Happy Heart Day

Girls Are Fickle- Even at 6

The big news coming out of first grade today was that JJ broke up with B (not my B but another B). B is my B's BFF- got that??? Has been since PreK. JJ is a boy that my B crushed on in PreK until she conceeded defeat to her BFF. My B decided marrying Jake in his backyard was acceptable & therefore BFF B got to keep JJ.

Following me?

Okay, so after two years of loving BFF B, JJ told her today AT the Valentine's Day party that he was, "Broking up" with her. To quote my B, "They broked up!". B tells me this whole story about how sad BFF B is (still following me?) and then stops as a smile starts to light up her whole face. "Wait, I really thought JJ was cute in preschool. Maybe he broked up with her cause he likes me better!"

I stopped dead. Then actually had THE talk, with my SIX year old about how you never, ever, ever, never date (or whatever it is at her age) your best friends'... whatever it is at age 6. We had a nice chat about friendship and loyalty. A talk that I never thought I'd be having with a six year old. To ease my mind my B informed me of every couple (sort of) existing in all three of the first grade classes.

Somehow it was just little comfort to know that this kind of conversation must be happening a lot.

Spin Cycle: Valentine's Day

See that hat on B's head? Make the hearts pink & attatch it to her head since Saturday- that's what I've been looking at. Why? In honor of Valentine's Day! The kids don't have school today so she is currently playing with her Twilight dolls in her jammies, with the hat on.

I love Valentine's Day because I love anything heart related but I'm not a pushover. If you aren't good to me the rest of the year then you're not going to win me over with a batch of flowers your buddies are suggesting you buy because they are THE standard gift to give. Nope. You need to put some thought into it & you need to show me that you know & pay attention to ME. Not that it's all about material stuff. Not by any means.

In this house it's all about the little things. The hearts on every window, the conversation hearts in candy dishes, the homemade Valentine's for school. The 100 cupcakes I'll be making this week for three classes and home. I was putting their Valentine's away and looking at them, how much they personalized each one.

"BFF" with a heart around it

Stick figure drawings of B with her bestie.

Tons of extra hearts drawn in various colors.

I very faintly scribbled "I love you" to a little boy that at age 5 proposed marriage, then suggested a backyard wedding.

Those are the sweet things that matter here.

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