Twelve Makes a Dozen

Feb 20, 2026

Last Birthday Freebies (I think)

I'm guessing I can get the rest of my birthday freebies in this post without it being crazy long.

Ok, let's get going!

Sephora gave me this cute little set although they had others I could choose from.

So did Ulta, but I liked the look of this pink bottle of mist.

BloomChic gave me $10 and I got this shirt. I think is was $13, so I did pay a little bit.

Kohl's also gave me $10, but I put it toward buying a warm coat for Sport.

With the $10 from JC Penney, I got 2 cute shirts. Both were Lilo & Stitch.

I missed my free pastry from Panera, but I made up for it with a cherry turnover from Arby's. Sorry, no pics.

Last year, I missed my free Jamba, but not this year! Orange Dream Machine is the best!

Texas Roadhouse game a free sidekick of ribs AND ice cream AND a ride on the saddle. It doesn't get any better than that.

Red Robin gave me a shake, but if anyone got a pic, it wasn’t me. I did get this one from our meal.

Almost done...

Chevron gave me 50 points toward gas and Subway gave me a free cookie.

Krispy Kreme gave me 3 glazed donuts

Last, but certainly not least, Club Tacanos, gave me a free meal, so Scout and I went down to the Gateway. She used my gift card and that got us down to about $20 including tip. Not bad for all the delicious meat you can eat.

Ok, that's it...for now, but I still have 3 more to redeem...

Feb 18, 2026

Happy Birthday, Queso and Burrito

It's been a couple of weeks since Queso turned 5, but we had a great time at his party and I didn't want you to miss it.

I spent most of the party holding Bright Eyes. What do you think of her new blog name?

Today is Burrito's 19th birthday! Can you believe it? Where has the time gone? He had a great party, I am told, but I am hanging out at home with a lousy migraine.

Here are some pics with his girl that he sent to me this morning. Pretty sure they are from Valentines Day.

Happiest of birthdays, Burrito!!

Feb 17, 2026

Valentine's Day 2026

I have to admit, I had been dreading my first valentines day without my sweetie.

Then Scout and I went to Mo Bettahs for a buy one get one lunch with Curly and his girl.

At 3:00, Scout took me to see Lala Land at the theater. It was a throwback, but there was still popcorn.

Afterwards, we ran an errand and then headed for the house. Curly was outside and all dressed up in a suit and tie. "Was today the Sweethearts Dance?" I wondered.

Then I went inside.

The kids were there and all dressed up. Sport brought me flowers.

And Curly was an amazing cook. We had chicken parmesan, salmon salad, heart-shaped pasta, green beans, and sparkling cider.

They even got out the china and gold silverware!

For some dumb reason, I rarely remember to take pics. These are from a video Curly's girlfriend took while he was cooking.

Then they made this amazing carrot cake from scratch. Baby Doll helped with the frosting.

It turned out to be a very sweet Valentines Day after all.

And to make it even more beautiful, Scout brought me more flowers!

Thanks, everyone. I love you all.

Feb 15, 2026

Even More Birthday Freebies

My kids did some amazing Valentines day things for me today, but I didn't get the pics from them, so you get birthday stuff.

Curly had his physical for his mission on Friday. It included 2 shots, a tb test and finger pokes. Our outstanding tradition of ice cream after a shot, took us to Sonic for my free small shake. They messed up and he got a medium strawberry shake. Happy birthday to me!