Now that the pesky groundhog is out of the way, it is time to look ahead to the special days coming up in February. When my kids were little, and my husband was working long hours, we celebrated everything and anything during the long winter months. It wasn't elaborate, maybe cupcakes and festive paper plates, or special necklaces for Mardi Gras, which we still use, by the way, or coloring pages and a special dinner. We had fun. So much fun. In fact, we may even pull out those special Mardi Gras necklaces and eat King Cake together in a few weeks. Stay tuned! Now, mark your calendars, my friends. Here are some days you may want to remember!
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Anything you are looking forward to? Have a cozy Wednesday, my friends!
Billie Jo
All those days are worth celebrating! The only thing I am looking forward to is Spring!
ReplyDeleteWhile I was teaching, we would celebrate all types of special days each month. For my students, we modeled and taught appropriate behaviors during our celebrations as well as tried new foods.
ReplyDeleteYay for celebrating! We all need it. Some people around my house also celebrate the Superbowl! I'm with Jeanette - I'm looking forward to Spring! : )
ReplyDeleteI love the way your family celebrates! And there's lots to celebrate in February. Our daughter was born on Valentines Day so that's a special one!
ReplyDeleteWhen my kids were little I tried to do the same. It really does make winter go by a little easier. I'm sure we'll tune into the Olympics here and there. I love watching the ice skating. We do enjoy celebrating Valentines Day but we'll be out of town that day. I used to use my heart shaped cookie cutters and make heart shaped pancakes and also cookies. Sometimes a heart shaped cake. I'll be sure to do something special for them.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to things this month. We will watch the Olympics, have made our reservations for our Valentines celebration, will make gumbo and king cake doughnuts for Mardi Gras, have lunch with friends a couple of times, have a day trip with my relatives, and have a nice visit with DIL's parents who will be in town from Switzerland.
ReplyDeleteHello, Bilie Jo!!! We also did the same thing when our children were younger. As they have become young adults it can be more difficult to get them all together BUT we do Thursday Family Dinner where all of our kids make it a priority to come over and Sunday after church as well. That has really helped us stay connect. BUT FOR FUN moments...We have been trying to do theme movie nights with foods every three months. It is a BIG DEAL!!! As far as this month, we will celebrate my hubby's birthday and make a special dinner for Valentines!! Thanks for the idea about Mardi Gras!!!
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