An Afternoon Traveling Cup

Okay...crazy excited...spent a lot of yesterday going over the details but definitely attending the Pennsylvania Gathering!  Along with Diane & Sal, Carol, Janine, Donale, Lillian, Marti, Cathy, Kathy, Stephen, Lee, LuAnn, Ralph, Loran, Sallie, Deanna, Darleen, Betty, Betsy, Both Vicki's, Shirely, Rosylnn, Jill, Kay, Linda and Darlene (...and that is just the list of definitely coming...hoping to see many more by the time the Gathering rolls around...maybe even Dave from the UK...who has already taught us how to make "the perfect cup of tea"...) Hope the Amish are ready for us!
Perhaps the folks from Iowa phoned ahead and warned them...

Looking forward to seeing both Angie (for Spring) and Pam to celebrate her 54th birthday (and my 53rd..early), soon.

Also talked to the oldest and the middle and there is a Birthday "Beach-side" in my near future! Yay!!! Received a photo of a snowman James built on the beach out of sand.

An aside...did you know that you can fly from Ft. Lauderdale Florida to San Juan Puerto Rico for $77.00 ? 

Yeah, me neither...

And Chris waiting for his vacation time in July to join "April" (his girlfriend) for a week in Kentucky!

So getting ready for Valentine's Day...actually received the best box today with the traditional heart filled with (my favorite) dark chocolates...an AMAZING hand-made card...and best of all...a large wooden block photo-frame reading:

                      "I'm not Retired. I'm a Professional Grandma."

In which, I immediately placed my favorite photo of all the "Grands".

Halllmark Valentine's aside. Also finished and submitted an essay to CNN iReport...shared here:

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-923937

Hoping it will be vetted! What LOVE really is...

Putting the last touches together for tomorrow's Teddy Bear Valentine's Tea! A pile of teddy bears...heart shaped (individual) pizzas to build and bake...chocolates...and "bear books" plus the requisite doilies, glitter, construction paper and scissors to make their Moms (and James) Valentine's Cards.
Yeah...yeah...Pintrest!

The idea for the heart-pizza's snagged there. Requiring tubes of the roll-out tube pizza dough and large heart shaped cutters...toppings and cheeses. A build your own approach the kids will love.

Hearts and (((HUGS))) &
 Love and Light to all!