Baby roses and some chocolate

Today was a wonderful day. I was excited to receive flowers and chocolate from Fathead. The roses are potted baby roses. They are gorgeous. They are bright red and some of them have bloomed. There are several buds waiting to bloom, too. Along with the flowers was a note. It read: "Honey, I wish I was there to see you smile. You know I had to get you something. You mean everything to me. I love you and miss you very much. Love always, your husband, Fathead (name changed)". How wonderful! I cried when I read it. If you have ever been separated from your husband during a holiday, well, you know the heartache.
I sent Fathead a box today. I'm sure he will love it. If he won't eat everything, then I know he'll share with his co-workers. I also included birthday cards for three people. I do that so Fathead can sign them. He then sends them from Iraq. The best part is that our niece's birthday is coming up and I included a check for her mother to cash for her. Our checks have pictures of the temples on them. I flipped through the book to find the most recognizable one, the Salt Lake City temple. :) I find joy in the littlest things. That should get my MIL going. :) HAHAH!
I also got to take PupPupMagee for a walk. I've had to switch him back to the Gentle Leader head collar. He just won't stop pulling when he sees people and animals. He thinks everyone wants to be his friend. I'm signing him up for obedience classes when our tax refund comes in. I'm tired of people mentioning training to me. Right now he is pooped out on the couch. Poor thing. He always sleeps hard after a walk. Wish you all could see him.
I have a church activity tomorrow night. We are watching "Emma". I haven't seen it yet, and I doubt I will get to. Instead of buying a popcorn popper, one of the ladies is bringing several bags of microwavable popcorn. When I did the math it comes to 1 hour of microwave-running. Good grief. I would be willing to spend $15 on a popcorn popper just so we could have FRESH popcorn each time. Oh well. I'm in charge of buying candy and drinks. I stood in the candy aisle at Walmart for 10 minutes writing down the cost of every candy there. And, when you are dieting (aside from the small box of chocolates I got from Fathead), it is TORTURE to stand in the candy aisle. I just keep thinking...who is gonna know if I bought $100 worth of Snickers and ate them in one sitting? :) But, I am trying to be good.
Oh, and good news. Instead of handing more money to the government, we'll be getting some of our money back! YAY! Last year we gave them $512 more. This year we are getting money back and I about did a backflip (if it weren't for my bad back and my ignorance as to HOW to do a backflip, I would have). Nothing like putting up the middle finger to the government. "You ain't getting more of our money, b-yatches!!!" However, I think they get the last laugh when they pass the new Stimulus, oops, JOBS Bill. Yeah, idiots, keep spending money. Cause everyone knows you CAN spend your way out of debt. IDIOTS!!!
Aside from all of my drooling in the candy aisle, I've been doing pretty good. I only have to suffer through 181 more days of "aloneness". I can't wait to see "Dear John" and "Valentine's Day". I'm sure I'll cry for hours after both. Nothing like a good cry to use up several minutes of the 181 days.