Happy Valentines Day TT Ladies!

“The love is ooosing out here!!! I hope everyone here has a wonderful day no matter how you choose to spend it!!!

MDS & XL ....way to go! Most awesome!!!

I was totally suprised and got a gold heart bracelet. Saturday we are spending the weekend together and I've suggested a trip to the spa at Hot Springs. We shall see!!!

Love to all!!”

“LOL....Tilt...I have no clue as to how I'm supposed to work...maybe I need the instruction manual myself!”

“I've never seen a printed version --- LOL”

“I just got flowers!!!

I guess I need to cook dinner tonight, huh?”

“it's snowing in Nashville today, so when you go outside you get hugged by the wind and kissed by the flakes. I got mine on my lunch break! :)”

“Hi rocksee !”

“That is such a cool way of putting it rocksee.

MDS...how was lunch?”

“I'm making dinner for Jon tonight. I'm thinking it will be chicken marsala with smashed potatoes. He got called in to work last night at midnight. They opened up the armory as a warming center to Gary and surrounding area so he had to be there to open it and man it. He called me this morning to say he was tired and going home at noon to sleep. Not a single person showed up to utilize their warmth. Ah well.....

He deserves a little special attention tonight.”

“A man was waiting as I unexpectedly drove to work near regular time today (normally Wednesdays I come in LATE)

Seems he was waiting for the office to open to drop off my flower -- a cool anthurium!! -- and some Reese's peanut butter cups.

LOL, I spoiled the surprise as he'd planned it (that it would be by my desk when I arrived later), but then again, he got some appreciation for it.

How cool is that??!?? ;-)”

“Oooooooo, Lizs! And who was "the man"?”

“lizs...'a man'? just any old man off the street???”

“I took California Rolls, Japanese Spring Rolls, fresh cut fruit, Mango Sweet Tea, and Godiva Chocolate, to the school today.

As planned, the other teachers were VERY jealous.

Wifey was surprised and happy!”

“Yeah, just any old man... LOL!

It was dryfoot. ;-P The flowers are anthurium. I'd never seen them before. Cool!

I personalized a card I sent to him. Can't wait to get the response back on that. :-)

And a Happy VD to all!”

“Did you ask him the question, lizs?”

“The question????

and hey, Stovey, thanks for the card!!

*Hugs!* :-)”

“..as in "pop the question".....”

“Happy Valentines Day all. I hope your sweeties were good to you...mine was..

and if you don't have a sweetie, then do something nice for yourself...”

“"...according to research by the International Labor Rights Fund and US LEAP. For example, a survey of workers on flower plantations near Bogotá found that employees were exposed to 127 different pesticides, three of which are considered extremely toxic. One-fifth of the chemicals used in flower production in South America -- products such as DDT and methyl-bromide -- are restricted or banned in the United States and Europe. Since environmental laws in South America are either lax or not enforced, chemical runoff into waterways is common, contributing to species decline.

Workers are often sickened after applying herbicides, fungicides and pesticides without proper protection. Two-thirds of Colombian flower laborers suffer from impaired vision, respiratory and neurological problems; still births and babies born with congenital malformations are disproportionately high among women who have worked in floriculture...."

http://www.alternet.org/story/47847

What's on your roses?”

“blech!”

“We haven't really sanctified VD into our ritual routines around here. A card (that will get recycled), some flowers (that will wilt and go into the compost), chocolate (we don't need VD for that) mena nothing to actions and words; we both don't see the importance of focusing all of what should come everyday, into one day a year: a daily celebration of love, commitment and anticipation for the good things coming in the future.

VD has become too much of a "make up day" for people who don't take the time out every day to say "thanks for being with me" and "I love you" to their spouse.

The sad thing is that the person (mostly a guy) will think that their debt is paid in full for a year and continue to neglect the needs of their women until next VD. Not for all fellas, but most -- IMHO, of course.”

“WTF? Laqtis caught VD for Valentines Day?”

“Just like real life... Valentines Day has come&gone but the VD remains?”

“I had such a nice evening with Jon, but that wasn't especially notable as we have nice evenings often. I guess what makes it special is that because it was V-Day, we made a point of telling each other what we thought of each other. His card along with a long handwritten message was the most awesome thing anyone has ever said to me. I poured my heart out into what I wrote to him. We opened a bottle of cabernet, I made chicken marsala, which turned out fantastic, and had warm chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Then we sat on the couch for the rest of the night just enjoying each other's company. I laughed much of the time...I just love a sense of humor.”

“It's the best thing ever. Sounds like a great night Ruby.”

“Funny, maybe it's a midwestern thing, but I don't remember many people thinking about "Sweetest Day"... It's in October... fall's answer to Valentine's Day...

Anybody out there capitalize on it?”

“v day sucked BIG TIME
i spent it in the hospital :(
all better now :)”

“I am sorry to hear that mapleleaf, what happened?

I spent the day in the hospital as well, which I might have tolerated, but it was with my mom. I spent my anniversary, (Sep), in the hospital with my daughter. Not a good year for romance, eh?”

“I think Sweetest day is more of a hallmark holiday then Valentines Day... of course, I'm one who posts on the dating sucks thread... so I didn't celebrate either!”

“yikes maple -- !”

“its all good. just lots of pain but thank goodness for the good drugs :)

I got a kick out of hearing this today!

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/BUSINESS01/702160342/1066”

“oncology cards?”

“tilt you were missed!”

“Funny how the only way to get missed is by leaving ---- hmm? % ^ )

so ANYway, everybody sucked so I left... then I came back!

Ta-Da!!”

“does that mean everyone that sucked is gone???



I think not :(”

“Gald you're okay Mapes.”

“I didn't say that, LOL!”

“Okay what you guys doing this year?

I am a bit split between a new ladder with Outriggers for support and A new lightweight Hedge Trimmer...

The positives are the Outriggers on the Ladder mean I don't have to worry about her falling off while cleaning the gutters...

The Hedge Trimmer means she can better trim the Hedges and be able to rake the trimmings up that evening....”

“I thought you were talking about lingerie and a clipper for "down there."”

“What about the ladder?”

“For climbing the tall babes.”

“I just love VD!”

“Venereal Diseases?”

“Valentines Day...Ba Humbug!!!”

“SC will you be my valentine? I can send you a pretty red heart, though it may not be made of candy...”

“Naw....go a head and send it to Stomper :D”

“Please make sure it gets to the correct 'Stomper', meangreen. ;-)”

“Valentines is a stupid day created by Hallmark...it sets up expectations and then SPLAT. You guys should do this stuff all year not just one day a year!”

“whats the matter Stovie? You don't want to get a nice deer heart in the mail?”

“Do what? Come on how many pot holders, hedge trimmers and special ladders does a woman NEED?”