Happy Valentine's Day!

To be 100% honest, I don't typically enjoy holiday's like Valentine's Day that fall in the middle of a school week. The main reason I don't like it is that I feel bad for some of the kids. High school is not like elementary school - not all of the kids get Valentine's. And some get tons. While I'm happy for those who do get them, it makes me sad to see the other kids walking around empty handed. Some of the kids don't seem to care, but others really do.

Last year, I even had a girl send herself flowers at school and claim they were from her boyfriend. The only thing is, she had never mentioned a boyfriend before. It was a lot like that episode of the Brady Bunch when Jan claims to be dating a boy named George Glass who didn't even really exist. Do you remember that? It was uncomfortable to see her lie, just to fit in.

And, on top of the kids feeling bad, there's ALWAYS drama about fights and date plans, etc. Then there is the class disruptions. Office aides delivering stuff, clubs who sold things delivering, call slips for kids being delivered so they can go to the office to pick stuff up. It's crazy.

Oh, and don't forget the sugar. That's all they eat, all day long. Even big kids are affected by that much sugar. Some it makes sweeter...most turn into little Tazmanian Devils.

So, you see, I'm not really a grinch about the holiday. I'm not. It's just not my favorite day.

I usually try to buy Valentine's pencils or erasers or something for kids. That way I can make sure that everyone gets something. But this year time just slipped away from me and I didn't get around to it.

I got a few Valentine's from kids. My favorite, though, came from two of my cutie-pie freshmen. Amanda and Logan were in Spanish class together, and they were making Valentine's. They made one for me.

Here it is:

J was really cute, though. He stopped at the store and bought me flowers, a card, and chocolates. He also got the fixin's for shrimp jambalaya (he's half-Cajun), crab legs, garlic bread and my favorite cherry cheesecake for dessert. It was sweet! I just felt bad that I couldn't eat any of it...I finished taking my antibiotics from Strep throat on Wednesday. On Thursday my throat was sore again. Today, it's terrible. I'm going to go back to the Urgent Care in an hour when they open. Cross your fingers, and hope it's not strep hanging on.