The Banana looks at me reading in my bed one morning.  ” Mama, how come you are reading all the time?  ALL THE TIME.  And Daddy doesn’t even know how to read?”

Mr. Sneaky Pants was beyond excited to find a ring in his valentine bag from preschool.  Better yet, it was an edible ring, made mostly of sugar.  Rings are a very big deal around here because they are used as pirate treasure.  There tends to be a lot of quarreling…

The Kidlets haven’t ever asked for commercialized Valentines, so we make them ourselves, which means that throughout  the past week my office has been a very busy Valentine factory.  Ya Ya made her valentines for school.  Mr. SP painted some hearts with string dipped in red and purple paint to…