Got up this morning and had walks to shovel and a drive to clear off. I hurried through and when I got back inside Jack was all geared up to go to school. It was Valentines Day and he wasn't about to miss it. Fortunately his fever had gone and his cough had lessened some. His eyes were also clearing up. I would have probably kept him home another day but he was determined to be there. He even got out his valentines and got started on them. I had to lend a bit of a hand and should make note here that every Andy and Jack signature this year is a forgery. Yes, I signed their names for them and I did my very best to make it appear like they had signed it. Is that bad? Do other parents sign things this way or am I alone in this? I'm probably alone. I would have preferred that they each sign their own names but they were not having any and I just needed to get it done. Anyhow they were very excited to go to school. I had gotten each a new pair of shoes last night for Valentines - I believe in practical gifts and it came down to new shoes or new socks. The shoes won out. Both are crazy about their shoes and I guess I did an alright job picking them out. What a relief.
After getting the boys to school I returned home and got loaded up. I had to take the LBH snow blower over to the shop to clear the lot. That is a big parking lot. Well, not extremely big but it seems quite large when you are clearing it. The sun had come out and it didn't take long for the snow to get wet and heavy. That made for some fun. Well not too long after I got though that we got busy. It stayed busy much of the day and we had a record breaking day for a Tuesday. It was record breaking for every other day of the week with the exception of Friday. That was good. The store side also did quite well. We are needing to add a couple of people and that is a good thing. Really it is kind of crazy as this is supposed to be the slow season for the food industry in Cedar yet we keep picking up more and more business. I am extremely grateful for that and for what this little venture has allowed me to do - as far as flexibility with the kids. There are some tough things too like having a record setting day and so I don't get home as early as I would like and that makes for a busy few hours when I do get home. We are managing. The kids are doing well and Jay and Sara have been a huge help there as well as Ma. I'll tell you, that family support really keeps me going through some very challenging circumstances and is such a blessing to the kids. Thank you all for the help.
So not Sweet Valentine for me this year. No treats, no special someone. Perhaps someday but for now it is just me and the kids. I brought home dinner and some treats and tried to make something special out of it. I am not real great at this stuff. Andy and I got to spend some quality time doing homework and reading. I'm sure that will go down in history as one of the great Valentines day activities.
Well, grateful again for the day, for the help, for family.
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