HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

It's that time of year again when husbands and boyfriends everywhere can be seen at their local Walmart or Walgreens buying their sweetie cards and candy.  At least that's what I HOPE you all did. If not, you still have time to plan a fabulous dinner somewhere, even if only outside your RV at the picnic table.

To make it even better, SOMEONE I know, who shall remain nameless because she will beat me over the head with a stick, is having a BIRTHDAY today!!!  A very happy birthday ... you know who you are!!  Oh what the heck .... it's Mrs. Patty Chance's 39th birthday!!!  

A little candy might have helped my yesterday.  I'm good at some things, like planting posts, quilting and spoiling my puppies, but I'm not so good at waiting.  What to do while I wait.  I twiddled my thumbs, watched TV, played with the puppies, paced back and forth and played every game on my phone, all to no avail.  I waited in vain.

There's a local thrift shop that will pick up at your house.  When I found out I was not the only one with good stuff to send off, we coordinated our efforts.  Apparently not enough however, since even though they gathered all my information at the first house where they DID show up, they did NOT show up here.  Not a call or even a howdy do.  No candy for YOU guys!!

Had I known what I know now, I would have sent a lot more stuff along with Mr. Chance, who made an early morning run to the dump.  I learned that good information when I finally called to see where they were.  They assured me I was never ON their pickup list, so I had waited for naught.

I have since rescheduled, but now must figure out how to get rid of everything they will not take.  Half a day was wasted and it was too late to do anything really, so hey ... let's BAKE something!

Cookies are my go-to desert.  They're easy to make, taste great right out of the freezer and only one will satisfy my sweet tooth.  Peanut butter ..... YUM!!

I ran into the same problem with not having cooling racks.  I actually drove to Walmart and searched through the entire store.  There was not one to be had.  The oven gave up her racks for me again.  I admit, I ate not one, but two.  They are just sooooo good right out of the oven.  Can you smell them?

I spent the rest of the afternoon working on these sunset images.

Are these not amazing?  They were all taken from my back yard.  It makes all that waiting worth while when you get to see this while relaxing in your favorite chair on the patio.

Today will be busy.  My gardening crew will come cut and hack in the morning.  Lets hope they are better than my California crew.  That will be followed by quilt fabric shopping with Miss Patty and dinner at their granddaughter's house.  Another perfect desert day!!