Snowball has been moved from the hospital in Arlington to Cooks Children's Hospital in Fort Worth. She had a button put in her belly and they did something else to her stomach as well. She was not eating her bottles and the doctos felt that this was what needed to be done for her. So she had her surgery and so far she is doing well.

I took Cora up there yesterday and we visited with Angelique for a couple of hours. She is SOOO cute. She looks good, her coloring is perfect and she has a temper when her diaper doesn't get changed. Jeez.

She had to have her medicine put in her button and that was not a happening thing for her. She did not like that one bit and she was letting the nurse know it. They have to insert the syringe into a hole in her button and there is a little bit of pushing going on there and that is the part that she doesn't like. I imagine that it hurts a little bit for her still.

She needs to eat her bottles and as soon as she is consistent with eating from the bottle then the button can come out. I had a little talk with her and let her know that she should try to eat a little bit more from her bottle each time so that we can get rid of that old button.

She should be in the hospital for a couple of weeks more and then she comes home. 

Yoohoo!

I teased her a bit about actually having two nostrils now. We never could see one of them because it had a tube up it all the time. She just gave me one of her "oh nana" looks.

Sweets for my Huny

Because of the weather Huny has been at the airport for more hours than I have seen him this week. During the snow he was gone for the duration, but it's one of the things that he loves about his job. He wasn't sure when he would come home so I didn't have a meal cooked for him and once he did get home we ordered Chinese since we hadn't had that in a good while.

Yesterday he came home earlier than we thought he would so I fixed him a meatloaf dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and rolls. This was our Valentine's dinner since weather was due to come in and we didn't know if he would be home today. So far, it looks like he might be coming home in an hour or so.

But, I did fix him some white chocolate covered strawberries with red sprinkles and I got him a card and one of those $1.00 Wal-Mart heart candy boxes. I think he will like it whenever he gets home.

The card is a store-bought one, but I fancied up the envelope a bit with some craft paper and lace. I had fun making this. (I was actually trying to put the lace on top of they Huny label, but it turned out better this way, I think). The tulips and the love word  came from a magazine that I was throwing in the recycle bin.

I have a fire going and a beer waiting for him, and even though he's getting leftovers, it will still be a good evening.

Happy Valentine's Day!

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1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. Life is too short to waste time not taking a chance.

3. You can take care of you.

4. Stay in touch with friends, old and new.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. "Agree to disagree".

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It is OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

10. The past is the past. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

11. It is OK to let your children see you cry.

12. Don't compare your life to others. It’s your journey that is important.

13. If a relationship has to be a "secret", you shouldn't be in it.

14. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

15. Take a deep breath and then another. It calms the mind.

16. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

17. Make room for something useful, beautiful or joyful and donate something just as wonderful for someone else’s joy.

18. It is never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

19. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take "no" for an answer.

20. Today is special. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for “the” special occasion.

21. Over-prepare, then go with the flow.

22. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple, yellow, or orange, or all three together!.

23. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

24. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?"

25. Always choose life.

26. Forgive everyone everything.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business, and why should I care anyway?.

28. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change for the best for you.

30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

31. Laugh!

32. Believe in miracles.

33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

34. Show up and make the most of your life now.

35. Growing old, getting wrinkles – yoohoo!

36. Your children get only one childhood.

37. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

38. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

39. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

40. The best is yet to come.

41. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

42. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.