Valentine's Day 2009

Sunday, February 15, 2009

I was in the Cities this weekend for Valentine's Day. But, first an update on the wet basement.

It took two days to dry underneath the rug and the cement. On Thursday they moved the blowers above the carpet to dry out the walls. The plan was to have the walls dry by Saturday morning so they could come and replace the padding, lay and stretch the carpet.



Ed stopped on Friday afternoon to check the walls. The walls were almost dry, so they would go ahead and replace the padding, lay and stretch the carpet on Saturday morning.


I left for the Cities at 7am Saturday morning. When I got home, around noon, on Sunday the padding and carpet were in place. Everything was set for Ed and his crew to move the furniture on Monday evening.

Well, I got ambitious and moved everything back into the living room so all Ed and his crew will do on Monday is get my treadmill placed on the plastic mat and move the TV and stand from upstairs to the downstairs. Those are the two heavy items that I can not move.

Valentine's Day!

I arrived in the Cities around 9:00am. I had sent cards earlier this week...but...couldn't go empty handed.

When we came back from Texas we stopped at a Travel Center on I-35 near the Austin, Minnesota exit. It is such a nice place to stretch legs, potty, gas the car, shop and grab something to eat. We had stopped two years ago and purchased the children mugs. I had planned to stop last September when we came back from New Mexico...the reason we didn't stop was because it was so foggy I couldn't see the exit. We made sure to stop this time...the children got new mugs.



I made Meggie a hearts pillow case...


and Matthew a "Transformer" pillow case.


Such good friends...


The children must have gotten some new tattoo stickers because they both had tattoos on their arms and hands. Meggie had a whale tattoo...


Matthew had a bat tattoo.


We went shopping at the Tanger Mall in North Branch. While Megan was trying on clothes Matthew and I spent our time taking pictures.


Megan had four teeth pulled in January because her permanent bottom front teeth were coming in and the baby teeth were not loose.


Chris purchased this three piece corner computer table(s), chair and floor mat from someone on Craig's List. It was a great find.


Chris and Jennifer before they left for their dinner and movie.


I stopped over at Julie's this morning for about an hour then got into Eau Claire around noon. I began to move the furniture back into the basement living room...that is done.

An update on my weight loss...I have now lost 22 lbs. I started my diet in December before Christmas and have been losing each week. Three more pounds and I will reach my goal!

I am hoping for an uneventful week...it is warming up...Spring is right around the corner! Maybe if we keep saying that it will really happen. Have a great week!