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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Balance Times Day!

Having had a really bad day yesterday with struggles of trying to maintain patience with an over tired 6 year old trying to write out 34 valentines, I was not in the mood to wake up all happy and lovey dovey. Valentine's day was already over in my book. I had a large number of crafts planned with love for her to give to her kindergarten class, but instead ran out at the last minute for store bought valentines and store bought cookies. My perfectionism crept it's way out and I got upset with myself for not giving her "the best Valentine's Day ever."
We had practiced making pipe cleaner roses, hard candies, heart chains, and hearts made of melted crayons, but never got around to making enough of these for each kid in her class. I hadn't even gotten around to going out and getting anyone, including Hun, a Valentine's gift.
Yet, as I rolled out of bed to the beckoning of my 4 year old babe, I snapped out of the funk. Babe had put his little arms around my neck, kissed my cheek, and said "happy balance times day mommy! I love you, I love you, I love you!" How, could I continue being a grump when he is just so cute?!?!
So what if my Love didn't get to bring in handmade crafts for Valentines Day? She was really happy with or without them, and she still got to make those crafts at least for ourselves and for decorations around the house.
We have had a really good day so far and it's not even noon yet. Our plans for the night got cancelled because we are all sick over here, but I get to snuggle all day with Babe, watching Shrek and whatever other movies he picks for the day. Who knows, maybe there will be a few surprises from the day. Whatever happens, I'm going to have a much better day than yesterday.











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6 comments:

  1. VinmaFebruary 14, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    wow, look at all that decorations. Lovely!!! I liked one particular sentence that you wrote (don't know why)-" Whatever happens, I'm going to have a much better day than yesterday". Happy Valentines Day!!! :)

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    1. UnknownFebruary 14, 2013 at 4:49 PM

      Thank you! So far it has been a successful day, much better than yesterday. Happy valentine's day to you too!

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  2. Jen BFebruary 14, 2013 at 12:13 PM

    These are so cute!! Have a great Valentines Day! :)

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    1. UnknownFebruary 14, 2013 at 4:51 PM

      Thank you. I have to work on getting the directions/tutorials put together. Definitely will do one on the pipe cleaner roses in time for mother's day.

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  3. tamgraverFebruary 14, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    That looks like a lot of fun. I would have thought that was the best day ever making all those fun creations. :)

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    1. UnknownFebruary 14, 2013 at 4:57 PM

      We had fun doing the creations, over a period of 6 weeks. I was trying to get her to pick a fun craft to stick to last week, and do one only, but her 6 yr old ADHD set in and she wanted to "make a butter...oh look, sparkly things! mom, can we go to chuckie cheese for my birthday when I am 7. On my birthday, on November one, you didn't give me any cupcakes for my class, can we make cupcakes for valentines day? oh how do we make a butterfly?" le sigh, off to the store we went.

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