valentine's day, 2012

 These two boys came over today.  I was both surprised and happy when they were at the door.  I'd forgotten I was babysitting.

Whoopsy.

It didn't matter.    We were here anyway, and we had fun.

He did yell for ice cream, which is always a good thing at Grandma's house.  This however, is one of the suckers he brought to celebrate Valentine's Day with the kids.

 Okay, later we had the vinegar and baking soda rocket launch.  I thought they'd forgotten all about this thing.

 Well, they didn't.  And the Dr. Dreadful Zombie snack kit?

I was informed the brain is moldy inside.  It wasn't rinsed last time they used it.

Ish! It really was too.   I found an old bottle brush and cleaned it out.

Yeah, that was me, scrubbing mold out of a brain.  On Valentine's Day.

 Here are a couple cute pictures of p.j. and Julia.

 Oh, and now with Auntie Kirby

 Here's Kirby's dog, little Pey-pey.  Joe says her sweater should be reported to PETA.

 And she got a haircut today, cute as ever.

And then she helped Maria dye her hair, which I think is beautiful.   Her regular color is lovely, but this is just plain fun and looks good besides.

 And finally, here's my Valentine, my own best boyfriend cooking supper.

 He roasted corned beef and chicken with tomatoes and chilies.  It was really good.

 He also made deviled eggs and pickle wraps.

And seven-layer salad.

The pickle wrap recipe from my friend Lorene:  spread cream cheese on corned beef sandwich meat, and wrap around dill pickles.  Slice.  Delicious.

Seven layer salad:  In a pyrex  cake pan layer lettuce, peas, celery, green pepper, onion, hard boiled eggs. The mix together 2 c. Miracle Whip and 2 T sugar and spread over the top.   Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and bacon bits.

 Okay, what day wouldn't be a day at all without some weird squirrely nonsense?

Tim was overheard telling Julia, "The tongue is the part of the body with the most bones of all."

????

Not true.    He said, "But the tongue is very bendable."

Yeah it is.  But it's only muscles in our tongues.

Oh.

Then there was chocolate.

And that is the end of that.    Happy Valentine's Day.   love for always, Val