May 6 – No Homework Day, No Diet Day Here’s one you may wish to hide from your children! Although if they don’t know about it, then there would not be many folks left to celebrate No Homework Day! That’s right, this was the day where children can tell their teachers and parents in complete honesty that they will not be doing their homework, in order to mark this special … [Read more...] about Celebrate Every Day! May 6 – No Homework Day, Teachers Day, No Diet!
Celebrating Life
MONDAY EMAIL OF LAUGHTER – MAY 5, 2014 – Contest?
Celebrate every day with a laugh or at least a little bitty smile. TODAY IS NATIONAL CARTOONISTS DAY, IN HONOR OF THE FIRST COLOR CARTOON, THE YELLOW KID, PRINTED IN 1895. —"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." Mark Twain” Celebrate every day with a laugh or at least a little bitty smile. Today is National Cartoonists … [Read more...] about MONDAY EMAIL OF LAUGHTER – MAY 5, 2014 – Contest?
Food that looks like octopodes and frogs and penguins. Bon Appetit!
The fun of a blog is what you can share. Earlier in the week, we had some fun with the weiner octopodes, so I went through my files to find a few more edible creatures. My favorite is the penguin and igloo but nobody can resist a fat green bull frog. Now naturally this looks like a Christmas treat but the igloo is cream cheese formed in a small bowl. This recipe has blue … [Read more...] about Food that looks like octopodes and frogs and penguins. Bon Appetit!
March 26 – Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
This is one of my favorite days of the year. Make Up Your Own Holiday Day is a chance to throw away the rule book and celebrate however you like! It can be anything. Get a few friends together and brainstorm. Have a chili cook off. Learn to dance. Send a shut in friend a card shower through real mail. Get together with your friends and create your own special holiday, … [Read more...] about March 26 – Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
March 24 – Chocolate Covered Raisins Day – With Recipe
Chocolate Covered Raisins Day is a great excuse for a treat! I like chocolate covered raisins. The only thing I have against them is that they look as if they were the product of a rabbit’s recent visit. That can be unsettling. But what are we waiting for. It’s the day to celebrate Chocolate Covered Raisins. Here’s how to make them at home from About.com. I guess I’d … [Read more...] about March 24 – Chocolate Covered Raisins Day – With Recipe
Happy Birthday, Albert!
TODAY IS ALBERT EINSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALBERT. Albert asked lots of questions I never even dreamed needed asking so it’s fitting that today is also International Ask A Question Day. This is our day to ask life’s imponderable and pretty much unanswerable questions. Or even ridiculous and dumb questions. Like, “How did you get all ruined like that” as one of the … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Albert!
MARCH 13 IS KEN DAY! LET’S STAY KENNECTED.
HERE IT IS! THE DAY WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR BREATHLESSLY. Take a breath now. Only four days ago we celebrated Barbie Day and now today is KEN Day. Ken came along two years after Barbie, and it’s a funny thing that although generations of outraged Moms have complained about Barbie’s super frontal endowment giving their daughters a poor body image, this same group … [Read more...] about MARCH 13 IS KEN DAY! LET’S STAY KENNECTED.
LOOKING FOR REASONS TO CELEBRATE? MARCH 11 IS PERFECT.
IT’S DREAM DAY, NAPPING DAY, AWESOMENESS DAY, PACK YOUR LUNCH DAY, MARIO DAY AND FILL OUR STAPLERS DAY. If you can’t get a day of celebration out of these possibilities, you’re missing something. Let’s start with Dream Day. That’s easy. Anybody can dream. Get out your Dream Catcher and test it. Don’t have a Dream catcher? There’s plenty of time to make one. Dream … [Read more...] about LOOKING FOR REASONS TO CELEBRATE? MARCH 11 IS PERFECT.
MARCH 9 – TODAY IS PANIC DAY – BUT DON’T PANIC!
5 Causes for Celebration today – Pick one or mix and match.March 9 Chose from – Barbie Day - You get a lot of teachable moments when you have Barbies and Kens having sleep overs. March 9 is also Panic Day - “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs – there’s a good chance you don’t really understand the situation. But here’s a day you can enjoy … [Read more...] about MARCH 9 – TODAY IS PANIC DAY – BUT DON’T PANIC!
Astonishing March 6 – National Frozen Food Day
When I was growing up in Montana we celebrated Frozen Food Day by burying food outside in the snow. But then the bears (black and grizzly) would come and dig it up, and eat it, and look around for a person for dessert. So my Dad built a cold box, and as far as I know, that was the first household freezer. You were supposed to hang up the food where the bear couldn't … [Read more...] about Astonishing March 6 – National Frozen Food Day