Among her many talents, Kim does a fabulous job of creating family traditions and memories. Some of the traditions have caught on, like the sharing of the day’s highlights & lowlights around the supper table. Some have played their role for a time before passing on, like Muffin Mondays. Tonight she introduced another that might catch on.
We drew names last week in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Each of us would create a card for the person we drew. Then each person was to buy a little gift–nothing expensive, just something little that the recipient would like.
We had planned to exchange gifts last week, but our crazy family schedules got in the way, so we ended up giving the gifts tonight during the 7.3 minutes that existed between Lilly’s arrival from musical rehearsal and my departure for a prayer time back at the office & Annabelle’s basketball game.
Even though it was a rushed exchange, the idea was a hit. Sadie showed the most creativity. She made a Pikachu for Josie, painting a shoebox, adding ears. Sadie even dressed up like one of Pikachu’s friends to present the gift!
Kim had my name, which turned out quite well for me. She gave me 8 pieces of freshly fried chicken with a love note on the top! Does that woman know the way to my heart or what?
I had Levi’s name so I had to summon my inner comic book genius. I found an obscure superhero and used some pictures to create a fantastic card for him. I also bought him some colored pencils for his own creative side, as well as a 6-pack of diet Mountain Dew. The downside for Levi is that the printer wouldn’t cooperate, so until I get things figured out on the technical side of the world, he had to settle for the card being locked on my computer. Still, he thought it was cool.
Squirrel Girl is NUTS about you, Levi!
I love being married to the world’s most creative woman. She knows her family well, and cares enough to coerce us into doing things out of the ordinary. Along the way she’s making some great memories for us, and I’ll bet that some of these family traditions show up in the next generation of Team Sublett!
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