I always say to myself if I can make it through January, the 28 days in February will fly by. Then comes March, which means spring and hopefully no more snow. Although the way the weather is this year, that snow still may come in May.

Nevertheless, 31 days of January: completed.

We are almost half done with this month and two days from Valentine’s Day. Remember when you were young and there were hopes of getting a “special” valentine from a specific someone? There were plenty of Valentine’s Day disappointments throughout my younger years – ones I thought the selfish me, because my young mind thought the world revolved around moi, never would recover from. Feb. 15 couldn’t come fast enough. But my heart mended, and now I unselfishly look forward to Feb. 14 for three reasons: my children, my husband and my friends. Just another excuse to express how much these important people mean to me.