Valentine's Day

Our Valentine's Day was pretty interesting- but not in the usual way. The day before, we found out that Greg had to have a tooth extracted on Valentine's Day. It meant being knocked out all the way, which he had never done before. What fun!

Addie still suffering from the ear infection, being a handful and not sleeping, left a tired mommy wondering how she could care for both of these pathetic Spanglers (although secretly she was glad not to be one of the pathetic ones this time).


 

Greg came home from work at lunch and we all exchanged Valentines. Here is Addie and Daddy exchanging cards...

 



 

Greg did really well with the anesthetic. He didn't feel any pain or get nauseous. Here is he and Addie once we all got home from the Oral Surgeon's office.

 

And here is the best part- our friend from church, Shannon, came over to help us cope! Thank God for her! She helped me take care of Addie and Greg, which I couldn't do alone, and also washed the dinner dishes, helped with some quick chores, and helped get Addie to bed. After Addie was asleep, Greg had a hankering for some ice cream. Well, there was none in the house and the idea of going to the grocery store didn't thrill me. Then what should we hear but the happy ding of the ice cream truck outside. Yes, our charming multi-cultural neighborhood has an ice cream truck that comes along most evenings. It isn't a glorified old mail truck like the ice cream trucks of my childhood, but a big catering truck that serves soft-serve cones. They cost $1 each and come to our doorstep. Can you imagine? It was great! So here we are, celebrating surviving Valentines day with an ice cream with Shannon. Thanks again Shannon! We were overwhelmed with God's love and goodness to us on Valentine's Day.