Lately, I have been helping a teacher in our local school with her 5th grade students.  If it weren’t for having to roll myself out of bed and get ready before the rest of the “wee” Hott kids, being a substitute teacher would be a piece of cake!  The students are amazing and I find blessings daily.  The only trouble is… my laptop misses me! Since Valentine’s Day, I have been dying to tell everyone about the “hott” date Dan and I went on!  You see, this romantic celebration would mark our 17th Valentine’s Day.  Yes… 17!!!  Each year, we have managed to find a unique venue to slip away to and share time together.  Sometimes it will be just the two of us, and other times we have “company”. It was Valentine’s Day in 2003 when Dan, Caity, Violet, and I were nestled in a sleepy little Italian restaurant somewhere along Key Bisqayne, Florida.  I will never forget it.  For the first time ever, I had lobster with spaghetti!  Imagine that?!  It was this occasion, much to our astonishment … [Read more...]