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Category: Holidays

Valentine’s Surprises

Posted in Family, and Holidays

I love to leave little love notes for my husband and daughter. It’s fun to leave notes just because, but for Valentine’s Day (and other holidays), I love to leave notes all over the place. Imagine my surprise last year when hubby left little cards all over the place for me. Once again, this year I decided to leave little notes and goodies all over the place. I was pleasantly surprised when I was informed that I wasn’t allowed to go back downstairs after I came up to bed Tuesday evening. Hmm…. Well, that lead to having to be a…

Valentine’s Party

Posted in Holidays, and Homeschooling

Thankfully, the bad weather held off long enough for us to have the Valentine’s Party today. Munchkin was soooo excited. We spent the morning working on schoolwork and Valentine’s activities. I’ll post pictures tomorrow of some of our activities… After lunch, we headed over to the party. Here’s the cake that we ended up taking. Nothing special, but I think it turned out nicely. They had a great Valentine card exchange. Here’s a picture with all of her Valentine’s from the party. She’s holding the pink teddy bear that she won. The other teddy bear she received in the mail…

Tackle It Tuesday: Valentine’s Edition

Posted in Holidays

This week’s tackle it has everything to do with Valentine’s Day. I have lots of prep to do in order to get ready for the big day. I love going all out for Valentine’s Day for the family. Here are some things that I will be tackling today: 1. Finish personalized Valentine’s for hubby and daughter 2. Make jello jiggler hearts 3. Make White Chocolate Cheesecake with strawberries 4. Write up some love notes. 5. Prepare goody bag for daughter 6. Make heart shaped blueberry muffins 7. Getting decorations ready — add more after munchkin heads to bed Update on…

What is Love?

Posted in Family, and Holidays

Valentine’s Day has gotten me thinking about love. We often hear that people fall in love or fall out of love, but what is love truly??? Is it possible to have a love that lasts a lifetime? It’s so rare these days to see a couple that makes it a lifetime. It’s sad to hear that they are the exception not the rule. What would happen if we decided that we would love like the Bible teaches us to love? The Bible tells us… Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or…