Here are the prints we found on the back deck after it snowed Tuesday morning...we also found them just outside the sliding glass doors of our bedroom! Dad measured them, this pic doesn't do them justice. There were two sets of tracks..one set was 2 1/2 inches, the ones in this picture was almost 4 inches. Dad was excited, I was not. I love the wildlife here, But not on my deck!

Beautiful animal isn't it! This isn't a picture we took, but we've been told that we have a breeding pair of mountain lions in our little valley. They were spotted by our neighbor on the hill behind our house.

What do you want to do for Valentines Day?

Dad asked me what I wanted to do for Valentines Day, and I can't think of anything!!! The truth is, that although some days we have our differences, and we get frustrated with each other, they are few and far between. He makes me feel loved, important, and special pretty much everyday. I love being in our home here in the mountains. I have fresh flowers on the table, just because he knows that I love them. I get to have "Valentines" day more than once a year! It hasn't always been this way...but we work at it every day.

What's my point? I want all our children to have the joy in their relationships that Dad and I do now. When I say "our children" I'm not talking about just our biological children...Scott, Jana, Mikki, Kristen we love you as our own. True love lasts forever. It is eternally patient and forgiving. It believes, hopes and endures all things. It's the same love that our Heavenly Father has for each one of us. We all yearn to experience love like this. Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings, even if we don't deserve it! Dad and I pray that all our family can love each other no matter what. That your lives can be filled with love, and that special feeling that only comes from love.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT FOR VALENTINES DAY!

January 17th......40 Years together