Our Valentine's tradition is to have a special breakfast for the kids. We decorate the table, serve pancakes or waffles (or something equally syrupy), and give them a small gift. But with the big girls in seminary and me teaching seminary...I decided to throw over 1 Kings for just one day and bring the whole class in on the scheme. Breakfast for 20. How cozy.
Last night I was up late setting the tables, and arranging some pink tulips, and cutting up an old medical dictionary into paper hearts. I was trying to complete this project quickly while also avoiding any medical terms that might not be considered . . . ahem. . . appropriate for seminary or Valentine's Day or my children's delicate psyches.
I did get some good diagrams...brains and organs and such. I know, I'm such a romantic.
And since breakfast was such a group affair, I've let my kids coerce me into a "special" Valentine's dinner for our little family tonight. I suppose Sterling and I will have our Valentine date this weekend. Per Jordan's request, we will be having Pioneer Woman's Fancy Macaroni. This is holiday food for a number of reasons: It has approximately 1,894 calories per serving (90% of which are fat). It calls for about $27 in cheese. And it's a bit time consuming for a weeknight. But never fear...my babies will be dining on expensive, fat-laden pasta this very Valentine night. Yay! Yay?
Hope your Valentine's Day is filled with love and thoughtfulness . . . and paper hearts.
Love your Valentine traditions! Watching HGTV at the gym this morniing and bicycling at my top speed (??), I saw a news flash cross the screen. However, it was gone as quickly as it had come. But.......It seems that Pioneer Woman is going to have her very own show. Can't wait!
Posted by: rebecca ellis | February 14, 2012 at 04:50 PM
Love the top pic..it's awesome.
Posted by: Em | February 20, 2012 at 06:29 PM