For me, Valentine's Day came twice.
Let me explain....
Friday was my kindergarten class Valentine's Day Party. I must admit that I had been dreading it for weeks. I seriously considered calling in, except I highly doubted my assistant would survive the horrendous day alone - goodness knows I would not have. I had flashbacks of how crazy my kiddos were during the Christmas party- and I knew they would be just as active Friday afternoon.
Now....where should I begin?
Let me start with the food! I sent home letter to all my parents asking them to volunteer to either help out at the party, bring food, or both. I ended up with approximately 120 cupcakes, 5 2 liter drinks, 4 packages of Capri Sun drinks (10 per pack), 5 bags of chips, 2 bags of individually wrapped chips, 3 containers of frosted cookies, dip, and an immeasurable amount of candy.
I must admit, for the most part I have a wonderful group of parents! I couldn't thank them enough!
For morning work I had the students decorate paper bags as puppy dogs using hearts. The bags were to help them carry their 'loot' home. They were absolutely adorable!
Then, we get to the part about the Valentine's cards. I sent a note home that listed everyone's name so that parents and students could fill out their cards. Out of 20 students, only 4 filled theirs out. The rest of my students brought in their boxes of cards- and they hadn't even opened them! There was no name of who it was to or from. To add to this, cards have gotten rather sophisticated since I was in school. The majority of the cards my students brought had to be -assembled-. Yes. That's right. Assembled. I was frustrated to say the least. What I chose to do about the situation may be considered as 'rude' by some. Instead of letting the kids fill them out themselves (they're 5 for goodness sakes!), and instead of spending the entire day filling them out myself (which is why I sent home the list), I just opened the boxes and put one card in each bag. I did not label who it was to or who it was from.
Sorry.
I draw the line somewhere!
Plus, I highly doubt my 5 year old's are going to dig through their bag and read each card! They're more interested in the candy anyways.
It took just shy of 2 hours just to pass out the cards and candy in each bag. By the time the party actually started, I was sick of Valentine's Day!
Of course, the kids were super excited, and I'm glad they had a good time! I LOVE seeing them happy!
And, as predicted, I received numerous boxes of chocolate from my kiddos! Thanks sweet peas!
So, now you're up to speed on my class party. Now on to what my hubby did for me! =)
Friday morning while I was getting ready for work he asked me what I wanted. I couldn't think of anything. He suggested the typical flowers, jewelry and chocolate idea. After getting all that chocolate from my kiddos, I'm glad I turned down that idea.
Finally, I told him that instead of spending money on something, I wanted him to
do something for me.
Oh, did he ever! When I got home from work Friday evening, the house was immaculate! (You should know by now that I LOVE a clean home more than anything!). He swept, vacuumed, polished the furniture, cleaned the bathroom, made the bed, washed dishes, and much more. Plus, to top it off, he had candles lit when I walked in the door! How sweet is that! I couldn't have asked for a better gift!
That's right! My man is "The Man"!
I thoroughly enjoyed my evening and weekend that was free from any house duties! I was able to relax, enjoy dinner, and recuperate after the day's adventure! Saturday I took him out to eat at Outback and we spend the day together shopping. Although, I'm ashamed to say that his gift to me far surpassed what I did for him. At least in my opinion. He disagrees!
On another note, we moved the last bit of furniture out of our guest room on Saturday morning. I'm so glad we were able to sell it. I'm now in the process of organizing/storing our wedding things. Then, it's on to decorating this blank canvas!
