February 14, 2013

• Valentine’s Day

  Today was a mite hairy.  Layla woke up needy and clingy and clung and fussed far into the morning, and then, after playing happily for a bit, accidentally leaned her hand on the glass of the wood pellet stove, which is the only untouchable part of the stove.  The poor thing was so sad and upset and she had little blisters on her fingers and a red palm.  I slathered her hand with the burn and wound ointment we have, and gave her Motrin and put her in front of Dora the Explorer on my lap, but she shook her hands and cried and fussed until after her nap, when her hand didn’t seem to bother her anymore.  Then her two brothers were mopey and whiny and by the time Tim came home for the day, my eyes were wide and staring and there was steam coming out of my ears.  

  So I left and went to my new treasure store, Roses, which I have discovered to have (generally) delightfully cheaper prices than Walmart, and bought the older boys some socks and found a new Old Navy shirt there for Zion for $3???  I thought this was very confusing.  I also thought I was getting a plastic trashcan, but changed my mind at the register when it rang up as $17.50.  !!!! I then found it at Walmart for $9.97.  Weird.  

  Anywho, while I was out I suddenly remembered that it was Valentine’s Day, and that last year we had a fun little party to celebrate, so I got a red plastic tablecloth and some candy hearts and yummy finger food and some red tulips and took them home and we had a happy little party together.  I came back much refreshed from my little jaunt and cut quick valentines out for everyone and told them what I love about them.  Gabe’s was that he is such a cheerful help, Israel’s was that he is cheerful and generous, Zion’s was that he is happy and likes to get things for people that he knows they will like, and Layla’s was that she makes my heart smile.  Tim’s said that I absolutely LOVE living life with him, because I do.  

  I also gave the kids little dollar gifts that I had found; Layla, Zion, and Israel got a mini-dustpan and broom, and Gabe got a red microfiber duster.   (I thought this might come in useful for myself. Ahem.)  Then the boys watched a Star Wars movie, and a fine time was had by all.  I thoroughly enjoyed my red tulips in their yellow vase on a yellow cloth in the middle of my table.  

  Tim and I don’t usually get each other gifts for something like Valentine’s Day – it’s simply neither of our love languages and we would rather use money on something else.  Even birthdays and Christmas are that way.  That’s just the way we are, and I guess it’s good that we’re both that way if one of us is.   I felt totally cared for and delighted to come home and find out that he and the boys cleaned the house while I was gone.  That was all the Valentine’s I could ask for!!!  Maybe if we had more cash flow it would be different.  I just know I preferred the ability to pick up a latte and a trashcan even MORE than I would have liked roses.  I’m probably just weird.    Tim doesn’t necessarily care for generic gifts, but feels loved if I buy him something that I know he specifically wanted.  This Christmas it was a warm bathrobe from Walmart that he had sent me a picture of after seeing it when running in to pick something up for me.  He looooves it.    

  Here were the three youngest kiddos earlier today, all clustered together happily at the end of the table eating their cereal.  

   

  The boys all love to sit next to Layla, and they all get along very well generally.  I just thought it was so cute.  

  • 11:14 pm
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