We have had a great evening - we went and bought Princess Bride, and I got S6 a new pair of tennis shoes. He has been making it by on snow boots, but that sucks to just play in, so I got him a pair.

Mammaw, of course, spoiled them by buying them some other stuff. \:\) It's funny, I bought S6 a bow and rubber-suction-tipped arrows for Valentine's Day (cupid?) and he LOVES them. He won't put them down - I see them stuck to windows, the TV, pictures. \:\)

We all watched the movie, and ate popcorn, and snuggled. D8 made everyone move so she could sit by ME - oh be still my heart.

Then I did our special I love you sign:
1. Point to eye
2. Cross arms over chest
3. Point to other person
And she did the I love you MORE sign back
1-3
4. Tap finger tips together.

OH, I'm so happy right now. I thought that it would make me start from scratch with the kids, but they have been super close. I have been freaking out mostly because I can't really explain why I'm doing what I'm doing on their level, but I just told them they would understand someday.

Oh, and I sent an email to 3 guys I know - told them I had sort of let my social life slide, and I wanted to start a "guy's night out" on Thursdays. I felt sort of weird honestly - didn't seem like a manly thing. But ALL THREE were excited, and thought it would be awesome, and Thursday worked for all three of them. The one is my small group leader at church - I have shared with him a little bit of my problems with W, and when he responded, he said, "I appreciate you more than you know".

I feel so loved. My aunt/prayer partner said she didn't sleep almost at all last night thinking about me, and what I was going through. She found out my mom and dad came up, and she called me just SOBBING - tears of joy. She said that she had been hurting so badly for me.

My cousin texted me just out of the blue - said, "Happy Vday, and I love all three of you in your own special way."

I totally do not deserve all of this - I'm blessed beyond words. I feel strong, and focused.

What Satan meant for evil, God meant for good.

I'm absolutely flabbergasted. As Tawnya forced me to say last night, I'm gonna be OK! \:\)

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