Author: Joy

Yesterday, Buddy and I celebrated Valentine’s Day with each other. We had a great few hours together. We went shopping for a few things for the house. The biggest item on the list was a dishwasher. Now I know some people do not think appliances are an appropriate gift for Valentine’s Day, however, I must disagree with them. I am in need of a dishwasher, so therefore I think it was the BEST gift ever. Having 4 kids, I think a dishwasher is a must. Lately it has been hard for me standing there washing dishes. I love Buddy so much and appreciate the time and effort he put into searching for the best deal possible for the dishwasher. We looked around yesterday and decided that we would need to go to Asheville to look at a larger selection. So, that is what we did today. I told Buddy I wanted us to take the kids with us and have a family day. Off we went to Asheville after a hardy breakfast of waffles, eggs and pork chops.

Our first stop was Sears. While we found the dishwasher we wanted there, we decided to go check Best Buy to see if they had it cheaper. And they did!! However, they had to order it, so it will still be a couple of weeks yet before we get it, but it will be so worth it. I am extremely excited! For the kids surprise, we told them we would buy them a Wii game. They chose Wii Resort sports. This is a game the family can play together. As I am typing this, they are playing and I love that Buddy is playing with them. After we left Best Buy with our purchases, we took the kids to eat. They chose to go to Asiana. I must say my kids have excellent taste! It was a very good late lunch/early supper.

Once we ate, we headed on back home because it started to snow. We had to make a stop by Walmart to buy some window washer fluid for the van. We bought just a few other house supplies and then headed back home.

We had such a great time with the family. The kids were all well behaved and I think they also had a good time. I love days like today. To me, that is what Valentine’s Day is all about. Being with your loved ones.

Hope you all had a great day with your loved ones!!

Yesterday, Buddy and I celebrated Valentine’s Day with each other. We had a great few hours together. We went shopping for a few things for the house. The biggest item on the list was a dishwasher. Now I know some people do not think appliances are an appropriate gift for Valentine’s Day, however, I must disagree with them. I am in need of a dishwasher, so therefore I think it was the BEST gift ever. Having 4 kids, I think a dishwasher is a must. Lately it has been hard for me standing there washing dishes. I love Buddy so much and appreciate the time and effort he put into searching for the best deal possible for the dishwasher. We looked around yesterday and decided that we would need to go to Asheville to look at a larger selection. So, that is what we did today. I told Buddy I wanted us to take the kids with us and have a family day. Off we went to Asheville after a hardy breakfast of waffles, eggs and pork chops.

Our first stop was Sears. While we found the dishwasher we wanted there, we decided to go check Best Buy to see if they had it cheaper. And they did!! However, they had to order it, so it will still be a couple of weeks yet before we get it, but it will be so worth it. I am extremely excited! For the kids surprise, we told them we would buy them a Wii game. They chose Wii Resort sports. This is a game the family can play together. As I am typing this, they are playing and I love that Buddy is playing with them. After we left Best Buy with our purchases, we took the kids to eat. They chose to go to Asiana. I must say my kids have excellent taste! It was a very good late lunch/early supper.

Once we ate, we headed on back home because it started to snow. We had to make a stop by Walmart to buy some window washer fluid for the van. We bought just a few other house supplies and then headed back home.

We had such a great time with the family. The kids were all well behaved and I think they also had a good time. I love days like today. To me, that is what Valentine’s Day is all about. Being with your loved ones.

Hope you all had a great day with your loved ones!!

Yesterday, my baby turned 4 years old. Of course she isn’t a baby anymore, but will always be my baby in my eyes. She is something else! We just love her so much! We had a very relaxing day ar9ound our house. Due to all the bad weather, Buddy and Michael got a day off from school and work. So we stayed home and celebrated together. Buddy made this delicious strawberry and chocolate layered cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. We had a great birthday supper of grilled steak, baked potato, fried corn and salad. Once the weather had cleared up, Buddy and I took Claire to Walmart to choose a couple of gifts. She chose a bubble sword, a huge refill container of bubbles and some coloring books and crayons. She also picked out a Max and Ruby Busby book. Overall it was a wonderful day! The night ended with her falling asleep laying next to me on the couch. Now that is what having children are all about…