Mothers Day Root Canal Appreciation Day. Eat what you want Day though likely after the root canal you won’t want that much and Twilight Zone Day and, oh yes, Mother’s Day. I don’t like to complain but this seems a very odd combination of events but take your choice. It’s a hard choice because I do love the Twilight Zone but after all, I spend most of my time there so I pick Mother’s Day.Read More
May 11, 2014
Celebrate Today • May 10 • National Train Day
Dorothy Wilhelm Speaker•writer• coach www.itsnevertoolate.com National Train Day – I couldn’t let today get by without observing this special day. I’ve loved trains all my life. Photo from Daysoftheyear.com Train Day is celebrated on the nearest Saturday to the day the Golden Spike was driven at Promontory Point, Utah in 1869. Now the East and West Coasts were joined and people no longer had to travel the dangerous Oregon Trail to get fromRead More
Dorothy Wilhelm • Speaker • writer • coach • www.itsnevertoolate.com May 9 – Military Spouse Appreciation Day -This one is of course most close to my heart. I spent twenty years as a Military Spouse 2nd Lt. Roger Wilhelm and new spouse and many more years following in my hearts my daughter and daughters in law who were military spouses too. For us it was a grand life. We saw and learned so much that wouldRead More
LETTER OF LAUGHTER THE WEEK IS ALMOST OVER, THAT’S REASON TO REJOICE IT’S FREE TRADE DAY, AND IRIS DAY, AND NO SOCKS DAY TAKE YOUR CHOICE www.itsnevertoolate.com There’s proof that laughter fools your brain into thinking you are meditating. Laughing actually brings your brain into a meditative state even if your feet are bare and you have no attention span at all. Laughter — the real kind associated with genuine joy and mirth — setsRead More
May 7 is School Nurse Day, and Leg of Lamb Day. That brings interesting pictures to mind, and it’s really, really hard to know where to go with that. Luckily, it’s also National Tourism Day. Maybe it’s a good day to send your favorite school nurse on a tour, and have a Leg of Lamb dinner to raise funds. Maybe not. I didn’t know there was a first school nurse. I someway thought they justRead More
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! Dr. Chris and sister Gina celebrate No Homework Day and No Diet Day. That’s right, this was the day where children can tell their teachers and parents in complete honesty that they will not be doingRead More
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 day in honor of the Yellow Kid, first color comic printed inRead More
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 cheese,Read More
March 26, 2014
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 Speak up and celebrate 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, and whoRead More
March 24, 2014
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. Chocolate can cover a multitude of sins. 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’dRead More