From Me, To You Fridays

Tis' the season for "Be Mine, Valentine" and heart-shaped candies. Of course, the kids love it.

When I picked up Luke from school, he had a grocery-sized paper bag which he had decorated with sticky hearts and rainbows. Inside the bag were all the goodies from his Valentine's Day party.

When we got home, he asked if I'd help him read the names on the cards. Initially, I thought this would be a lengthty process due to the number of children who participated in the exchange. However, Luke was still on a sugar-high from whatever he ate at achool for snack that turned his lips and tongue a Slurpee-colored red , so we were cruising through the bag.

At one point, he stopped everything and looked at me. "Mom, our party was so much fun. Everyone was nice to me. What's today?"

"Today is Friday, sweetheart."

"Yea, that's right."

We picked up the pace again, reading each name and pulling off any treat that was attached to the card.

When we were finished, he had a revelation.

"Mom, I think we should have a party every Friday, so people will be nice to each other."

Genius!

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Why do we only dedicate one day out of the year to shower people with affection? Love and kindness should be dished out daily. Or, at the very least, on Fridays!