Happy Valentine's 2011!!! Today started as any normal Monday - the Richter family racing around trying to get Maggie and Rick off to school. But today we added in getting Ricky ready to go to a babysitter while I got ready to go to Maggie's Valentine party at school. In other words, a tiny bit of chaos. So I finally get the kids in the car and we are on our way. The cell phone rings and Rick can't find his keys. I turn around to give him my extra key and wonder what I could have done with his keys when I used them last night. This makes us a few minutes late but Maggie handles it all well and reassures me that we will find the keys. I get her to school and make it home to round up Ricky's stuff to take him to the babysitter. I do a quick key hunt and nothing. In the end I race out the door and forget at least 2 things. I get Ricky settled and head down to the party.
The party was fun and Maggie loved that her Mommy read a story to her class. We found the keys on the basement floor. Rick had grabbed them, dropped them on the floor and forgot he had done any of it. And the rest of the day was spent just enjoying each other. I made Valentine cookies with Maggie for dessert (to add to her already full cup of sugar she had consumed). We played and cuddled and just plain giggled. And to end the day, we all cuddled up on the couch for the last Dora of the day. Ricky curled up in my lap and Maggie settled in with Rick while holding my hand. As I looked at my family, I thought this is what Valentine's day is really about - love. Forget the candy, cards and gifts that soon get forgotten. It is about the love and the memories. It is about spending the time to just sit quietly and hold someone's hand. It is about the kisses and hugs from my kids. And it is about the husband, who through thick and thin, is my best friend and love of my life. This has been the best Valentine's Day yet!
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