The month of February certainly isn't my favorite month of the year. If I had to rate it, I would put it at the very end of my favorite months list, right after months May through September (minus July 17th of course). The very obvious is Valentines Day-and what single person likes Valentines Day? The second is because my ex-wedding anniversary is the following week. I know...awkward. So February is a big fat reminder month for me. I'm finding each year is a little easier, and this year I thought I would try and spice it up by doing fun things for my kids. The whole week of Valentine's, I put little treats or presents in their special V-day mailboxes and the day of, I decorated their room while they were sleeping. I even packed Grace a Valentine's lunch for school complete with heart shaped sandwich and red jello. I know, I'm the coolest mom ever right? I thought so too, until my sweet children hummbled me quickly. Actual Valentine's Day was quite the nightmare if you ask me. The excitement of the room decorating quickly wore off after an hour or two and for one reason or another, Grace got in trouble and was sent to time out. She cried and cried and while talking to herself (which she always does when she's in trouble) she said "Why is she being so MEAN to me on Valentine's Day?? This is the worst Valentine's Day EVER!" Now this does not make a mama happy after giving up precious sleep to make it a fun day for them. Well my kids decided to be rotten the rest of the day and Grace was quick to remind me that this was her "worst Valentine's Day ever." I was sure to remind her that if she thought this was her worst, just wait! The day pretty much ended in tears all around and me ripping down their paper streamers and close to popping their V-day balloons (don't worry, I restrained myself). My kids never fail to remind me how much I love them, especially when they're being rotten. Let's hope next year will not be the worst Valentine's Day ever, shall we?
4 comments:
That's awesome Bonnie! Kids are great for those humbling and learning experiences :)
You are still an awesome mom, and you made a beautiful Valentine's Day for them (and week leading up to it). It's important to have this blog entry to remind them what ungrateful little stinkers they were. Payback, baby, payback.
What a cute idea for your kids! And don't feel bad about being single on V-Day - I'm married and my husband didn't remember it was Valentine's day until someone mentioned it at church. ;)
What a fun idea to decorate their rooms! It looked so cute. I can totally relate to making a fun day for the kids and then having a bad behavior day as a "thanks". Don't they understand that we were trying to be nice? I love that Grace was so dramatic about "you" ruining her Valentine's day....very clever!
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