Yup, that would be me. I have never really cared for Valentines Day. I find it to be one of those useless commercialized holidays...think Easter Bunny. One more day to suck up more money that I don't have to spend.
It's never really meant anything to me. Maybe because years ago I had bad taste in men and really never came to expect anything from them and then when my one true love came (yes, Ray! :) ) I didn't feel the need to have one day to celebrate our love....we do that every day. So I am the Valentine Scrooge.
I don't buy Valentine gifts for my kids, I buy all my Valentine stuff for school on sale and my husband is lucky if he gets a card!
But the kids love Valentines Day. They get MAIL! Every little kid loves mail so to them this ranks up there with Christmas (ok not quite but we all know how kids love mail....and chocolate).
Now last year Brycen entered this contest that his teacher does. It's a friendly contest. Decorate a box in Valentine stuff. The class votes and the winner gets a prize from the prize box. Brycen was so excited to do this last year. So excited. We sat up until almost 10:30 last year decorating his box. He said things to me like "I think I am the only boy doing this but I don't care because it's about having fun and I am having fun" and "I don't care if I win because I am having fun". I was floored. He has such a good heart. Anyhow, he WON last year.
So now it's that time again. We have been brainstorming for a couple of days. He knows his competition and he knows how good she is. He thinks he's got her again this year. We will be up all night tomorrow making it. I am really excited for him. This is about the only thing I am excited for on this "holiday"....well except for the secret Faith is hiding under her bed for me ;). See, Brycen HATES arts and crafts. He hates cutting, glueing, coloring, painting all of it. He always has. He was the 2 yr old that you couldn't bribe to pick up a crayon or entice with markers. He has never liked it so this is a HUGE treat for me. Once a year I get to create with my Brycen and tomorrow is the day. I think I am becoming a little softer on this "holiday". It makes it that much more likeable for me to see my son's creative side come out....because he really has one he just doesn't like to show it.
So I don't care if I don't get chocolates, roses or diamonds. I get the gift of quality time with my son and I didn't need the ghost of past, present or future to show me the good side of this holiday....just a teacher who loves her students and likes them to have a fun day. Thank you Ms. C!!!!
I will post his box when we are done!!!
***By the way...I did talk to his teacher and she was in a meeting when he went to homework club that Friday. She never assigned reading for homework club and she was very upset to find out that he was asked to read for 2 hours....whew!!!! I thought there was a mistake there somewhere. It was a student teacher who made him read....not her!
Michelle
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