Saterday's Secret. Love notes.

This is not only an awesome secret, but a tip for great relationships with people. From anyone, your kids, your other half, friends or just strangers.

It all started when I was a kid. My mom would put notes in our lunches. Either on pretty papers, post-it notes, or the best one was on a banana! She would doodle all over the skins!! She even did the same for my dad in his work lunch too. A bit more embarrassing to find a banana with love notes all over it. But he said he didn't mind the jokes. He just knew the other guys were jealous.

And since Valentines Day is just a few weeks away, and giving little notes of love is the big thing to do this month. Try doing what my mom did. All year.

I automatically carried it on with Spaghetti in his work lunch, anything, a quick "I love you" or a recap of what I did with the kids if he worked SO much he didn't get to see them for a few days.

I still leave my parents notes, when I visit there house, I sometimes go to my dad's desk and leave him little notes. Mostly just a "Feisty was here" or a goofy picture I doodled.

It's a fun reminder that you love them.

My mom did these notes from grade school all the way through H.S. I remember when I was a Senior every day in my lunch the last week of school was a countdown to the end! What fun!

But she also remembered when I was sad. I had a beautiful White Dumpy Tree Frog, her name was Ruby. I loved that frog, and when she died, my mom had an "I'm sorry for your lose" note too.

Sometimes these cards are ways of saying things that you just can't say in person. I know I seem to be able to say it all. But when I fight with Spaghetti, I leave him "I'm sorry notes" or when I was going through Post Partum after both Bagel and Weaky I needed to explain to him that I wasn't myself, but without the crying and rambling on. It was easier to just write it all out.

Or even just a cute email or text is fun too!

This is just one of those little things that people appreciate, and to show you care. So that is my secret for this week!