February 14th

I smiled today last night... ok I didn't get around to posting cause well you'll understand after you read it. Yesterday was Valentine's day. A day I never really embraced as an adult. I loved doing it with my students, but could have tossed it away for myself. I picked up some treats for the boys and a few sweets for Richard, but that was the extent of our Valentines here. Richard gave me a stuffed teddy bear and a card when I gave them their treats. I thought it was sweet since I think it was the first stuffed animal he has given me. Then I went to go to sleep last night and after I pulled down the covers I found he left me one more treat. He bought me a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate and had put the squares in the bed in the shape of a heart. It's little things like that that make me smile.
-Lori

January 3rd

I smiled today... we were on our way home from the grocery store and Blake was kept saying "Ready, set, goooo" before we backed out of the space. Once we could back out, Richard and Blake kept going vroom vroom. Richard then drove the whole way home acting like he was driving a race car. The boys laughed the whole way home as they helped make car sounds for Richard.

December 3rd

I smiled today.... When the phone rang this afternoon and the caller id came up with Richard's work number.  It isn't often that he gets a chance to call home during the day, so it's always a treat.  I know he thinks about us often, but things keep him busy at work.  So when he does get a chance to check in a home it is always a treat.  And... he called to tell me that he won a $50 gift card... a double treat.