January 31st- February 6th

Highlights from this past week include:

*Waking up to the smell of chocolate chip pancakes

and unexpected snow on the ground

Saturday morning

*All of the kiddos and babies

finally getting over all of their "crud"

*Putting together all of the kiddos

Valentine gifties

Each year,

I place a Valentine a day into their

Target $1 spot mailboxes,

starting on February 1st and ending on

February 14th.

I got this idea from my father.

Every year

since he and my mother have been married

he gives her a Valentine card

from February 1st-14th.

Some years he makes the cards,

other years he buys fancy Hallmark ones,

and yet others have come from those

boxes of classroom sets.

They will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary

later this year,

and I have to think that little acts of romance 

like these have helped keep them 

going...

*I crafted up a Valentine Wreath for myself

and my mother

using Valentines that were my grandmother's.

She was a school teacher for over

30 years,

and my mom gave me a set of Valentines

her students gave her in

1970.

I will be posting more about this wreath later,

but every time I look at it,

I smile...

*Princess Pretty Pants

is babbling more and more each time

I see her,

and her little noises just keep us giggling

*The kiddos created an extra special

care package for their Nana,

who has recently been in the hospital.

She is at home and doing better now,

but I would oh-so-greatly

covet your prayers for her health...

*Put together a Valentine's Day Care package

for my friend Bernie

and her family

*Used lots of washi tape

to craft up other cards and such

for friends who needed a little bit of lovin'

*Finished up 

The Mitten lapbooks and activities

*Tied my hair in a bow-

I really need a haircut...  ;0)

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