Monday February 16 2026

Saturday was Valentine's day. My boyfriend was so sweet and made me a banana cheesecake. He made toppings so it turns into a banana split cheesecake. It's so delicious! I don't know if I will be able to eat the whole thing, so I would love to be able to freeze some of it to have later. 

My son came home Friday with a giant bag of valentines from daycare. I got him a little box of chocolates and a little bobcat stuffed animal (which he calls a tiger). He's been carrying it around all weekend. I got my daughter a bigger box of chocolates. 

The weekend was pretty uneventful otherwise. I was able to take a couple naps which was nice. I love naps. 

Work has been kind of slow. I have been working on making info sheet on some small seeds that we sell, and that has been fun. I really enjoy doing things like that. 

Yesterday my sister let me know that there was someone who posted on facebook about my outdoor cat asking if it belonged to anyone. She was nice enough to reach out to them and let them know he belongs to me and he has a nice outside house and everything. I also reached out to them. Turns out they are my nextdoor neighbor. 

Tomorrow is my sons 3rd birthday. I bought him a tablet. I hope I will be able to figure out how to set it up. I'm sure if I need help my daughter will be able to assist. Friday we are going over to their grandmothers house to celebrate and then sometime this weekend I will have my aunt and cousin over to celebrate. I think tomorrow I'll just have a little cake for him to eat and let him open his presents. I should probably get him a little something else. Maybe a stuffed animal or something. He loves stuffed animals. My sister said that she sent some presents and they should be here soon. 

I really can't believe that he will be 3. Time is a weird thing. It doesn't seem like almost 4 years has passed since my fiance died, but at the same time it does feel that long. I still think about how different life would be if he was still here. I never thought I would be living the way I am now. Some things I feel like are better and some things aren't. I don't like that my kids don't have a dad. My boyfriend doesn't overstep and try and take on that role, which I think my daughter appreciates. He does help me parent my son, which I appreciate. It's not in an over fatherly way, it's more of a "he knows how to be a father" and knows and sees what I struggle with and helps me be a better mom. He's also helped me be a better adult I guess. Like, I make more of an effort to clean the house and not have a lot of clutter. I've always struggled with that, so it's nice to have someone that isn't critical about it, but keeps me accountable. I am very lucky to have him in my life. 

It's starting to get warmer out. I love snow, but I am glad that it's beginning to be spring. I don't love the cold and this year was especially cold. 

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