January 10, 2008

He luvs me

I've never been a huge fan of Valentines Day. Maybe because you're supposed(forced) to get things for each other...seems kind of contrived. Why do I just get candy on that particular day? What about the remaining 364 days? I think mainly I don't like it for grown-ups. It's so depressing watching clueless men shopping for teddy bears and lotions for their poor unsuspecting victims. It is kind of cute for kids though. My sister's girls make a pink heart-shaped cake for daddy and I think that's very sweet.

I was lost in thought yesterday, reading the story of Chris and Emery(I'm probably the last blogger on earth to have read it. Where have I been?), while Finn was dancing around peppering me with questions. He was supposed to be observing his afternoon siesta, but somehow slipped under the radar. As I read on, Finn was chattering endlessly, happily playing with strands of paper from the shredder. He came over and plopped something on my desk. A heart? For me? So sweet.
heart crafted from shredded paper.
In his extreme excited voice, he said, "I'll be right back" and he danced out of the room. A few moments later, he re-surfaced and handed me a paper bag with the word "mome"(mommy) inscribed on it in pink crayon.


I opened the bag to find a white sheet of paper with pink hearts all over it.

Aww. Finn can be so sweet when he's not being aloof. This was totally unexpected. I was mystified as to where he learned to draw hearts, as he's very preoccupied by his daily drum and firework drawings. He must have learned to draw hearts at church, I thought. So, I probed and heard what ever mother longs to hear:
"I learned it on TV....all the shapes and hearts on Barney."
Well the heart pictures went over so well with me, that he quickly went to work drawing me another picture:
Let's just say my sister Jessica has the artist in the family.
Not wanting to hurt Finn's feelings, I said, "Oh, those are lovely pink...things..." He heartily agreed and said "yah, it's those flower things over there".
This is my kind of Valentine's Day.
email me! i love you more than broccoli.

8 comments:

  1. LindsayJanuary 10, 2008 at 2:27 PM

    Aww, I love that he did it in pink. so cute!

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  2. SallyJanuary 10, 2008 at 3:14 PM

    Who are Chris and Emery??

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  3. bandofbrothersJanuary 10, 2008 at 3:38 PM

    Sally--not sure if you are pulling my pinata or not:)
    If you want to get there, I usually go via "Emery" on Scott and Lorie's' blog or
    www.emeryjo.blogspot.com

    Congrats on your pregnancy(and your expanding belly)!So exciting!

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  4. SallyJanuary 10, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    Nope, I wasn't pulling anything. =)

    I read 60+ blogs that are on my bloglines, but I'd never heard of this one. I'll have to check it out! Thanks!

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  5. Jessica's Little WomenJanuary 11, 2008 at 11:52 AM

    I *love* his alternative spelling. It's another favorite stage of mine :)

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  6. gretchenJanuary 11, 2008 at 1:19 PM

    thats really sweet.
    i agree about valentines day. while i think its great to set aside a day to tell someone theyre special it generally seems to end up with most people being disappointed. weve never put much pressure on valentines day and i like it that way.
    we must get together soon!

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  7. gretchenJanuary 11, 2008 at 1:20 PM

    thats really sweet.
    i agree about valentines day. while i think its great to set aside a day to tell someone theyre special it generally seems to end up with most people being disappointed. weve never put much pressure on valentines day and i like it that way.
    we must get together soon!

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  8. SaraJanuary 14, 2008 at 12:57 PM

    This is the sweetest thing ever. The biggest milestones for me were when my kids gave me their first kiss, their first "love you," their first unsolicited form of affection. It melts my heart.

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