My Valentine to the Greatest People in the World!!!

Dear Friends and Family,

Happy Valentine's Day to you:) My thoughts on Valentine's Day this year are a reflection of all the ways that God has blessed me over the years including up to this very minute. I am sitting here drinking my sleepy time tea and about ready to head for bed, but wanted to send a quick Valentine to all of you to let you know how much I appreciate and love you.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

- 1 Corinthians 13:4 - 8

There is only ONE who can honestly exemplify all of these qualities every second of every hour of every day. I am so grateful for the life that He has given me to be able to say that I grew up with parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends . . . who are such huge examples of that LOVE. Thanks especially to Mom and Dad who are also celebrating their anniversary:)

Happy Valentines Day!!

Love you all to bits!!!

Skating Fun and Other Adventures

So Wednesday night I braved the cold with a group from church and tried my best Dorothy Hammel impression out on the ice. No I did not even fall once:) The other pics posted are from Christmas (I accidentally erased all of my other pictures that were taken while in Nebraska, so if anyone has extras to forward that would be great:). Dad was showing off his best idea of a night shopping with the girls, while Katie got a little carried away with the gigantic people eating ornament. Katie and I sported our best bowling faces with "Judy" and "Missy."

Not much else going on here. Just keeping busy with work and other activities. I am sitting here getting caught up on emails and such while sipping a chocolate raspberry latte with cinnamon sprinkled on top. If you don't have one, I'd recommend a frother--It's transformed my Saturday morning coffee experience:)

I don't know if I shared this with you guys or not . . . but upon my return to RI after Christmas, I turned down 4 marriage proposals in a week! He was a cute little guy, but after evaluating the situation I realized that I don't think I could have dealt long-term with the cocaine addiction and preparing pureed food all the time. Let's just say that it's a good thing that I could move quicker than he could and knew enough to stay out of arms reach by standing on his hemiplegic side:) I think that was the same week that they called a "code gray" for a streaker in the hospital!!

You think life as an OT would be more normal . . .

Anyway, I'm off to the Clay Room to finish painting the platter that I started last Saturday. I'll have to post a picture of my masterpiece after it's all fired.