Matters of the Heart

The Lonely Valentine
My daughter (9) has been a little sad the past few weeks. She loves Valentine's Day (or any celebration for that matter) and knows she's missing out on classroom celebrations this year. She won't get 35 Valentine notes from classmates. She won't be a part of a popcorn party. So, I was happy to accept an invitation from a new friend to celebrate together with her two children. The kids made "hearty" crafts and decorated pretzels with chocolate and sprinkles. One of the best things about being out of a classroom is no longer worrying about FDA rules and sharing homemade food (I learned about that one the hard way. After making 28 hand decorated cookies for her kindergarten class, I was told we couldn't hand out handmade food. At least the staff was able to accept, so someone enjoyed our hard work!)