Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day! We woke to an inch of snow, but clear roads, so Jack was at the office. Played outside even before breakfast of eggs and toast. Everyone enjoyed it, although Colin needs to remember mittens! Emma rolled giant snowballs, which were the only snow left by late afternoon.

Gwen came for make-up piano lessons, after which we went to her new “house” she will be occupying for Uncle Jack in Snohomish. The kids were awesome, with only one pot of dirt being upset twice on the rug by Cian. Caleb brought in our vacuum, and the issue was resolved. Almost all the curtains were rehung by the time we left.

Dot came for dinner, which was pancakes, beet soup, and fresh tuna salad. Rather odd, but colorful – and valentine brownies for dessert. Gail got Jack good with Frank Lobb delivering a balloon sculpture to Adobe in the morning, and mostly white Oh!Chocolate in the evening. 20 years since our engagement night!! If only the gazebo swing was still intact at Bothell Landing.

Okay, so maybe we have two little female finches. Ebb and Flow keep trying to add to the family, and Gail’s egg collection is growing. It’s a regular job to tip up their nest and dump the eggs out.

All but Emma stayed with Aunt Rachel today, while Emma and Mom went for a consultation visit with Dr. Rice, who will be pulling out one of her pre-molars. Something happened to it between x-rays in October and now – which is hard to appreciate, as we have been flossing, brushing and water pik-ing faithfully. No more tooth pulling for this family – Cian and Rilla have perfectly sound teeth, as do Caleb, Emma, and Colin.