Eighteen. 18! Sweet, sweet 18! That’s how many years Dan Hott has been my Valentine.Eighteen Valentine's Days ago, he managed to steal my heart in a green checkered shirt and a walk along the Potomac River. Who knew a BLT at Ruby Tuesdays would find us here down the road. Hummmm,…. I guess God knew what He was doing. Whether our first Valentine’s Day, 15th Anniversary, or my 46th birthday, excuse me, can I tell you something? My heart will still do a flip-flop when I see Dan Hott enter a room.Which makes me wonder: does Dan’s heart flip over for me too? Does that big ‘ole heart of his go skippin’ around when he sees me? Does his heart race when I enter a room? Well, I know his eyeballs roll around a bit. That’s usually when I come in talking about a topic that I am certain will shatter the earth and change the world. Needless to say, he typically rolls his eyes at me. ;-) But, after 18 Valentine's, what is my husband’s heart … [Read more...]
TweetLunch Date with Mom
Today, I had a date for lunch. Call it an early Valentine Celebration. It was with the most handsome man around! Let.me.tell.you.this: he is so adorable; he makes my heart shiver and skip when I see his big brown eyes. With lashes to die for, and a speckle of freckles across his nose, his thick brown wavy hair tops this good-lookin’ guy’s dimple-pinchin’ cheeks. Ooooooooo! Look out!I sincerely hope that “ya’ll” can keep a secret. My little lunch date was (shhhh… whispering now….) with another “man”. LOL! Be sure my hott-hubby Dan doesn’t see this post. Te-he-he! For, today I had a date with an eight year old! And yes, this little man, indeed, knows how to steal his mommy’s heart for Valentine’s Day.After an appointment in town, I thought it would be a hoot to stop by Warm Springs Intermediate School and eat lunch with our little third grader. Earlier this year, I had lunch with his brother over at the elementary school. … [Read more...]
TweetLet’s Make A Deal
It is the classic “if this then that” predicament. I find that each.and.every move this short “Hott” mama makes is a culmination of a deal of some sort between me and the kids. Do you find this to be true at your house? In order to achieve results, I feel like I am forced to beg, borrow, steel, and negotiate everything from teeth brushing, trips to the mall or Toys-R-Us, to simple homework. It’s exhausting, isn’t it?For Violet, who somehow manages to occupy a room resembling a tornado zone, we are constantly threatening that “if you don’t clean up that room, then you’re not going to gymnastics tonight!” Although this normally works, well… last night, it.did.not. Needless to say, she went to gymnastics and conveniently forgot to put her laundry away. At one point, I think we lost Levi in the mess.The ultimate con, Levi is the king of “Let’s Make a Deal”! After listening carefully to a conversation between Dan and me discussing the … [Read more...]
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