V-Day Fail

Well kids...sorry but you will probably be disappointed in the morning. No special breakfast on Valentine's Day. No traditional cinnamon rolls and orange juice hearts served on heart-shaped plates. No Valentine's cards set out by your breakfast plate for you to open first thing in the morning.

It's not that Mommy doesn't love you. I hope you understand that although Mommy tries to do these special things for you on these special days, sometimes Mommy makes mistakes, forgets things, or is just plain overwhelmed by everything that needs to get done.

The way we typically start our morning
on Valentine's Day. Oh well, maybe
next year :(

I hope you understand that instead of thinking of cinnamon rolls and orange juice I was thinking of how we needed to finish your classmates' Valentine's cards. I was desperately trying to remember I needed to get juice boxes for your class party. I hope you know that when I was hurriedly dumping necessities in my grocery cart like milk and bread I was thinking of you...I was thinking of how I missed you all day and was rushing through the grocery store so I could get home to see you before bed. I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking about our Valentine's morning tradition.

I hope you understand that Mommy is far from perfect and that I make mistakes and that it doesn't mean that I love you any less.

Okay, so I'm being a little melodramatic and the fact is my children probably won't even remember that they get cinnamon rolls every Valentine's day for breakfast. Our morning will probably be a typical morning, rushing around to try to get out the door to work and school on time. But that doesn't mean I don't feel bad I forgot about our tradition. I feel even worse that I won't have a special Valentine ready for them as soon as they wake up. I feel bad they won't be going to school and daycare feeling extra special on a special day.

But then again, I try to make them feel special every day. I try to make sure they know how much I love them...even when we're having a rough day. I hope they know that although Valentine's Day is special and fun it is not the only time we should tell and show our family and friends how much they mean to us. It's something we should try to do as often as we can. I hope they know I love them every day.

So tomorrow will not be the best Valentine morning ever but maybe I can write some special notes to stick in their pockets and we can have cinnamon rolls for supper instead.