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Did everyone have a lovely V-day weekend? I hope so! Y'all deserve it!

Ours started on Thursday. After school I helped the kids get their Valentines ready for school. I wanted to make something all cute and crafty with them, but frankly, kids just want candy anyways, so I didn't bother this year. We went with the store bought and attached some candy!Maybe next year.

Speaking of candy, can I just say, I LOVE Valentines candy. I love all the sweets and sours. The boys got lots of Laffy Taffy, Fun Dips, Pixie sticks, Nerds and suckers. It was just enough to tide me over for the weekend! yummy!

Friday we dropped the boys off at school with their Card boxes, their Valentines and their party treats. This was the first year I wasn't able to be there for the Valentine parties. I did help prepare them though, so I guess that will have to count.

Then Jason and I were off to the hospital. I did my bowel cleanse the day before and was going in for my CAT scan. Normally these things are no big deal, but I'm allergic to the Iodine contrast, so it can be a little tricky. Last May, when my whole health ordeal started, I got my first CAT scan and had an allergic reaction that landed me in the E.R. So this time I thought we were all prepared.

........Ya,............... No!!!

I get down to the lab to get my scan, after being up all night doing the cleanse, and to make a long story short, the nurse said she was about 30 seconds from putting my body in shock and giving me a heart attack. Apparently no one told the radiologist that I was allergic, and apparently if you've had a reaction once, the second time you get the contrast it is MUCH worse and she started telling me all these medical words for what almost happened, but the only part I understood was she was REALLY freaked out that she almost killed me.

Soooooo..........they sent me home, rescheduled me for tomorrow morning, gave me some meds I have to take all day today and tonight to counteract my allergic reaction, hopefully, and the best part, I have to do the bowel cleanse again. I HATE the bowel cleanse. To say I was a little upset is an understatement.

But at least now, when I want something from my hubby I just have to look at him with my big brown puppy dog eyes and say, "but I almost died on Friday."

...............I'm wondering how long this will work?.............................

Anyhoo, so after that I came home and slept off the rest of the day, the bowel cleanse kept me up all night, and then that afternoon when the boys got home we started our V-day festivities.
We had my sister's kids, Addison and Urban, over for dinner and a movie. We got heart shaped pizzas and made our famous V-day dessert.

Chocolate Fondue. With pretzels, sponge cake, marshmallows, cheesecake, strawberries and Captain Crunch cereal.

On Saturday I woke up and made heart shaped pancakes, and then we played in the snow for a bit. We took the kids out to lunch, and then dropped them off at my sister's house and Jason and I went out. I LOVE going out with him. We seriously laughed so hard we cried. I love that we can still do that. I love him.

Yesterday we did the whole church and relax thing.

Today I had some SERIOUS laundry to do. I didn't do any last week. ANY!!! It seems like I have been at the doctors lately more than home, so I needed to take some time this morning to clean. I bribed the kids to help. So we made a dent in the laundry we went and picked up Daddy at work and took him out to lunch. Then the kids and I watched Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

It was a good weekend.
A lovely weekend. (yes, I am trying to forget about my Friday morning..........until I want something, then I'll be sure to bring it up!!!)

How was yours?