well i did pretty good i think... still backfired tho
got cheryl a mini green house for her bonsai and some flowers with a card (a few magic words written on it). i was set!

with this i could get what i wanted for sure!
me: hey hun, (cringing) would you mind if i took advantage of this clear weather?
cheryl: but its valentines day... oh ok sweetie, its been cloudy for so long, go ahead!
me: (internally YIPEEEE!!!) you sure?
cheryl: yeah go on (all smiles), i want to set up my cafe press shop anyhow.
of course as mike said it started raining anyhow... grumble grumble!!!