Valentines Day

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Just wondering as I having started planning anything yet what everyone is doing for Valentines Day

www, he sounds like a complete star! more to the point, congratulations on your engagement! sorry if this is late in the day, i have missed the news if you have revealed it before.

excellent news!

Ah there you go, BossySkate has said it now...they're not married That explains it all doesn't it, I mean, all our dh's were that romantic when they were dp's weren't they! Hang on a minute, actually, no That's it, divorce. WWW, I want yours, sorry, you will have to share him with all of us now.

Bit jealous www - but I did get a box of maxwell and Kennedy Chanpagne truffles this morning along with my card. DH and I always celebrate valentines day the monday afterwards - Flowers are a lot cheaper, restuarants are not so busy and I don't feel guilty at getting one of the nursery girls to babysit as they don't have to miss their own Valentines Day (wrote VD there originally, but that is so the wrong message!)
After being away on business for 5 days I am now catching up on Mumsnet rather than joining dh in bed - we've obviously been married far too long

I got 4 hugs, 1 each from the kids and 1 from DH!

I got a card. No flowers this year - sigh.

I received a bouquet from my insurance company this morning - it must have been a special gift for people who crash their cars on Valentines Day!

My dh got me a card and a silver watch, as my old one has recently broken, which was amazingly thoughtful of him, but my favourite Valentines were home made cards from my dd and ds. I shall keep them forever

Tried to have a romantic meal - DH even put candles on the table! Unfortunately no babysiter so ate steak (v nice) with DS constantly asking "Can I blow candles out yet - can I? Oh well at least the thought was there...

Came down with a stinking cold, got some flowers and the promise to buy the new series of friends videos when they come out soon. Watched a film on front row "shallow hal" thought it was very good even though I was coughing, sneezing, through it. Did manage to be 50 t-light round the room though. Maybe next year.

DW spent all day thinking the e-Card I had sent her was it for Valentines.

The flowers finally arrived at 20:30 to her great suprise.

She was over the moon. I saw how small a bunch they were and remembered the cost and was not as impressed as she was.

I'd appreciate some opinions regarding my plan for Valentine's day next year (I was astounded at the cost of this year's flowers)
DP lost a family member to cancer recently.
My plan is to give her only a V.card (possibly with a single flower) but to enclose a cheque to one of the cancer charities (for an amount greater than I would have paid for a bouquet).
Is this likely to go down well?

Stuart - It would for me! Dh and I usually give a donation to Cancer Research on Mothers' Day and the anniversary of his mum's death, so I think that it is a lovely idea. But, maybe a donation on the birthday of the person who died would be more appropriate? V Day is more about your loved one than a loved one of your loved one IYKWIM!

stuartc, while the sentiments behind the idea are admirable, I don't think this would go down that well with me. I agree with Chinchilla, valentines day should be about your lover (although it is horribly commercial). Whatever you do to mark the day doesn't have to be expensive - you could forget the flowers and do something thoughtful instead (cook a special meal, make a personal card, give her 3 hours to herself). For me this kind of thoughtfulness means so much more than roses or other traditional presents.

Stuartc, I think that is a lovely idea, as others have said maybe not for valentines day. When my grandad died of cancer several years ago, I took out a direct debit to pay cancer £2 a month, as this yearly total was about what I would spend on his birthday and christmas gifts.

Is Jac34 back from Rome yet? did the nightie do the trick?

Am dying to hear!

StuartC - I think your's is a great idea, in fact I wrote something along those lines earlier on this thread.

(For the record, I didn't get any flowers this year, just a card with a lovely sloppy message!!).

StuartC - I think your's is a great idea, in fact I wrote something along those lines earlier on this thread.

(For the record, I didn't get any flowers this year, just a card with a lovely sloppy message!!).

Sorry, such a good idea I had to post twice!

Stuart I think it is a lovely idea.
Better still, make the card yourself.