My Funny Valentines

I'll just start this by saying that I've had a rough couple of weeks.  I feel like things have been coming at me from all directions and that I haven't handled it well.  Wednesday night I sat in the living room getting valentines ready for the kids in my class. 

I had a few boxes of Sweethearts left and this year brings a new variety that have sparkly heart candies inside.  As soon as I tore off the plastic, Bunny and Blueberry went into CSI mode.  That would be Candy Sniffing Investigation, for those who don't follow alphabet abbreviations.  Bunny's nose, in particular, went prehensile and bent at a ninety degree angle as she sniffed at the candy boxes like crazy.  Blueberry went bug-eyed and almost started to drool. 

I popped one in my mouth and they both began to eye me rather curiously.  I didn't think they'd really like them.  The candies are hard and crunchy and I just didn't think it was something they'd like.  Then Lilac got up and got in on the action, too, staring at me rather intently.  I shrugged my shoulders and gave each of them one.  I certainly don't need to eat a whole box of them!  I figured they girls would each take one, drop it on the floor and then walk off after they'd satisfied their curiosity. 

Of course, they had to prove me wrong.  Lilac ate hers and laid down on her bed, satisfied that she'd solved another mystery of the universe.  Blueberry took hers to her bed and ate it, came back for a second and then resumed her regularly scheduled nap.  Bunny was on the couch beside me.  She seemed to have the counting all figured out.  "Two for me and one for you!"  If I skipped giving her one, she gave me her particular look that says she can see the evil hidden in my soul.  Any sinner would confess to that look, so I kept sharing.  Mr. Taleteller commented that she was going to have a serious case of sugar rush.  I decided that we'd both had enough.  She sighed and gave him a minor case of stink eye before dozing off, her head resting on my foot.

And just like that, my troubles of the day seemed to disappear.  It's the moments like those that make me willing to give them anything they want, whether it's getting up at 4:30 in the morning, walking to the park when I think I'm too tired to go or sharing the couch and ending up contorted like a human pretzel!  Life really is in the details.