen Mary". You know, like you wouldn't notice it at all till you had thrown off several.(meaning I have too much to lose to notice). I totally hate when I have to explain funny stuff. So today when I weighed in, (drum roll please) I had lost 20.2 lbs! If that is not a deck chair I don't know what is. I lost one deck chair. Now on to the next 5......deck chairs..... sigh. But seriously cool huh?

See you lighter!

Happy Thoughts / Grim Realizations...

So, I received this darling countdown decoration today!

I'm in love with it and encouraged to get Christmas up and start enjoying it early this year.

Now the rub... it is exactly 32 days to the big event. Now how do you feel?

Admit it, you are probably a little (if not alot) freaked out just to have that visually and

emotionally stamped on your virtual forehead!

Feel free to comment on what sentiment each of our Moffat Men might have wearing last year's Sleeping Kilts

Now, go ahead.. enjoy the smell of your Turkey roasting, pumpkin pie-ing, and

stuffing - well stuffing, and don't worry another minute about that number 32

('cause by then {you know, Thurs ... Turkey Day} it will only be 28).

Blast from the past. Enjoy!

Oh and by the way. I love the red and white reminder/motivation, thanks!

Self Starter?????

I have ideas, uh ... yea lots. I can totally think up stuff to do. It might be a curse.

I tend to think up stuff for other people to do as well.

R.S. Meeting Last Sat.

Small Problem though....

Finishing.

I wish to be a self finisher.

I'm working on it. Yea like today. Like I'm not really blogging about this am I? Hmm, might be a part of the problem.

We have a saying, me and our youngest, "I can self distract in 10,9,8,7,6,...Oh look a chicken!"

I am happy to say that some minor headway is being made and

I am just taking this opportunity to get a drink(what Like @ Sonic?),

blog stalk a minute(cute little Elliott!) and throw this little

insight out there.

I will finish these... 11 (count them) very soon,

don't you worry about it.

And those are just the ones I counted.

I need a "finish your project" cheer and a cheer leader.

Maybe if I just walk away from the computer........ nah, I'm no quitter!

In order: Pinwheel/4 patch,Gobble gobble,

thimbleberries pinwheel, pastel pinwheel(do I really need two of these?)

asian(do I really need 1 of these), Mod Sampler, New Years Day Mystery, I spy,

mystery runner(like two years ago), baby ragtime, Parker's ice cream quilt( all cut out).

Holy Cow! 35.... Whoop whoop!

Where did the time go?

Thought I should post since Parker and I went AWOL this weekend and for darned good reason too!

Saturday was the 35th anniversary of our marriage,

and, well, Holy Cow... that's all I'm saying.

Not really all I'm saying, since apparently I'm still talking,

but what can you say when after 35 years

you still like each other and still want to tell each other everything

and still want to make each other laugh?

(Side note, either Parker is funnier now or I have learned to be a better audience,

because he totally cracks me up lately)

We spent our weekend(instead of the cruise we should have taken)

doing fun things to remember 1974 (like The impeachment of Richard Nixon)

and what we were like then, you know no kids, worries, jobs, houses, church callings etc.

And did you know that the gifts for 35 years are coral or jade.

Hmmmm. Not cute! We opted out of that, thanks.

So, the evaluation,

Yes!

we would do it again,

that get married thing, have kids, then grandkids(which might be the most fun part)

and love each other and life more now than ever.

We usually try to go somewhere for our Anniversary, But not this time, so here are some blasts from past anniversaries.

Enjoy!

Just threw that last one in to see if you were paying attention!

Thanks to all our family and friends who have blessed us and brought us joy along the road!

Quoting a song from Huey Lewis and the News...."Im Happy To Be Stuck With You!"