Valentine's Week

We had run into just a slight mid-year slump or boredom with school. I remembered how much I enjoyed getting scratch and sniff stickers on my papers in early elementary school. So I found some and ordered them! The stickers really did the trick. They are a great motivator, and Analese is collecting all of her school papers that have stickers in a special envelope. I let her decorate the envelope during quiet time (Mariele's nap time) on Thursday, Feb. 10th. This is what she ended up with. Translation: Analese school smelly stickers great!



Friday, Feb. 11th - A great kick-off to a nice Valentine's weekend was dining out at Chuy's. I just love Chuy's for their vegetarian tortillas and fajitas. The girls love the tortillas also, but they really love the push pops at the end of the meal.



Saturday, Feb. 12th - My dear mother and grandmother drove in for the express purpose of babysitting the kids on Sunday night so we could have a date. Mariele is snacking on a lemon here as we await Meemee's and Mammaw's arrival.



Sunday, Feb. 13th - The shoes!! Mom and I went to the mall to find a perfect outfit for my date, and of course I needed shoes to go with the outfit. Aren't they just a little bit sassy?



Here we are all ready to go out.



I heart my Valentine!

We went on a dinner boat cruise with a group from our church. Here is the dinner boat right before we boarded. It is a replica of an old-fashioned steam boat.



We had a grand time, even though this boat never left the dock. Apparently wind speed was an issue, and this boat is only 4 feet under water and is 3 stories high. Seems like a bad boat design to me, but what do I know? I'm no marine engineer. Anyway, we enjoyed a delicious vegetarian meal on the lower level. The upper level had a DJ and dance floor, and I've gotta say that it was really quite fun.

Monday, Feb. 14th - Happy Valentines Day! I did some typical Valentines stuff with the kids. We baked brownie covered oreos and worked on the shrinky dink Valentine tree. But what REALLY made my day was getting this box on my doorstep.



That is Analese's school curriculum for the next school year, which for us starts the beginning of July.

Tuesday, Feb. 15th - I have immersed myself in the box and taken to organizing everything on the shelves in the school room. May seem dorky, but I so absolutely love this!!



Today I am dealing with two under the weather kiddos. Everyone here seems to have a little runny nose/sore throat type of illness. Both the kids are asleep right now. Analese normally does not take a nap, but today she wanted one. She did not even want to wake up for her piano lesson, so her teacher is coming back tomorrow.