Wow, January has officially come and gone and February has arrived. There is nothing too exciting about February other than I have sugar cookies to bake and frost with pink and red sparkles. The sugar cookies are the best part about Valentine's Day. There are valentine cards to be created and/or signed by the kids, candy to be bought and valentine boxes to create (my least favorite part, mostly because I am craft illiterate and don't have the artistic ability necessary to create valentine doll boxes out of an empty clorox container). There is the Sweetheart dance in which Courtney still needs accessories to match her dress, Hannah's 6th grade Valentine's dance, in which the skirt has already been mended (yeah, me) to match the new jacket, beads and cami. I have cookies to purchase for the 6th grade dance and I get to chaperone. How great for me and how unfortunate for Hannah. Our home is also the scheduled venue for the "after the sweetheart dance hangout" on Saturday evening, so treats will have to be made for the seven couples who are expected to arrive. A mushy and really cheesy valentine gift idea for my hubby to discover and a heart shaped pizza to bake (our tradition). There is Caitlin's best friend's 16th birthday party to attend, in which Eric will be the designated bouncer and the time found to clean the house for the "after the sweetheart dance hangout." Other than that, February is proving to be pretty dull.
There is a slight hiccup however, with the valentine activities. Bowen won't sign any valentine cards that have hearts or the word "love" because he refuses to give them to any "dumb girl." I guess we will have to search for superhero themed valentines that are adorned with blood and guts. Although, he drew a big red heart and cut it out just for me, his true sweetheart!
Caitlin's big 15 year old plans for Valentine's Day include babysitting for the neighbor and NOT receiving roses from some secret admirer, although she keeps hoping (its not fun to be 15, you can't go to the sweetheart dance yet and you have no secret admirer in a far away place to send you roses).
Anyone with any romantic and cheesy valentine gift ideas is welcome to share them with me. I am running low in the idea department this year. Maybe because 2009 is rushing by so quickly.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! We send you our love and best "BE MINE" greetings!
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