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We had fun snacking our way through the big game last Sunday. We pulled together all sorts of air fryer foods, Scott made wings, and we enjoyed a very casual meal over the course of a few hours. The game was on in the background, and we definitely paid more attention to the commercials. Ha!

G was really hoping the 49ers would win, so when I woke him up on Monday morning, I had to tell him that the regular game tied, they went into OT, and the 49ers were ahead until the last 3 seconds. Kinda ruined his Monday, BUT, we were glad to see that he was paying attention to something in the sports realm.

G loves to hide footballs around the house for the Super Bowl, and then we have to find them (like Easter eggs.) Ava found 5 of the 6, I found just 1, and Scott didn't find any. Ava's big prize was a check for $1billion! So she ate it. And then G told her it was a trick, and she owed him $1billion. Strange game we had going on!


The RHS pep band has been playing at a lot of games for a variety of sports, and this week, they pepped up the crowd for girls hockey. And it worked - the girls hockey team won, and they're headed to state next week!

This is the life of a band parent whose kid can't drive yet...it was a late, snowy night when I had to pick up Ava after pep band this week. Glad we don't live very far from the school!


Both kids have a long weekend, so they're going to relax, and also have fun (Ava had a sleepover last night.) I'm dealing with the beginning stages of a cold, and Scott has to work. We celebrated Valentine's Day with a dinner out last weekend...thank goodness, because I'm not sure either of us would feel up to it this weekend!

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