February 2

It's strange to think that after 15 years of candy hearts and little cards, we're coming down to our last few class Valentine's Day parties. Brady's party look different this year, of course, but his teacher is still gathering cards and will distribute them later this week at material pickup day (to be opened only after they've been quarantined for a week, of course).

I asked Brady if he knew what kind of cards he wanted to give out (nope) or if he even had a preference (nope), so I scanned the offerings at Walmart until I saw Super Mario Brothers. Perfecto.

Then he spent part of this afternoon at the kitchen island signing and then taping a Dum-Dum lollipop to each card.

Yep, it'll be a different kind of celebration this year, but I'm thankful that it's happening at all. It may be a Hallmark holiday, but it's awfully nice to spread a little love.