What a difference a day makes! Thursday was such a miserably cold day, and today was near 30 degrees with sunshine. Both days we've done a lot of running around, but today was definitely more pleasant.

The first thing the kids did on Valentine's Day was open the little gifts Cory and I had for them. One of the items was a coupon book, which Accalia was most excited about. She immediately chose the coupon for a trip to the dollar store, so we headed there in the morning and everyone picked something out. I hadn't realized that there had been rain the night before when the temperatures were still mild, so I had the fun join and scraping a layer of ice off the windshield of the van.

Cory was supposed to see a client at 5 p.m., but the client cancelled because of the weather and we went ahead and had our traditional fettucine alfredo Valentine's meal before my haircut that evening. This meant the kids and I had to make another trip in the afternoon to pick up supplies for supper. The kids were very happy to have that meal, though, and Accalia and Cole insisted on making sure we had a romantic setting. They dimmed the lights in the dining room, and Accalia turned on her little radio so we'd have music. Personally, I don't find Garth Brooks to be too romantical, but that's the station she left it on.

Today was an exciting day for Accalia because she switched the art class she had been going to on Wednesday to this other class on Friday afternoon. The studio owner actually suggested it because she thought Accalia would enjoy a class just for homeschoolers (I hadn't known they even had one right now). There's only one other girl in the class (the other two simply stopped coming), and Accalia loves it. I think she especially likes the fact that it's for homeschoolers. I forget that Accalia really enjoys the idea of doing something specifically for kids who aren't attending public or private school, so this was definitely the highlight of the day for her. Later this afternoon she had tap class and was able to try on her recital costume. That was also very exciting for her.

Cory's working just a few hours tonight. Ella's asleep. Accalia and Cole are wreaking havoc in the living room. I'm ready to sleep. I woke up earlier than normal today and am starting to feel the effects.

Plans for the weekends aren't too extraordinary. Cory works tomorrow night for a while but has the rest of the long weekend off. I have no idea what we'll be doing.