From February 13th

I got the prettiest valentine once, in grade 1 or 2, and it said 'I
love you' on it. However, it was from a girl in my class. But also
(luckily) signed in pencil.

I was very clever in grade 1 or 2, and very sure of myself, and very
sure of how much this boy in my class adored me. Soo I erased that
dumb girls name, and wrote 'Kyle' in my most masquline, elementry
school hand writing. And I showed it off.

I suppose that puts me in the same boat as girls who send themselves
flowers to make the boy they like jealous. Only I didn't do it to make
Kyle jealous! In fact, I had to hide the valentine, desperately from
him. No one wants to be known as the crazy chick, when you're barely 6.

I hated hearing parents complain about Valentines thisaft. We made a
class list for the kids to take home to write up their valentines, and
too many parents complained about the time and effort and money, and
HEART it takes to participate in a little festive activity like that.
I mean really, now. I bought 36 little lovey cards WITH STICKERS for a
whole one dollar! And I filled in all my little friend's names befor
Greys was over. And I even stuck extra stickers on!

Do these super busy parents not think about how excited my class is
going to be to check their hand decorated heart'y mailboxes and see
all the treats inside? Is that just me?

Bottom line: it's a freaking dollar (okay and 13cents for the tax) and
30 minutes to make a class full of kids fill up with smiles. And
bottom line number two: ask your 3year old to sign all the cards in
pencil, mmkay? Thanks.