Holidays: February 2007 Archives

With the ice storm and being frozen in solid Gracie only went to school one day last week. Valentines Day came and went and there were not valentines from school mates to be looked over. Friday came and the little school dance was not to be as the school was closed. Finally, Monday came. Monday was to be a holiday but instead was reclaimed as a makeup day for the ice and snow. Gracie came home with her Valentine's mailbox where all the children had deposited cards for her. As she did similarly with their own. One card in the box stood out from all the others. It is a homemade card. Constructed of a folded over index card. Not decorated with a commercial cartoon or other childish interest as found on store bought cards for children to exchange. This one was written with red marker. Addressed clearly to Gracie. Decoratively ornate, yet very simple with a sticker on the front as if they were sweetheart candies. I present to you possibly one of the best Valentine's day cards ever gotten by a girl in third grade (and for some maybe in their lifetime - even if he can't spell - yet). Grace your ... beaiteful funny smart He did not sign it. She thinks she knows who gave it to her. No one has confessed. She feels special, beautiful, funny and smart. That is indeed a wonderful gift to recieve at anytime in your life. I think she is speshul, beaiteful, funnee and smart, too.

Morning News Q: What do women want most for Valentine's Day? A: Thought and meaning behind a gift. Q: What do men want most for Valentine's Day? A: Sex. And then more sex. I gave my husband the first season of the Star Trek tv series. We both are fans of Star Trek -not Star Wars. He gave me a micro sd card for my new cell phone and the data cable to connect to my laptop. We have the same phone. He can use it, too. This is the first time I will not get flowers for Valentine's Day. That would because of the freaking 3 inches of ice we are sitting under. He won't be going to the office today. Therefore he won't be bringing home a bouquet of pink roses or tulips. F**k you, Jack Frost. On a more romantic note - I also got McLintock and Sense and Sensibility. I bought them for myself. Two very different movies yet both very romantic. I love them both. Even more so because I found McLintock at Target for $5 and Sense and Sensibility at Best Buy for $5. I also love a good deal. I will search a $5 and under movie rack until I have looked at every case hoping for a treasure of a movie hidden within. Yesterday I was a winner on two counts. Yeah, bargain movie racks rock! Steve gave Steven a copy of Guess How Much I Love You. The best father-son book ever written. The girls each got Valentine decorated things: a pair of socks, a pair of panties, a small box of chocolates, a card and a heart/cupis hole punch. Along with a movie. Colby's choice was Marie Antoinette. Gracie chose Tuck Everlasting. My girls have lovely tastes in movies, too. Do you give your children Valentine's or is the day strictly for yourself and your sweetheart?