365 Reasons to Celebrate

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noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:31:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 05:14:00 +0000

Happy Halloween!

there's more than one way to skin a cat, and there's more than one way to celebrate October! Heck, just the fact that it's National Dessert Month and National Pizza Month makes us want to celebrate every day!

Here's your nifty calendar for the month of October!

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Reasons to Have a Party in September

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:47:00 +0000

September Calendar

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Highlights this month:

12th Grandparents Day (order your gift basket early!

15th Make a Hat Day

19th Talk Like a Pirate Day

26th Good Neighbor Day

August Calendar - let's have a luau!

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 23:23:00 +0000

There are so many reasons to celebrate this month we had a hard time choosing just one theme until we started talking LUAU!
Friendship Day and American Family Day fall on the same day of the month. Have a luau block party and invite the neighbors and your family for some cool summer fun. (It could also be a good time to start a Neighborhood Watch Group in your neighborhood. )

Recipe Honor Roll - Like watermelon? Ice Cream Sandwiches? Plan Your Menus Around these Special Days in August !!

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July Calendar - so many reasons to party this month

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:39:00 +0000

July Calendar (click this link and bookmark)

Month Long Events

National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Picnic Month
National Recreation Month

Highlights this Month

Build a Scarecrow Day
Independence Day
Caribbean Day
National Fried Chicken Day
Moon Day
Ice Cream Cone Day

June Calendar : Just like that!

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:04:00 +0000

June Calendar (click this link and bookmark)
Highlights this month

National Fishing Week
Magic Day
Superman's Birthday

April : Something for Everyone

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:24:00 +0000

April Calendar (click this link and bookmark)
Highlights this month

National Garden Month
Pet Owner's Day
Earth Day

March : Not just for the Lucky Few

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:09:00 +0000

March Calendar ( click link and bookmark)
Highlights this month

Share a Smile Day
Everything You Do Is Right Day
St. Patrick's Day

February : I heart Valentine's Day

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:04:00 +0000

February Calendar
Highlights this month

Umbrella Day
Valentine's Day
Random Acts of Kindness Day

January : A bunch of new reasons to celebrate

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:51:00 +0000

January Calendar

Highlights this month:

New Year's Day
National Sleep Day
Hat Day
Bubble Bath Day
Secret Pal Day

December : A whole month of festivities

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:46:00 +0000

December Calendar
Highlights this month:

Write to a Friend Month
St. Nicholas Day
Wear a plunger on your head day
Christmas
New Year's Eve

November : 30 More Days to Celebrate

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:41:00 +0000

November Calendar
Highlights this month :

National Candy Day

Veteran's Day

Mom's and Dad's Day

Take A Hike Day

Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.
Celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.

Stay At Home Because You're Well Day

Happy Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:26:00 +0000

October Calendar of Special Days

September Calendar

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:53:00 +0000

September Calendar

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Highlights this month:

12th Grandparents Day (order your gift basket early!~

$10.00 off any order of $50.00 or more till the end of September with code AFFSEPT10

15th Make a Hat Day
19th Talk Like a Pirate Day
26th Good Neighbor Day

August 18th International Homeless Animals Day

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:33:00 +0000

Organizations around the world come together on the third Saturday of August to raise awareness about the pet overpopulation problem.

August 18th is International Homeless Animals’ Day : activities often include candlelight vigils, adopt-a-thons, microchip clinics, blessings of the animals, and heartfelt speeches given by council members, local veterinarians, humane officers and shelter personnel. Other activities include slideshows, rallies, dog walks, open houses, award ceremonies, live music, raffles, and games.

Be a part of the solution by volunteering or donating to your local shelter.

Here's very cool way to help homeless pets and our wounded warriors!
Paws and Stripes - trains homeless to assist wounded vets

More reasons to celebrate : August

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MARILYN GRACE: Dress the table…EASTER

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:41:00 +0000

MARILYN GRACE: Dress the table…EASTER: Easter is our favourite holiday of the year. We think it has something to do with the fact that it involves a lot of chocolate and hot ...

Happy Birthday Sparky the Fire Dog

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Sparky the Fire Dog
Official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association

Here's a poem I think Sparky made up

The dogs once held a meeting,
They came from near and far,
Some came by Greyhound busses
While others came by car.

Before they stepped inside the hall,
and allowed to take a look,
They had to take their rear ends off,
And hang them on a hook.

They all walked in, one by one,
Each Mother, Son and Sire,
But no sooner were they seated,
When someone hollered "fire!"

Up they jumped and out they ran,
but had no time to look,
So each just grabbed a rear end,
Right off the rear end hook.

They got their rear ends all mixed up,
It made them awful sore,
To think they'd lost the rear end,
They'd always worn before.

And that's the reason why, you see,
On any city street,
A dog will stop and swap a smell,
With every dog he meets.

And that's the reason why a dog
will leave his nice fat, juicy, bone,
To smell another rear end,
In hopes to find his own.....

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St. Patrick's Day Wish

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:01:00 +0000

As you slide down
the banisters of life,
may the splinters
always point in the right direction

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy International Women's Day

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:46:00 +0000

3 Ways to Celebrate International Women's Day

Poor people lead incredibly complicated financial lives. They have to make ends meet on an average income of $2 a day, which barely covers their basic needs. To manage their unpredictable situations, they need access to funds and financial tools that traditional banks aren’t willing to provide.

Poor women in particular, are often denied bank loans and deemed unbankable. Fortunately, through microfinance projects, entrepreneurial women can connect into a huge pool of untapped investment funds that such projects strive to make available to the working poor.

1 One such micro-lender, MicroPlace enables you to make investments in the fight against worldwide poverty -- a $300 billion problem. While daunting, raising and effectively distributing that kind of capital to the people who need it is indeed possible.

2 Join the FITE against poverty and oppression. Financial Independence Through Entreprenuership, believes that when a woman develops her own sustainable business, not only does she improve her own situation – but her entire community benefits through a multiplier effect of change.

3 KIVA, in turn, represents a source of funding for variety of microfinance projects, housing loans, agricultural loans, and manufacturing loans, enabling women to invest in their growth.

It might be hard to imagine how so little can do so much good in the world, but it can. Sometimes, it only takes a few hundred dollars from several investors to help a borrower purchase supplies at a better wholesale price, resulting in higher profits. Or better yet, a new piece of equipment, such as a sewing machine, to double her output.

Literally, the cost of a cup of coffee per day could change a woman's life from starving to thriving. That's how we can help our sisters.

March Calendar of Special Days

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:40:00 +0000

March Calendar now every day is a reason to celebrate

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Highlights this month:
First Day of Spring
St. Patrick's Day
Daylight Saving Time
Everything You Do is Right Day
National Goof Off Day

Happy Mardi Gras

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:28:00 +0000

Live the Fantasy!

February Calendar of Special Days

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:31:00 +0000

** February Calender **

(bookmark this page for future reference)

Highlights this month:

Super Bowl

St. Valentine's Day

Mardi Gras

A party at the beginning, middle, and end of the month!
Don't stop till you get enough!

January Calendar of Special Days

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:58:00 +0000

** JANUARY CALENDAR **
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highlights this month:

Peculiar people Day
National Kazoo Day

Carnival Season begins!

Upcoming:
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Time is running out!

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Only a few days left to order your Official Letter From The North Pole

Don't let one more day lapse without making sure your little one gets a letter from Santa! Make sure its Official.

Look for the

Official North Pole Mail Stamp

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Grandma and Santa

noreply@blogger.com (GG) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:02:00 +0000

I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid.

I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she jeered. "Even dummies know that!"

My Grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to her that day because I knew she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told the truth, and I knew that the truth always went down a whole lot easier when swallowed with one of her "world-famous" cinnamon buns. I knew they were world-famous, because Grandma said so. It had to be true.

Grandma was home, and the buns were still warm. Between bites, I told her everything. She was ready for me. "No Santa Claus?" she norted...."Ridiculous! Don't believe it. That rumor has been going around for years, and it makes me mad, plain mad!! Now, put on your coat, and let's go."

"Go? Go where, Grandma?" I asked. I hadn't even finished my second world-famous cinnamon bun. "Where" turned out to be Kerby's General Store, the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything.

As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me $10.00. That was a bundle in those days. "Take this money," she said, "and buy something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then she turned and walked out of Kerby's.

I was only eight years old. I'd often gone shopping with my mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded, full of people scrambling to finish their Christmas shopping.

For a few moments I just stood there, confused, clutching that ten-dollar bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for.

I thought of everybody I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors, the kids at school, the people who went to my church.

I was just about thought out, when I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker. He was a kid with bad breath and messy hair, and he sat right behind me in Mrs. Pollock's grade-two class. Bobby Decker didn't have a coat. I knew that because he never went out to recess during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, but all we kids knew that Bobby Decker didn't have a cough; he didn't have a good coat.

I fingered the ten-dollar bill with growing excitement. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat!

I settled on a red corduroy one that had a hood to it. It looked real warm, and he would like that.

"Is this a Christmas present for someone?" the lady behind the counter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down. "Yes, ma'am," I replied shyly. "It's for Bobby."

The nice lady smiled at me, as I told her about how Bobby really needed a good winter coat. I didn't get any change, but she put the coat in a bag, smiled again, and wished me a Merry Christmas.

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in in Christmas paper and ribbons. While we were folding the coat a little tag fell out of the coat, and Grandma tucked it in her Bible. When we were done wrapping, Grandma wrote, "To Bobby, From Santa Claus" on Bobby's present.

Grandma said that Santa always insisted on secrecy. Then she drove me over to Bobby Decker's house, explaining as we went that I was now and forever officially, one of Santa's helpers.

Grandma parked down the street from Bobby's house, and she and I crept noiselessly and hid in the bushes by his front walk. Then Grandma gave me a nudge. "All right, Santa Claus," she whispered, "get going."

I took a deep breath, dashed for his front door, threw the present down on his step, pounded his door and flew back to the safety of the bushes and Grandma.

Together we waited breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobby.

Fifty years haven't dimmed the thrill of those moments spent shivering, beside my Grandma, in Bobby Decker's bushes. That night, I realized that those awful rumors about Santa Claus were just what Grandma said they were -- ridiculous. Santa was alive and well, and we were on his team.

I still have the Bible, with the coat tag tucked inside: $19.95.

May you always have LOVE to share,
HEALTH to spare and FRIENDS that care...
And may you always believe in the magic of Santa Claus!

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