Valentines Day Is Coming
Valentines Day is coming. How do you make it special? Traditionally I try to make it a family affair. I make a special dinner, dessert, and get little gifts and cards for each of the kids, and of course something special for my husband.
This week I have to work on Valentines Evening. I think I will make a late dinner of Chicken Riggies (I make the best!), homemade garlic knots, and a salad. Dessert may be frosted heart cut-outs. We always have a candle-light dinner for Valentines, interesting and a little daring with little ones, but it is tradition.
Holiday traditions mean a lot to me, and to my family. If we break a tradition, I hear about it until the next time that Holiday comes around, and sometimes beyond.
There was one year that we didn’t have our annual Lockwood Christmas Cookie Day, because I had a new baby and no energy. I made up for it with Easter Cookie Day…but that didn’t fly. I still heard about it until Christmas that next year. Now, I try not to let that happen…missing a traditional thing I mean. I can’t stand feeling like I let them all down. Since I am the mom, in their eyes, I am the one who make these things happen. If for some reason we miss out on something, it’s my fault. (I do however insist on getting the credit for what we do too…so it goes both ways I guess!).
Have a happy week. Make plans to do something special for and with those you love. Make a tradition…it is fun.
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