Star Mom

I realized when we got home from church last night that I'd forgotten to get Maggie valentines to take to school today. (I'd seen it on her school calendar earlier in the week but had completely forgotten.) I debated whether or not to go out at 9 last night or wait and get them this morning. At some point I decided just to take Miller and get them while Mags was at school and drop them off this afternoon when I picked her up. (I figured they were just prepping Valentines' bags for the kids' party next week and that it wouldn't be a big deal to just take them later in the day.)

Well, when I was packing Maggie's backpack this morning I noticed she had put two heart-shaped dinner plates in there. You see, Maggie doesn't really yet understand the concept of a valentine. She thought it was just something she could take for show-and-tell. I told her I had forgotten her valentines and asked what she wanted to do--be late to school or let me bring them this afternoon. She said, "I can just talk about my heart plates."

I realized immediately that I could not send that baby to school without her valentines this morning. We rushed to Wal-Mart on the way to school, bought the valentines she picked out (gel-cling ones--you're welcome, other moms!), sat down inside the store, and wrote everyone's names on them. We got to school ten minutes late and a little flustered, but Maggie got to take her valentines.

Sad to say, I do NOT win the Star Mom award today. Anyone else ever have those moments??