{"id":1783,"date":"2013-02-14T22:44:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T03:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2013-03-08T00:12:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T05:12:06","slug":"happy-valentines-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/02\/happy-valentines-day-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a fun day today. I got to spend time with each of the boys at their schools. Then we went out to dinner at one of the very few restaurants that the four of us can agree on. Unfortunately, when you order sushi while everyone else ordered off the Chinese food menu, I had to get my dinner to go. That&#8217;s okay&#8230;it was all yummy!<\/p>\n<p>Dave got me a charm for the Pandora bracelet I got for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=grocontomaj0c-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B005Y17E36\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I hope you had a nice Valentine&#8217;s Day too.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy some pictures from today.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1786\" style=\"width: 388px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5673.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1786\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1786 \" alt=\"Flowers from Dave, balloons from me.  The balloons didn't look quite that big in the large Party City store...funny how that works.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5673-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5673-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5673-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flowers from Dave, balloons from me. The balloons didn&#8217;t look quite that big in the large Party City store&#8230;funny how that works.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1785\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5670.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1785\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1785\" alt=\"Some little gifts for Jacob.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5670-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5670-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5670-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some little gifts for Jacob.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1794\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5672.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1794\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1794\" alt=\"Little gifts for Timmy.  I wanted to get him dark chocolates in a heart-shaped box but couldn't find any...so he got a little bowl of Special Dark chocolate, one of his favorites.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5672-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5672-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5672-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little gifts for Timmy. I wanted to get him dark chocolates in a heart-shaped box but couldn&#8217;t find any&#8230;so he got a little bowl of Special Dark chocolate, one of his favorites.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1784\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5669.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1784\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1784\" alt=\"Jacob made this small flower arrangement at school! They learned a few elements of design and about symmetry.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5669-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5669-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5669-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacob made this small flower arrangement at school! They learned a few <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Design_elements_and_principles\">elements of design<\/a> and about symmetry.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1788\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5682.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1788\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1788\" alt=\"I went with Timmy's class to a Jump Rope for Heart event, the kids collected donations that went straight to the American Heart Association.  Timmy helped raise $95!  Thanks!\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5682-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5682-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5682-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I went with Timmy&#8217;s class to a Jump Rope for Heart event, the kids collected donations that went straight to the American Heart Association. Timmy helped raise $95! Thanks!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1790\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5689.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1790\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1790\" alt=\"Timmy took a picture of me jump roping.  Yes, he cut off my head, but I like that he got me airborne :-)\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5689-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5689-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5689-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Timmy took a picture of me jump roping. Yes, he cut off my head, but I like that he got me airborne \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1791\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5691.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1791\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1791\" alt=\"Timmy begged me to stay for lunch. He gets to pick a friend to have lunch with me, so he picked Jack.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5691-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5691-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5691-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Timmy begged me to stay for lunch. He gets to pick a friend to have lunch with me, so he picked Jack.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1792\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5698.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1792\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1792\" alt=\"Then I went to Jacob's class for a Valentine's Day party. The kids all decorated their own boxes. Jacob's is covered in felt.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5698-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5698-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5698-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then I went to Jacob&#8217;s class for a Valentine&#8217;s Day party. The kids all decorated their own boxes. Jacob&#8217;s is covered in felt.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1793\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5704.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1793\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1793\" alt=\"A classmate's Mom brought in a chocolate fountain! The kids LOVED IT!!!\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5704-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5704-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_5704-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A classmate&#8217;s Mom brought in a chocolate fountain! The kids LOVED IT!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a fun day today. I got to spend time with each of the boys at their schools. Then we went out to dinner at one of the very few restaurants that the four of us can agree on. Unfortunately, when you order sushi while everyone else ordered off the Chinese food menu, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[185,54,175,114],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ycQ0-sL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":519,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/02\/happy-valentines-day.html","url_meta":{"origin":1783,"position":0},"title":"Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!","date":"14 February 11","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Valentine's Day friends!We enjoyed a special Valentine's Day-themed Build and Grow project at Lowe's last Saturday!My boys awakened this morning and were greeted with these little gifts for Valentine's Day:They had asked for them for Christmas, but I'm glad we waited till now, I think that Valentine Puppy sure\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"crafts\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/_yz59FVsseJY\/TVljKAUvARI\/AAAAAAABRFs\/g1pIDLRfZx4\/s640\/IMG_6139.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":68,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/02\/so-this-is-what-south-carolinians-eat.html","url_meta":{"origin":1783,"position":1},"title":"So this is what South Carolinians eat!","date":"05 February 08","format":false,"excerpt":"From 2008 02 03 Ki...Paul and I were making our monthly junk-food shopping trip Friday (recall my post about Rice Krispie treats from January) and this time we stopped at Super Walmart, since it was across the highway from the number-five-choice-for-dinner Japanese joint, Osaka. 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