Hey mom, can I have the scissors? I'm making you something with markers and...I need you to write me some instructions, too.
"Sure baby -- what instructions should I write?"
Just write I LOVE YOU. Okay? And then go away so I can surprise you.
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Here, mom! Look, BOTH sides are red, and it's for you because I love you SOOOO much. Now, you need to hang it on your wall, RIGHT by your bed so when you wake up every morning, you'll know how much I love you first thing, okay? Go get a nail and I'll show you where it should go.
There's really nothing bigger or more simple than this, is there?

So sweet! My heart just melted a whole bunch. What a lovie!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet. I have many scraps of paper on which my kids have written "I love you" that I just can't bring myself to throw away! Now my oldest is 13 and doesn't say it much to me anymore, so artwork like this is priceless!
ReplyDelete"... so when you wake up every morning, you'll know how much I love you first thing, okay?" What a sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteOh My Goodness!! So adorably sweet!
ReplyDeleteNope. There's really not. Such a sweet, sweet gesture. :)
ReplyDeleteSo precious.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweetheart! That'll be a heart that's saved forever!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if children know what a gift they are. Love her instructions!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet and so right on! we all need that first thing in the morning! ;)
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