Valentines Week

This week is Valentines! It is such a sweet holiday... i used to always enjoy gathering candy for the kids at this time of year. Oh how i remember those parties at school, and the mad dash to help the kids finish valentines for all the friends at school! We are all past that now... sometimes its a little sad... but honestly i don't miss the last minute run for that special something that they always had to get for a friend. I have never been much for a lot of "flash" for valentines... i enjoy just the simple stuff.
I occasionally surf other blog sites and out of curiosity am interested in other folks day to day life... However, i have been going to Barbie Bassett's blog a lot lately. If you haven't been there you should... esp for today. go read Barbie's Blog for Monday 10th ... I think you will find something that will touch you as well. I really think this is going to inspire my next scrapbook page... Handprints... yup. we all indeed leave handprints. I hope my handprints haven't been too smudged.
on a more somber note... the flu is on the rampage. My dtr thinks she has it. hit her yesterday fairly sudden and is running fever. soo many people are getting sick with this. I keep telling my family.. WASH YOUR HANDS! often... and if you have to go to the grocery, clean that basket first! (whoops... taking away that handprint...) take anti bacterial hand cleaner and use after leaving the store. The places where illness and germs are the highest? Grocery stores... (and walmart) and Churches. Everyone feels they HAVE to go to the store if they are sick... to get "sick" foods... and no one wants to miss church. Well, my advice... if you are running a fever - STAY AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC. stay home and get well. hopefully my family will heed my advice... na.. what am i thinkin? meanwhile... handwipes and antiseptic cleaner for me!