ahem...

due January 16, 2014

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excuse me while i cry my eyes out

valentine's day

2011 / 2012 / 2013

makin' it monday // valentines

after seeing these adorable printables i knew i wanted to make something similar for norah to take to her classmates on valentine's day! however she is two and her friends are all either two or under, so i didn't want to use pencils. luckily i found a pack of bubbles at target (where else, love target) and i used those instead!

i kept the general idea, the bubble tubes were the "arrow" and instead of printing, i just drew on the paper with a fine point sharpie. easy!

you will need:

 the paper i used was a heavy cardstock. poster board would work well too!

I simply cut strips of paper for each valentine (approximately 2"x5"). Using a knife, slice two openings (about 1.5" in from each end and a little over 1" long) for the bubbles and slide them in. I addressed each valentine individually.

On the front, I drew an arrow and decorated each one with mini hearts and stripes.

Norah already keeps trying to get to them so I know her classmates will love them too! I also have a great plan for her teachers' gifts :) I'll be sure to post about those as well.

togethers, a family!

ever since the other night, norah has been saying, "togethers, a family!" constantly. it's not the worst thing ever. in fact, she's created a new family motto around here.

i LOVE family together-ness stuff. think movie/game nights, traditions, rituals, rules, mottos, etc. i have been calling us "team-wilson." i have a small book of family traditions that i would like to start plus some that we already have established. i insist on multiple family photos every year even though mark tends to roll his eyes ("another one...?"). my family is the most important thing in my life second to God.

to hear my daughter say "togethers, a family!!" over and over just melts my heart every time. that little phrase, our little family motto, means more to me than she'll ever know. i can only hope that she values family as much as i do some day.

<3

norah says

me: "do you want mommy AND daddy to read stories with you tonight?"
norah: "togethers?!....a family."
me: *heart explodes and I die*

unproductive

no matter what i begin doing today, i start losing interest about 2 minutes in. i guess it's just one of those blah-days where i don't feel like doing anything at all. it's rainy and cold and i'm just plain tired. norah is taking a longer-than-usual nap (and because i just said that she's probably going to wake up right.....now.....) and i'm sitting here wishing i took advantage of this free time by taking a nap myself. maybe i would wake up feeling a little more motivated for the rest of the day? who am i kidding though, weather like this means PJ's, a movie, and snuggles with my peanut. folding the laundry can wait. answering e-mail can wait. heck, the fridge is full of leftovers so i don't even have to cook dinner today.

and i was right, i can hear norah starting to wake up in her room. i'll get her out and take her downstairs where we'll share a snack and i'll have another cup of tea. we'll watch sesame street or maybe a movie and i'll snuggle her to pieces. we'll have a tickle fight or two or twenty and we'll play "horsie tea party" (her favorite lately). i'll make her laugh, but she'll make me laugh more. i'll kiss her and hug her and tell her i love her.

maybe this won't be an unproductive day after all.

xo