Valentine's Recap

Hi friends.  Abby Lab here.  Well, we survived Valentine's Days.  It started early, with Mom and Dad opening their pressies. Mom had put together a big basket of all of Dad's favorite snackie foodables from Mountain Man Fruit and Nut company (mmm, toffee cashews) as well as a book of his favorite poetry that was hard to find.

Mom had teased Dad about not getting her a "bad" Valentine's pressie after her friend D. got BRAKE FLUID for her birthday and her other friend S. got a SHOVEL (it does help with hiding the body).

Dad handed Mom this pretty bag with red tissue and she opened it up.

A manual tire inflator and a bottle of hootch!

Mom tried not to laugh, pretending to be mad, then she sees the card.

"I LIKE you"??

Dad says "it has Barney Goggley Eyes that you can shake and make move!

At that point mom lost it, laughing, while Dad comes out with ANOTHER pretty bag.

"Here's your real present".

It was a beautiful embroidered nightgown she had admired in a little Vermont store, some of her favorite candy from England, AND

Well - Mom does like her bubble baths at night so she needed a toy for the tub.

Mom made little Korean pancakes for breakfast, full of veggies with a sweet and spicy sauce to dip them in. 

It started to snow by noon. After I got some walkies  and Dad shoveled off the steps and the long driveway, Mom and Dad decided to have a game marathon.

First there was Mexican Train dominoes.  THAT didn't go so well for Mom.

The first game.

The second.

Then they played Backgammon.  Mom got beat AGAIN.

Then there was that quick round of "Sequestration Battleship".

Sunk!

Finally - a game of cribbage.

As Dad was rounding the corner to win yet again, she looked up at him with a sweet smile and said - 

"You know why card games are like marriage?'

Dad said

"Why?"

Mom gave a little grin and said - 

"They start with a heart and a diamond, and they end with a club and a spade".

Oh Uh!

Dad laughed and let her win.  Then they made kissie faces and I had to leave the room.

After that it was time for MY pressies from the Frankie and Ernie household.

Look at all my neat stuff -squeaky toys, a ball and some people crackers (shaped like mailmen, milk delivery guys and a Paw-lice officer!) plus a card from Frankie!

Give me the Monkey Mom!

Oopps.

Using the surgical precision of the 'buttectomy" I deaded it real quick.  Time for treats!

Thank you Frankie and the Frankie and Ernie Household for a wonderful Valentine's Day.

Dad offered to take Mom out to a fancy restaurant for dinner.  

Mom was all snug in her Yoda Pants (they're like Yoga pants but more wrinkled) and sweater and she looked outside.

"It's snowy, it's cold, the Escape has escaped to the garage.  There's cars sliding off the streets on the online news station.  Let's stay in!"

Maple and applewood smoked bacon encrusted pork tenderloin, a casserole of sage stuffing and peas.  I LOVE peas! 

Mom's going to have leftovers for  lunch as she has the day off due to it being President's Day. I asked her what that holiday was about and she said  it's when the President comes out of the White House and if he sees his shadow we have six more weeks of political (insert HBO word here).

Dad had to go to O'Hair airport for a quick business trip, so Mom and I are going to hang out, enjoy our pressies, and look at all the pictures of the Blogville Parade again.  That was SO much fun. Thank you Crabby Girls and Frankie and Ernie - for helping it be a fun day for everyone.

But seriously - don't play board games with Dad, he always wins.