Day 175: I think your ducky

I'm enjoy having this little window Valentine from Jen and Maria.

Day 165: FNG Valentines Exchange

It was our annual FNG Valentines exchange tonight! There are some amazing pieces of art that group members have as their Valentines receptacles, as Joel is displaying in this photo. Joe had a new camera and had a lot of fun getting photos of everyone, including baby Elizabeth (with her parents Simon and Michelle) who came to meet everyone at just a few weeks old. This is the fourth annual Valentines exchange for the FNG. Both Joe and Krista still had their old Valentines in their boxes and enjoyed the history.

Jamin and I had Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Valentines that I found on sale after V-day last year. They were kinda dumb so next year maybe I'll find some better ones. Some Ninja Turtles' Valentines quotes: "You'da mutant on Valentine's Day," "It's so easy being green on Valentine's Day," and "Don't shred it! Have an awesome Valentine's Day." See, I told you they were kinda dumb. Still fun though. If you want one, please comment and let me know, they will be yours.

Day 164: My walking Valentine

Zaria is walking on her own now, but still prefers having things to hold on to. I tried to find her the most Valentinesey outfit for today that I could, but Jamin and I did go out without her this evening. We didn't have small group tonight in lieu of Valentine's day dating opportunities.

So Jamin and I went to a movie at the cheap theater and talked about it over coffee at Barnes and Noble. We saw "The Golden Compass," which was fun and fantastic, though we didn't think it compared to Lewis' Narnia series, at least not in plot. I had gotten an e-mail warning about how evil The Golden Compass was because of the author wanting to make it into an anti-Christian allegory or anti-Narnia competitor. I also read an article by a Christian who thought it wasn't so anti-Christian after all, despite the author's intentions. So it ended up being good fodder for conversation and we had a nice Valentine's day.

Day 162: Heart cupcakes and cupboards

I made some chocolate muffins today for Jamin as a Valentine treat, and put some frosting hearts on a few to have for dessert tonight. Meanwhile, Zaria was busy getting into my pantry and shaking up a box of scalloped potatoes.

Day 158: Bake sale cookies

You saw on my last Tuesday photos examples of how to do cookies for the annual bake sale for Mothers' Fellowship. Well, today I baked some. I didn't do very many-- Zaria and I were battling a cold and actually stayed home instead of going over to Jen's to bake together. It was tough to make this many as Zaria was very clingy today. As fun as it is to have her "walk" with me by grabbing onto my pant legs, it takes much longer to get things done in the kitchen. We'll just have to meet up with Jen and company tomorrow since she has neighbors that go to North Heights Lutheran Church (where the bake sale was held).