Marleewood Has An Old Fashioned Valentines Day Party

Even though there was going to be a party at Marleewood today the housework still had to be done at Grandma B's house before they could go. Yesterday Marlee and Grandma B made some Valentines cupcakes. They turned out so cute. Marlee helped put the sprinkles on them and before you knew it, there was some sampling going on! Oh, Marlee. Those cupcakes are supposed to be for the party today. (I don't blame her a bit, do you?)

 So they had cleaned the kitchen last night, but this morning the dusting and vacuuming had to be done. Grandma B has taught Marlee well. She says that work is first, then we can play and have fun.
 Marlee asked if she could try using the big vacuum today. Well, it took some doing, but she got the hang of it after working at it for awhile. It was taller than she was, wasn't it?
Soon it was time to get the cupcakes all loaded up in the car. When they got to Marleewood they could see that people had gotten here before they did. There were several cars out in the parking lot. Marlee was so excited. They were going to have so  much fun.
The grandparents and the moms and dads and aunts and uncles were getting their coats and hats all hung up and things put in the kitchens for the party. Marlee was a little bit worried because she didn't see Mrs. Liz and her children anywhere yet. What she did see were people getting chairs lined up in the Community Room. Someone draped a beautiful Valentines quilt on Grandma Lu's easy chair. Oh how beautiful. A big thank you to Kathie. She makes such beautiful quilts. They make folks so happy.

She also saw one mama put a video in the big television in there too, but she didn't turn it on. Remember Marlee is only two (2) years old. She hasn't been to a Valentines Day Party before especially not one like Grandma Lu planned for today's party.
What Marlee didn't know was that Mrs. Liz and her children had come in the kitchen door with a big blue cooler full of the dessert Bella was talking about.
Let's see what else is happening.

Soon Marleewood was full of people. Old people and young people were laughing and hugging. There were even some blowing kisses and giggling. Oh, those little girls were at it again.
Soon Grandma Lu clapped her hands. She said it was time to play a game. It was a game that she had played when she was little. She said that she had taught her children how to play it too. She asked everyone to get out the clothespins that she had asked for folks to bring with them. Then she told them to get on their knees on the chairs. She then put jars on the floor in front of the chairs. She said, "Okay, now see if you can drop the clothespins in the jar. Now you can't stoop over and put them in. You have to keep your hands up by the edge of the chair and let loose and see where it lands!  The winner gets the first dessert of your choice. Oh my goodness there was such hooting and hollering and complaining and laughing. She finally declared Orion's grandpa as the winner with Grandpa Fran a close second place.

 That was such a fun game and you know what? Not a single person was looking at their cellphones or tablets....
Grandma B said, "Okay, it is time for you all to get your desserts then you can all sit and watch a video that one of the moms brought for you to watch.
Everyone went to the kitchen for their dessert. Oh my. There was a tray of cookies, and trays of cupcakes, and Bella and her brother were helping serve up SNOW CREAM!! Yes, remember when Marlee and her friends got snowed in at their house? Well, after everyone left, Mrs. Liz made her children some snow cream. It was so good that Bella asked her mama if they could bring some to the party. Mrs. Liz said sure as long as there was still snow on the ground. It took a whole cooler of snow to make enough for the party. Everybody oohed and awed over such a wonderful treat.
Soon everyone had their treats and drinks and filed back into the Community Room. Marlee asked if she could give her mom and dad their Valentine that she had made them before the video started. She and Grandma B had made them such a pretty card, hadn't they?
There is Bella and her brother eating snow cream in the kitchen. They just couldn't wait could they?
I hope you enjoyed the old fashioned Valentines Day Party at Marleewood.
The video is a song that Marlee could sing.  Sing along and have a fun time too. There is a problem with this song though. It gets stuck in your head and you want to sing it all day.
Happy Valentines Day everyone.