Happy Valentine's Day

Back at Christmas, Mercer and I tried to make birdseed ornaments.  We tried several different "recipes" found on the Internet, but they ALL failed miserably (well - except for seeds stuck in peanut butter on pine cones or dried out pieces of bread).  For Valentine's, we tried another project:  marbling paper.  Tried a couple of different kid-friendly processes....and, yup... that failed miserably too.  Oh well!

We ended up sending some of the "marbled" hearts out -- unlike what we had to do with the gelatin-filled bird seed clumps (trashing them).  So - in case you were a lucky recipient of one & wondering why there are oily splotchy pieces of paper in envelopes... there you have it.  Mercer did have fun, however, and he kept asking to "do the thing with the water."  I suppose that's what's most important.

We tackled a project that we were supposed to do around Christmas this week:  make cranberry & popcorn garland for the birds and squirrels.  This project finally happened; it's now "Valentine's Garland."  Here's a picture of him in front of the garland hanging on our little maple tree.

Mercer had a nice day at school -- exchanging valentine's with his classmates.  We also celebrated as a family tonight -- partaking in a great dinner of french onion soup, dinner crepes, and dessert crepes.  ~yum~

We hope that each of you are surrounded by *extra* love and loved ones this month!