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"It&amp;#039;s a rainy Saturday in Los Angeles. As a gift for my niece and nephew&amp;#039;s birthday, as well as to celebrate my son who turned 7 on New Year&amp;#039;s Day, my sister and I took our kids to the movies. It&amp;#039;s an annual tradition that she and I have. How much stuff do kids need, anyway? A little time together is what memories are made of. (Even if a popcorn and coke combo costs enough to pay my mortgage. Sheeeesh!) Being together, rather than expensive presents, is a pattern in my marriage also. Rex and I have become very fond of giving gifts of time to each other. This Valentine&amp;#039;s Day is no exception. Rather than spend money out on a babysitter and dinner, we will put the kids to bed early and cook together. He makes a mean linguini and clam sauce. I do a mean market run. Together we&amp;#039;ll concoct the ingredients for a lovely night at home. I&amp;#039;m thinking, as part of the fun, I&amp;#039;ll dress up in something a bit sassy. He&amp;#039;s mentioned on several occasions that he&amp;#039;d like to see me in a tight tank sans a bra. Perhaps I&amp;#039;ll pair it with a short skirt. With that kind of chef in kitchen, I&amp;#039;m thinking my neat freak hubby won&amp;#039;t mind if I drop a few pieces of pasta and have to lean over to grab them. Perhaps more than one noodle will be aldente that way. I&amp;#039;m really feeling appreciative of Rex these days. He has knocked his socks off for the family. Despite long hours at work, he made a point of accompanying my sister and me to the movies today. The Tooth Fairy is a far cry from Star Trek, and yet he was a good sport about it. &amp;quot;I haven&amp;#039;t seen the kids all week. I miss them.&amp;quot; That kind of enthusiasm and dedication is beyond sexy. It was also very handy. As it turns out, my five year-old-daughter didn&amp;#039;t find the Rock&amp;#039;s epic picture to her fancy and begged for me to take her home. My nephew was scared by the loud music. I took them home to scoot around the block while Rex stayed on with the rest of the troupe. Will the Rock gain his wings and be a good little fairy? Will he learn to have faith rather than cynicism? Will he apologize to the people he&amp;#039;s hurt with his new foundation of love and hope? I&amp;#039;m going out on a wild hair to guess &amp;quot;Yes.&amp;quot; I&amp;#039;m also going out on a wild hair February 14 to thank Rex for showing the same sort of qualities to us. It&amp;#039;s not exactly a Hollywood movie, but it certainly goes a long way toward a happy ending. So... men out there... thoughts on an outfit for cooking? What would you like to see your wife cook dinner in this Valentines Day? Would love some input! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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