Valentine's Day memories...

We are on our 9th year of homeschooling.  For the 1st 7 years, we were a part of an AWESOME homeschool co-op.  It was this wonderful group of moms that helped me to grow, not only as a mom and wife, but also as a homeschooling mom.  There were so many questions in the beginning and I had a wonderful support group to glean from. 

Every year had had some kind of Valentine's Day party as well as a party through our county support group.  There is one year, that I particularly remember.  In 2004, I was helping to plan our county party.  It was going to be GREAT!  Well, at least in my opinion it was. lol  But I had been suffering from endometriosis for several years and I was about to have total hysterectomy...the week of the party.  Some would say that this was poor planning.  I know was!  I had a really, I mean REALLY hard time letting go of the party planning.  I knew my friends that offered to step up and take over would do a wonderful job, but it was after all, my baby.  Well, I did turn it over and all was good with the world.  Chris was home from work to be with me during my first few days home from the hospital.  He took the kids to the party while my mom came over to "babysit" me. 

Well, the part that makes this Valentine's Day so memorable is because it was the very same group of friends from co-op that set up 2 weeks, yes I said two weeks, of dinners for our family.  It's not that Chris doesn't cook, but it's was because that's what this godly group of ladies do.  One mom specifically chose to bring us dinner on Valentine's Day.  I still remember the menu, well at least part of it: lasagna, salad, bread, and brownies for dessert.  She included heart shaped candles, paper lace place mats.  It was an amazing dinner from an amazing friend.  She didn't have to go through all of the trouble to make our dinner special, but she did.

It's days like today that can make me a bit of a debbie downer.  It the memories that I must hold on to while I'm creating new ones.  These are the days that I need to remember that my friends in Ohio are only a phone call, email, or text away.  Jared and Nicole love their Florida friends, as do I.  However, there's nothing like the friends that you have grown up with; those that you went to class with.

Happy Valentine's Day, dear Ohio friends!!!

Blessings,
B~