30 !

 I can hardly believe it's Tom's and my 30th anniversary!

I often marvel at how good it feels to like Tom and love him as well; 

those two don't always go together.  

It's just the beginning of our eternity together...

Tom is referring to how we met; we were both volunteering at
my school, cleaning then painting the roof with reflective paint.  💖

Pretty romantic note! 
(Attached to a reminder to return something to Staples!) 💖

I will take as much of this guy as I can get! 💗

Tom gifted me with a cardboard cutter!
He knows me well!  💗

Project Hail Mary at the Lot

Haven't been to an actual movie theater in a long time, 

and had never been to The Lot theater before.

Went to see Project Hail Mary (it was cute, but long) with the kids.  

Had a great time sitting next to my honey in actual recliners.

Could've ordered some food to eat at our seats 

(with mini tables at each seat), but we'd already eaten.  

Might not ever be able to go back to regular theater chairs after this!

Lobby

 

Making Shumai & Elves

Kimo had the idea for us to make some shumai at home.

Tom wanted to use rice wrappers and the rest of us used wonton wrappers.

Where's quality control?
Off eating shumai.

Emi rolled the pork/shrimp mixture into balls,
Tom and I did the wrapping and Kimo added the 
carrots and timed the steamer.

We made about 50 dumplings that cost significantly
less than ordering them at a restaurant.

A little bit of carrot on top and then into the steamer.

Serve with a little soy sauce and chili oil and you have a whole lot of yum!

And I welcomed some additions to my small elf collection.
These Gilner elves are so cute!

 

Mountains Made of Steel

Kimo works across the street from the commissary where we do our grocery shoppping, so we see these ships under construction all the time.  A couple of weeks before he got hired, I commented on these ships, that they literally loom like mountains above us; how we've seen them so often that we take them for granted.  Most folks never get to see ships like this, and we reminisced about the opportunity we had to see a ship launching at this very site many years ago (The USS Sacagawea).  Now Kimo works here!  He is learning how to do robotic welding of the giant metal sheets needed to build the ships-quite challenging!  

Kimo's new ventilated helmet-Go, Kimo!

 

For Bishop

I can neither confirm nor deny that we had anything to

do with, "heart attacking" the Bishop's door.

 

Valentine #5

 

Valentine Day #4

Took a minute to figure out the mechanics of this

card and another minute tinkering with it a bit to get 

it to run smoothly.  Fun to make, tho'- and

always fun showing Tom some love!