Helen, did Joe give you the normal Valentine crap again this year? A bunch of Piggly Wiggly flowers, a box of cheap candy, and the cheapest card he could find on the rack? We have often laughed about Joe and Frank, the presents they give and how we wish we could just take them back. For all the years since we've been married, it's near mechanical what Frank does on special occasions. The dumb little Easter basket, the fourth of July pot of flowers, and the Thanksgiving turkey with a small present enclosed.

You know Helen, I got to the point that each holiday when Frank would come home, I would start yelling as soon as he entered the house "Frank put them on the table," I'd say. "Supper will be in a few minutes".

But today is Valentine's Day and Frank is in bed. As you know, he suffered a heart attack. And Helen, this has been a pretty sad day, and you know what? I miss that bunch of Safeway flowers and the candy and card. Maybe I have just expected too much.

~Edna