It is currently 3:14 a.m. I can't sleep, so I'll type. My tummy is just a bit upset. Ben had a tummy ache and headache on and off today with some dizziness. My head hurt and I was dizzy yesterday, with the headache occurring again at bedtime tonight. Hmmmm? Me thinks it is the same thing. But what?
The house is so quiet. Only the sound of the ticking clock to keep me company now. Even the fridge has just gone off to sleep. At night when all is put back in place, the machines are quiet, and the family is resting one has an aha moment of peace. It is not that one wants it this way at all time. O, contrare. One, instead, is just "rested" in the sensory department and rejuvenated for another round of life. The Lord is wise. Sleep is a necessary thing. Now if I can get my body turned back around to going to bed at a decent hour and enjoy this "rest" on a regular basis all will be well.
Valentine's Day was nice. Please enjoy a story or two now.
Story #1: Benjamin discovered the joy of giving. On Friday I told him I'd make muffins/cupcakes with frosting and everything (everything being sprinkles) and they could make valentines to go with them for people. Immediately Benjamin cuts out what he determines to be enough pink hearts for his valentines. He then addresses one to every MOM in the neighborhood. On these he writes, "To Siter (name of neighbor lady). Happy Valentine's Day. Love, Ben." No one else wanted to make any cards. I decided each mommy could have enough cupcakes to share with her family. Nathan made a second batch of cupcakes since Ben had made sooooooooooo many valentines for ladies. Matt and Nate and Jo and Ben decorated them and delivered them. Now comes the really fun part. All day Saturday and Sunday mommies from around us kept showing up with plates of valentine goodies addressed to BEN. Imagine the delight of an almost 8 year old boy who is handed a plate full of goodies containing only his name? AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! He couldn't have been more excited if it had been a puppy. He did decide to share. It was only right considering each plate had just enough for the whole family. The nice thing about Ben is that not only does he love to get presents, he gets just as much joy from sharing with others. All is well, and he wants Valentine's Day to happen monthly.
Story #2: Kind of a sappy story, but Jeff is good at those. Being the last one to go to bed Saturday night, I thought it would be fun to leave a Valentine message for my sweetie on the bathroom mirror. I locked up the house and went to bed sure he would love the fun I had left for him. Little did I know what he had planned. I woke up Sunday morning late, but not too late. As I open the bedroom door to find my way to the shower, my tired eyes seem to be deceiving me. Something is all over the hall floor and it looks none too good, at first. "What is that?" I ask myself. I don't step out. As my eyes start to adjust to the dilation requirements of the moment, I think, "Hmm, that looks like rose petals, kind of. No, wait a second, that's a heart--and so is that, and that, and that . . ." I venture out into the hall. Sure enough Jeff had arisen at 5 a.m. in order to have enough time before Stake Bishopric Training meeting to cut out pink and lavender hearts to spread all up and down the hall leading out to the living room to the piano. These hearts led to a lovely card he had made for me. Ahh. So sweet it just drips with goo even in the story form. Well I quickly took pictures--which you can view on the site--and then decided to leave the hearts out all day long so the whole family could enjoy Jeff's lovely idea. Later that night at about 9 p.m. Sadie had come over for a visit. We all talked and laughed and I was sharing the adorable story with her, when Nathan decides to share. All day long he had thought the hearts were from me to Jeff, and that I was trying to lead him to our bedroom. Hahahahahaha. I couldn't get over how funny and sad that was. All day Nate had that thought in his head--Mom leading Dad to the bedroom. . . Poor guy, but we sure had a fun laugh.
May all your days be filled with the joy and surprise of Valentine's Day. Share your love with someone today.
Stacie
P.S. The pictures are in backwards order. I don't want to spend time fixing them. So just deal with it, please.
