Valentines Day

Ah, Valentines Day. Such a lovey, fun holiday. It's a little different than when I was a kid, but it's still fun.  The kids these days are supposed to decorate a box and bring it to school for people to put Valentines in.  Some of the boxes get really elaborate.  Most of them are very creative and cute.  But at our house....
Well, Emily did put some effort into her box.  She didn't have a lot to work with, and with her mother sick in bed she was pretty much on her own.  But I thought it turned out alright, and she was happy with it.  Good job, Emily!

Ben wasn't willing to put any effort whatsoever into his box.  Or into the holiday at all, for that matter.  I picked out some Valentines for him while he was at a friend's house and brought them home for him.  He seemed to like them, and he took them to school on VDay.  However, no one will know they were from him, because he didn't bother writing anything at all on them.  Nothing at all.  No To: or From: , just a paper valentine.  But at least he gave out candy with them, and that's all the kids really care about anyway, right?  As for his box, he decided a grocery bag would do.  I talked him into upgrading to an ice cream bucket, which he was very reluctant to do.  (We wouldn't want anyone to think he actually cared, now would we?)

 

Good thing he's going to be in Middle School next year, where they don't really do the whole valentine exchange thing.  I'm sure he'll miss the candy, but I don't see him losing any sleep over not getting any valentines.

Cannon, on the other hand, seemed pretty excited.  He didn't have to make a box (thank goodness), he just had to take his valentines.  He very carefully wrote his name on the From line of every one, and happily ran off to school Friday morning.  I was supposed to help with his party, but since I had a fever, I didn't show up.  I do have some idea of what they did, though.  And one of the things they were supposed to do was write a letter to their parents for Valentines Day.  Such a sweet idea.  And surely such a sweet boy as Cannon would have something nice to say to his favorite mom?  Well, here's his letter.  I hope you can read it.

Not that there were any leftovers, of course.  

Happy Valentines Day!  Here's to an even better one next year!