We live in a suburb of Cleveland called Cleveland Heights.  Get your jokes and sneers in now. Ok. you done? Let’s move on. I could go on and on about the people and potential of Cleveland, maybe some other time.  Cleveland Heights is a community where the library parking lot is always full, the houses are affordable, restaurants use local ingredients, art is everywhere and recycling is available in every parking lot and on every garbage day.  My little family is especially lucky to live just down the cinder path from The Associates elementary school.  My mom also attended this school.

On Valentine’s day we had the third annual sweetheart dance.  I am not much of a PTA mom but when I can get creative I pitch in. The teenager does an excellent impression of me. It was my job to document the attendees of this dance in all their finery, and boy was it fun. first we made a back drop.

And then those kids did the rest. some of my favorites.

I smiled all the way through the editing.