Sent Christa off to school today loaded down with Valentines for her classmates and cookies for her class party and goodies for her teachers.

Last night she sat at the kitchen counter and colored her unicorn Valentines and wrote her name in red.

Back when I was in school you addressed each Valentine to each individual classmate. Not anymore. It's easier to leave the cards unaddressed so the child can hand them out without having to match the right card to the right child. Easier, yes. But it seemed like it was cheating a little to me.

Oh, well. It's the thought that counts, right?

This is one of the fun things about going around the mommy-block again--enjoying Valentine's Day with a six-year old. I wonder if she'll share any of her candy with me?