On Valentine's Day

When holidays (even the ones made up by Hallmark) fall during the week, there always seems to be a rush to accomplish everything we need to do.  This is totally the case with this post, as I fully intended to have this up yesterday, but the business of remembering to send cards to school, etc., etc., threw me off.

Anyrate, this is as close to a DIY post as you will ever see on this site, as I am simply not a crafty person. Having said that, the duo were eager to create cards that stretched beyond the basic Disney Princess and Hello Kitty options.  They wanted to roll up their sleeves and actually make something with their own hands.  To help them meet their objective, their DIY-challenged mom found foam hearts, glitter pens and foam heart stickers.

We were careful to select blue or white for the boys.  We finally had to use red, but we put a boyish spin on those by using blue pens for a red/blue Spiderman feel.

The most difficult part was waiting for the glue to dry.  After that, stickers were applied liberally.  The duo have put in the requisite 10,000 hours on stickers, qualifying them as experts in the field.

Really dig in; more is definitely more on Valentine's Day.

They were so excited to take their personalized, hand-crafted (ok, partially hand-crafted) cards to school, and their friends loved them.

We hope you had a wonderful day.  If you were with people you love, we hope you felt appreciated and special.  If you are single, please make sure you do something nice and indulgent for yourself, if you haven't already.