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2. A wake-up kiss. An alarm can help them get out from under the sheets, but a morning kiss from Mom will be an even more effective alarm clock. What’s a more soothing way to start the day?

3. Write notes on the bathroom mirror. “You’ll do great today! I love you! — Mom” Before they brush their teeth or wash their face, a little note on the mirror can make their mornings even brighter. Write it on a sticky note or on a misty mirror after a warm shower.

4. Roll up the comics part of the newspaper and place it by your child’s plate. The morning funnies could help set a happy mood for the day. Why not crack a joke or two for him too?

5. Cook breakfast together — just the two of you. Choose one weekday to make breakfast together. Share conversations and laughter as you whip the eggs for your omelets and cook the bacon. It would be great to choose one day for each child, making it even more special for each one of them.

How else could you show your love so early in the morning?

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5 Morning I-Love-You’s

Forget flowers, chocolates, and expensive presents. When it comes to offering a completely unprompted mini affection reminder, the love note makes everything okay.

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When Paul and I first moved in together, he was still in school and had to leave extremely early in the morning – before I had a chance to wake up and say goodbye. Sure, there would be the groggy acknowledgment of his farewell (soon forgotten as I slipped back into a contented sleep-state), but that was it. Maybe I could have gotten up sooner and adjusted my schedule – but I was working late and doing my own schoolwork at night…so overall there was little we could do to make our daily routines work well together.

No big deal. Paul figured out a way around that.

Without ever really expressing my disappointment that a proper send off wasn’t going to happen at the hour he was leaving, Paul started leaving little sticky pad love notes on the wall above our bed. Simple sentiments, scribbled affection…yes, it was totally cheesy and wonderful and made me start every day with a smile. He loved leaving them for me and I loved waking up to a new pen color and way of saying ‘I love you’ every day.

It wasn’t ever something we really talked about. And since then our schedules have thankfully become far more similar and predictable on a day to day basis (as much as I adore love notes, I would rather have the real thing!). But here we are, several years later…and every once in a while I still get surprised with a love note. Under my keyboard, on the refrigerator, by the front door…it’s just our thing.

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All It Takes Is A Love Note

While at a family dinner over the weekend, I watched a little toddler boy in his baseball cap and with sippy cup in hand run for his mommy when he realized he didn’t recognize everyone adoring him.

At that point, I looked to the left and right of me at my own boys who are now within an inch or two of being as tall as I am at 5’7” and wished so much I could travel back in time and recapture my own moments like that.

It’s so easy to take those moments for granted when your kids are so young and you’re all wrapped up in the hustle of everyday life – but time does pass by so quickly and before you know it, those little toddlers are just a few years from college.

One thing that is constant and remains to this day is the fact that no matter where we are or who may be watching, my boys always hug me, kiss my cheek and tell me they love me. 

My husband said that was probably the hardest thing he had to get used to when we married because he’s just not that loving of a person. 

As the mother of boys, I can only hope they don’t add more truth to the old saying –

A daughter’s a daughter for the rest of her life,
A son is a son ‘til he takes a wife.

I don’t think anything could possibly ever break my heart more.

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Baseball Caps and Sippy Cups