overly sweet

I know I am late for a Valentine's Day post but I can't seem to help myself.  Truthfully, I am one of those people who doesn't want to hear about or see anything related to a particular holiday once it has passed.  Well, okay, I can handle it for a few days but after that, I'm done.  This year, I don't feel done yet so you will all have to bear with yet another post about hearts, flowers, and chocolate. 

Valentine's Day isn't one of my favorite holidays.  It should be considering that Eric and I feel in love this day 14 years ago (for real), got engaged on Valentine's 2000, and found out we were pregnant with Rowan on 2.14.2005.  So, I often wonder why this day doesn't hold a special place in my heart.  All of those special Valentine's Days of the past certainly hold a special place...but the fact that another Valentine's Day is upon us doesn't get my heart racing.  Perhaps it's all the marketing...or the pressure to do something special...or the thought of yet another holiday. 

But, when Rowan wanted to make some Valentine's cards, I couldn't resist doing something crafty with my favorite girl.  Here she is working really hard on her Valentine's Day cards.  She came up with the basic design of the card and spent lots of time gluing and cutting.  I helped with the cutting of the hearts and the sewing.  After the third time of writing "LOVE" and "ROWAN", she got a bit tired of it so I scanned one of her already made cards into the computer and PRESTO! - out came multiples that she could cut and paste.  Much easier...and much more realistic for a 4 year old.  It took a few days to get these in the mail (there are a few still in transit at this moment actually)...but she got them out to all her favorite pals.