Did you have a Happy Valentine's Week?

 
I hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's week!  Yes, at my house this year, we didn't just celebrate Valentine's DAY, we celebrated Valentine's WEEK.  In all honesty, our celebration lasted for more than 1 day only because I couldn't seem to get my act together.

I thought I would start out the week strong with a homemade dinner (by the end of the week it was frozen pizza).  So, on Monday, it was lasagna for dinner.  I didn't take a photo, but it was beautiful... and delicious!  For dessert, I made cherry pie.  I did take a photo of the pie - It was also delicious, although it was far from beautiful! 

My husband doesn't care much for cherry pie, so I called over my cherry-pie-loving-friend to enjoy some cherry pie.  The best part was the sugar-covered top crust. For Valentine's Day, I cut a heart in the middle of the crust before it totally fell apart on me. 

It tasted much better than it looks!

Later in the week, I made some chocolate-covered strawberries.  I purchased the container of strawberries at the beginning of the week and we had been eating them all week, so there were only 6 left that got dipped in the chocolate.  They were Delicious!! These are so easy to make and so pretty, if I do say so myself!

These are so easy to make!!

A few weeks ago, my 10 year old niece, B, come over and made Valentine's Day cards with us.  We got the idea here.  We had a great time! 

It totally looks 3-D!

Her classmates were so impressed that several asked if they could have another one.  She had to set a limit of 1 per classmate! 

Al got in the action too!

Of course, Al needed a little bit of help.  You know, Al doesn't have any hands to hold onto the sucker...

Aren't they both so cute?!?

Us?? Sophisticated?? ...You decide.

Several months ago I made a purchase that I thought would lend an up-scale air of sophistication to my home.  

You see, all the high-class (you can read that as wealth) homes, museums, galleries, etc. seem to have at least one....

Hhhhhmmmm...........  I've got you intrigued now, don't I?

Well,  I bought a bust (you know, a statue of a head).  "Just like rich folk!"  (that was a shout-out to my brother).   

After several days of the white head next to the high-class "lucky" bamboo (it seems all the wealthy folk have bamboo too), I decided that those high-class, sophisticated people must be incredibly boring.  

BORING!

So, we decided the least we could do is give him a name.  


My husband thought he looks like the famous statue of David, so he suggested we call him Dave.  I overruled him and named him AL - short for albino (I apologize if that is offensive - we actually discussed this and determined it's not racist because albino is not a race...  but, I digress)


I call him Al.  When he calls me, he calls me Betty.  (Yes, Sarah, I DO think that is funny!)


So, because we are NOT up-scale, high-class people and we ain't got NO sophistication at all (to all the grammar gurus and English teachers out there, yes, I realize the problems with that statement -  just go with it) - Here is Al...

During the World Series - cheering for the World Champion St Louis Cardinals, of course!

incognito for Halloween.  (If that ain't sophisticated, I don't know what is!)

dressed for the countdown to Christmas. 

dressed for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. 

dressed in his fancy sweater vest (it's a vest because he doesn't need sleeves)

Another vest, but this one requires a shirt!

Looking dapper for Valentine's Day!  Al has been influenced by Sarah, he is now a Dr. Who fan - notice his bow tie.  

So, if you come to our house, you will be greeted by Al - he sits by the front door and that's his job.  


It has been suggested that Al create a facebook page.  I had to gently point out that Al can't type...   he has no hands.