My husband asked me on Valentine's Eve "how many times do you tell the kids I love you during the day"? I thought this an odd question and he later told me it was because he & Baron had worked out a cute response for me when I say this. I have always tried to be a person who tells those I love that I love them but it got me wondering and so I decided I would attempt to keep track of how many times I said this the next day....and was slightly worried I didn't say it often enough. When you are with the same people day in and day out (and it's not all rainbows & kittens ;) it seems some of those little, important things can slip thru the cracks. Could I really forget to tell my sweethearts those three important words??
Valentine's Day I started counting (trying hard not to say it more than normal since I was conscience of what I was doing) and stopped around noon. It made me feel good knowing that I express my love for my children to my children many times a day. I tell them I am proud of them often, that they make me happy, what a good job they do in their daily routines, what wonderful people they are and that I love them. These things are said between time outs, the constant "no" and fussing of course :) I don't try to pretend we are perfect, just perfect for each other!
And in case you were wondering, Baron's cute response was/is "I love you so much MORE!"
We had a number of visitors on Valentine's Day. Gram "Honey" Webster came to see us with giant cupcakes, donuts and chocolate milk. Nana Younger visited as well and gifted the kids with stuffed animals, balloons, suckers and "fishy" crackers (goldfish crackers). And Daddy brought candy for the kids and roses for me! He also cooked a fantastic meal of bbq steak, baked potato and fresh steamed broccoli.
I love my family!
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