Victorian Valentine Adornments... and then some

 

Supplies laid around the house, begged to be made of use...

Antique postcards that have been hiding away for 20 years inspire a window treatment.

  

  

 

    you can just ignore that really long red string....scissors, coming right up

 

Love, Light.

And this is how we know what love is: 

Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  

And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 3:16

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Lest you think our home is a quaint quiet atmosphere of children happily sketching and joyfully helping me in my decorative endeavors, let me tell you how it went when I tried to make this day special.

I prepared pink heart shaped pancakes, called the children down to breakfast, and eagerly awaited their excited exclamations of joyous delight in the Valentine breakfast.

 Instead, I heard cautious and suspicious voices ask:

"What makes them  pink?"
"Did you add flavoring?"
"Do they taste the same as usual?"
"Are you sure you didn't add something?"
"Did you say fruit coloring?"

Now, really, am I that awful a mom that my children think I would ruin a holiday breakfast? Give me some credit kids!

In their defense, when I explained I had only added food coloring, they happily stuffed their mouths. And suggested that on St. Patrick's day we have green four-leaf clover pancakes....

And then they proceeded to fight over the last three of MY specially-delivered chocolate covered strawberries.

Hmmph. Laying down my life. One strawberry at a time.