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A 58 cent Target purchase and a girl experiencing bubbles for the first time... Joy Pure joy

My thoughts have been all over the map this month. I am reaching that beautiful stage where I can have a complete and independent thought again. My brain is not bogged down from a lack of sleep and an excess of baby drama. I run most days to release energy and yet staying still the remainder of the day has me wanting to break free.  February is a tough month. And I am trying my best to not allow the dreary hallows of it to take hold of me. The promise of a new month will be fulfilled shortly. March will not bring magic but it does carry all of us one month closer to life outdoors. March introduces the glorious, giddy feeling that invites us to roll down car windows and let Katy Perry songs escape without hesitation. (If I had Sirius radio I would drown your eardrums with a 90's grunge station but my tape deck doesn't pick up satellite. True story.) March's arrival is the reintroduction of green, St. Patty's Day, Shamrock shakes, basketball tourneys, clumpy ra...

It is Valentine's Day. Despite those who curse this day I really kind of like it. Not because I expect to be showered with roses, chocolates and diamonds but because the colors of Valentine's are a wake-up from the long winter. Plus I really like to make heart shaped foods. It's fun, darn it! (Tonight's dinner is heart shaped pizzas with cheese cut into heart shapes.) Winter is affecting everyone in a big way this year. These long winter days have finally brought me to my breaking point. Cabin fever has made me cranky with my babies but the arrival of Valentine's is a reminder that winter is nearly behind us and HALLELUJAH for that!! So on this cold winter Valentine's I say yes to the inundation of pink and red. Yes to the cheesy exchanges of love and sympathy. Yes to lots of chocolate! I have many reasons to feel a whole lotta love today...