Oh I love to romance my husband! This is SUCH a GREAT idea! I need to start doing the SHMILY thing. It just seems so FUN! I need to find a creative way to send him the first SHMILY along with a copy of the story.
What we are doing for V-Day is cutting out a BUNCH of hearts of different sizes. On each heart, the children are coloring pictures of what they love about Daddy: playing in the park, ice skating, camping (they have never been yet, but know he's the man and this is the year), etc. I am writing one thing I love about my husband, or a wonderful memory I have of him, or just things like you see on the candy hearts (did you know they have those candy hearts for WEDDINGS that say "I DO" and stuff like that - I got those for my husband for our anniversary last year with the "I would do it all over again if I could" sentiment). Then while he is at work, we are going to tape up the hearts all over the house!!
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Susan
Since mine are all getting older I have found another way to get the kids involved. I have them plan the menu and work together to create a wonderful meal. I've done that the last couple years they love it. Invite another couple over and have your children get dressed in their best to be the waiters and entertainment. Mine even downloaded beautiful valentine screensavers to play in the background.
We normally don't "do" V-day...but it does sound like fun!
Besides, if I want my boys to grow up thinking of this as a special day then I guess I need to clue them in starting now. My future daughters-in-law can thank me later!
Oooo, and I also have some heart shaped cake pans in the cabinet. I'm sure they would love to make daddy a special cake (yellow with cream cheese frosting)...
To those of you who don't "do" Valentine's Day, I thought I'd let you know something about Valentine's Day (or any other holiday for that matter, in our home)... my hubby doesn't "do" any holiday... seriously... have you seen the movie "Shrek", or "The Grinch"? a;lkdsjfas;dlkfj... Okay... I'll stop, but my husband really dispises anything that tells him what he's supposed to do (especially getting a dozen roses for your wife!... in fact, before we got married, he let me know I would never receive a dozen roses on Valentine's Day... which I did last year for the first time in my life... just to prove a point of how much he loves me... it did)... So ladies, I've decided, instead of making my husband feel like he has to do anything for a holiday, if I'd like to celebrate or make a tradition, I need to do it myself, and he certainly isn't going to argue with that (especially seeing how he benefits!). I also would like my boys to be "sensitive" to what they're wives would like, and for all of my children to grow up be thoughtful toward doing something special for another. Now, I agree that this shouldn't happen only on a holiday, but we also know how "life" happens, and sometimes a special holiday can be a breath of fresh air.
As for Valentine's Day itself, I've read books to my children so they know about the day and how it came to be, but we've "celebrated" it as a day of love, and showing others you care. So, whethere you celebrate the day or not, I hope that at some point you can take this SHMILY Time and use it (possibly your anniversary... although mine is coming up in March and I already know what I'm posting about that! a;lsdkjfa;sldkfj).
when I send cookies to work, all the men there love me..LOL
I guess I should plan something out....maybe scones and hot cocoa?
Dinner.... Salmon--- it's kinda red.... Pizza gets overdone here thanks to Connor..LOL
I don't have a dresser..... maybe a shelf of blessings...
ah, yes... the dyslexia thing... so frustrating. The poor kid can't even think a straight thought. Well,he can't speak his thoughts anyway. He stumbles over words rather written ot just speaking or thinking
We don't "do" Valentine's Day (or Sweetest Day either). We do romance each other all year long :) I love your SHMILY tips. I'd love to get up, make breakfast and eat with Doug. But, alas, I am not getting up between 1 and 3 am nor would I plan to eat then LOL. And the delivering something to his work! How awesome! Doug's a truck driver so that won't work. OK, so he needs a regular job LOL. But I do love the whole SHMILY thing. That is the most precious devotional I ever read.
Okay dear... I understand your problem here... however, truckdriving could be really fun to do this with... I'm thinking the glove compartment and any other crevice you could put something... maybe notes leading one to another?... Read the above comment I left to one who said they don't "do" Valentine's Day either... I do understand the whole "romance all year long" thing, and I'm 100% for it, so keep up the good work! I just know that it's one day, whether you celebrate or not, that the world promotes, so if he's not with you... I'm sure he'll be thinking of you! You could have a lot of fun with it...
As for the 1-3am thing... it might mean an awful lot for you to do just once to really surprise him (I know my hubby would die! a;lskdjf;saldjf)...
Thanks so much for sharing! (And the encouragement for SHMILY Time... I'm so glad it's a blessing to you!)
I have been reading and enjoying the SHMILY post and I finally did a little SHMILY..(of course, in my excitement, I wrote it as SHIMLY...LOL...he got the message, though). I was at Michael's at they had these Tony the Tiger post its...well, DH has been on a Frosted Flakes kick for the last month plus he goes nuts if there aren't Post Its near the kitchen phone. So, I bought him 2 sizes of post its and left a SHMILY note. Wow! It really made his day. Why did I wait so long to SHMILY???? A huge THANK YOU to you!!!
Michelle
Our anniversary is Feb. 10. This year will be five years! My husband is going to be at a conference Feb. 10-12, though. I've had all kinds of ideas, but nothing is working out. Here's what I'm trying to come up with now: five days of little presents or different themes for each day or SOMETHING. I'll start it on our anniversary when he leaves, and let it build up to Valentine's Day. But can you help me think of what to do? I'll use some of what you have here, but I want some special ideas too, if you have any. Thank you so much for anything from you or anyone else!
and a woman seeking the Lord's Will (daily), a wife (striving to keep the romance alive), a "Smamma" (Step- mother) of one and a homeschooling mom of seven (I was never going to have children), who starts every day over (after messing SOME thing up the day before), knowing God's grace is overflowing (just like my laundry), and so thankful He's blessed me more than I'll ever deserve.
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•Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - YEAH YEAH YEAH!
What we are doing for V-Day is cutting out a BUNCH of hearts of different sizes. On each heart, the children are coloring pictures of what they love about Daddy: playing in the park, ice skating, camping (they have never been yet, but know he's the man and this is the year), etc. I am writing one thing I love about my husband, or a wonderful memory I have of him, or just things like you see on the candy hearts (did you know they have those candy hearts for WEDDINGS that say "I DO" and stuff like that - I got those for my husband for our anniversary last year with the "I would do it all over again if I could" sentiment). Then while he is at work, we are going to tape up the hearts all over the house!!