Rex was watching the evening news at our house and they
showed clips of dog shows and all the frou frou dogs and
haughty terriers, mentioning that Golden Retriever's never
won Best in Show. It crushed the poor dear but I understood
why. They are such clowns and so full of mischief and love
that they are unable to parade around obeying orders.

We have lost Adrienne to her peer group. She has requested
permission to walk to Allison's house with her friends and
wait for her mother. A big part of this is the fact that
Dakota is in this walking group. He came through handsomely
for Valentine's day with a lot of very thoughtful gifts. She is the only one of my grandchildren involved with boys
so early. Illogically, the dance is tomorrow night. I got
the girls hair ornaments and lip gloss for Valentine's Day
and a mini box of chocolates.

I was in Walgreens buying vitamins and observing the behavior of all the men loading up on chocolates and flowers. I couldn't believe it. I remarked on it to the
clerk and she confided that she had gotten an electric
heater for Valentines day and her birthday but it was ok
because she was cold.