Considering today is my favorite day of the week, what better day for Valentine's Day to fall?
We had a beautiful, quiet day to celebrate and revel in our love. Sort of.
We're all still very, very ,very sick. Not one of us spent the day being happy and playful, but quiet and cuddly. Isn't it awful that I wish I could find a way to make my children cuddly like they are when they are ill? Of course I don't want them to be ill, I want them to be cuddly!
My 7 year old cuddles with one person and one person only, his Nana. No idea why only Nana but only Nana. It bothered him to no end today that Nana left after I got home from my doctor's appointment to go and cook a lovely dinner for her new beau! How dare she have a life! My 7 year old certainly felt that way. Although both my husband and I are home, sick, but home and ready, willing and able to cuddle him, he chose to sit on a love seat by himself cuddled under my comforter and with my pillow. We tried to coax him but to no avail.
Our 2 year old wanted nothing more than to cuddle today. All day. We couldn't get him to eat and only to drink sparsely. But he'll be OK too of that I'm certain. This nasty para influenza and Influenza B have got a hold on this little family and it is resisting letting go with all it's might. But I think we're winning. I think today's love fest may have helped us all turn a corner.
So while I don't necessarily go in for all the commercialism of Valentine's day, I'll certainly take a day that lands on my favorite day of the week and is supposed to be all about love and cherish it for what it is. But remember, love isn't reserved for one day a year, why not make every day Valentine's day. There's so many children in this world who've never had a Valentine's day, why not make tomorrow Valentine's for a new love in your life?
Happy Valentine's Day!
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