Our Valentine’s Weekend
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Did you and your family have a nice Valentine’s Day — or Valentine’s weekend, as the case may be? We were supposed to be childless this weekend, but the snow kept the in-laws from picking up the kiddos. That’s okay, though. I rather enjoyed having them with us — well, except for the endless bickering on Saturday.
Saturday, we went and did a little shopping. We didn’t find much, but we did get a hot-air popcorn popper. I was thinking it would be healthier and, in the long run, less expensive. I didn’t expect the kids to love it so much. I was afraid they wouldn’t like the taste of the popcorn after being used to the buttery microwave variety. They really like it, though — and they really like playing with the popper. I didn’t think about the fact that they’d all be capable of operating the popper, but they can…and they do! Last night, everyone needed their own, personally-made bowl of popcorn. The fun factor may make the popper less cost-effective than I originally thought.
After our shopping, my sweetheart took his sweethearts to one of our favorite places — Chick-Fil-A. Nope, not terribly fancy or romantic…but, not terribly crowded either! Brian treated all the kids to milkshakes, while I had one of CFA’s tasty new yogurt parfaits.
Then, we went to Wal-mart. Because we’re exiting like that.
Sunday morning, I made my sweethearts this fancy-looking, yummy-tasting, low-fat brunch:
Chocolate crepes. Yum! After brunch, we enjoyed an afternoon at the Y together. They have an indoor, heated swimming pool, which the kids love. There’s something about swimming inside when it’s snowing outside. There’s supposed to be more snow today. *sigh* Have I mentioned that I’m quickly getting sick of this stuff?
How was your Valentine’s Day/Weekend?
Kris Bales is a newly-retired homeschool mom and the quirky, Christ-following, painfully honest founder (and former owner) of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. She has a pretty serious addiction to sweet tea and Words with Friends. Kris and her husband of over 30 years are parents to three amazing homeschool grads. They share their home with three dogs, two cats, a ball python, a bearded dragon, and seven birds.
Thanks for the link to Gina's WW recipes. That's a new one for me! Those chocolate crepes looked to die for!
Sounds like you had a nice weekend. We are getting pretty tired of the snow here as well. We are supposed to get 3 more inches tonight, and although that is nothing compared to the 3 feet currently on the ground, I am still dreading it.
What a "heart healthy" way to celebrate!
thanks for reminding me! i've been doing popcorn on the stove to avoid the junk in micro-popcorn. a hot-air popper has been on my xmas/bday lists for a while, but no one will get me one. my hubz seems to think they are outdated and no longer made and only available on ebay, but i keep telling him he could probably just get one at walmart. maybe i will just look for one myself when i am there today. i really don't want to wait until mother's day! 🙂
A nice Valentine's weekend. Breakfast looks tasty. Happy belated Valentines Day!
Those crepes look delicious! I'm going to check out the link. 🙂
I spent the weekend on my back with a pulled muscle. I got some meds Monday night and am finally up and doing quite a bit better. Not the way I'd intended to spend Valentine's weekend!