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This past Friday, Scott and I battled a snowstorm and had a lovely dinner out for Valentine's Day. It was really nice to get away for a few hours, although I kept checking in on Ava because she and Aaron were also out, battling the snowstorm for their Valentine's Day dinner. Everyone ended up being safe, and had a wonderful evening! (Note: G and Pria hung out at home, so they were the most safe!)


Last weekend, Ava and my mom helped me clean out my closet and dresser, and they both went home with some new (to them) clothes. In fact, Ava wore an entire outfit made up of my clothes on Friday! Do you see G peeking around in the background?


Every school day, Ava asks me for a pic of Pria, just to see how she's doing. Here are a few cute ones from this week.


Tiny beagle!


Wait a minute, this isn't Pria. You're right, it's not! This is Tucker and he was a rep from the Can Do Canines event that I participated in at my work on Wednesday. We packaged up doggie care bags, and made snuffle mats for the pups who are being trained to be assistance animals. I couldn't believe that Tucker could pick up a credit card from the floor with his mouth! This is such a good organization, and I hope that at some point, I'll be able to volunteer time for an animal-focused business/non-profit.


It's been a snowy weekend, and the kids have both Monday & Tuesday off of week. Lucky them! I decided to take Monday off, too, so I'm looking forward to this 3-day weekend!

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