Fortunately, Karen said not to worry about Valentine's Day this year, because as of late last night I had no plans. Still, I like to surprise her with a little something so I was racking my brain to figure out what might really show my affection...that could be done at the last minute. I prayed for a little help, and got it I think. My nephew has a type of skin cancer where he periodically has to have spots removed, mostly from his head. He and his wife have four small children, so sometimes Karen and the girls will babysit on the days he goes in. They live in Kearns but he comes to Utah Valley for the procedure. Today is one of those days. Karen's sister Leanne (from Arizona), the grandmother of these kids, also happens to be staying with us this week.
Anyway, as we were going to bed last night Karen commented that she felt uncomfortable with the small kids coming because the house was a little out of control. So I got up at 5:00am, but instead of running I spent 1.5 hours cleaning up the kitchen and main floor. She would have been content with that, but I had time before 7:00am so I ran to Macey's. They always have a good selection of Valentine's stuff for the last minute man. I kept my tradition of buying Karen a small plant. We both like to see how long we can keep it alive before it dies. The one last year lasted quite a while. I also spied some strawberries dipped in white chocolate. I got home just in time to put the plant and strawberries on the clean kitchen counter before I had to go wake up the kids. Karen was very appreciative. Every once in a while I get it right.
As for running, I only went 4 miles on the treadmill at work at noon. I started feeling a hot spot on my left foot, likely a remnant from last night's basketball game, so I decided to stop early rather than have to fight a blister.
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