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♥Category: HOLIDAYS
Tenacious Daughter made it happen…
According to this article, father’s day almost wasn’t! In 1910, the first local Father’s Day was held. It wasn’t until 1924 that President Calvin Coolidge “made it a national event.” Then, in 1966, President Johnson signed a proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day. President Nixon made it law in 1972.
to all our dads!
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♥Thought for the day
Memorial Day is actually May 30th. It was first observed on May 30th, 1868. Here in the US we have tended to “move” holidays for the convenience of 3 day weekends, so it is now ‘observed’ on the last Monday in May despite the actual date. I thought the 30th would still be a good day to share this poem.
THE VETERAN
“It is the Veteran, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Veteran, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Veteran, not the lawyer,
who has given us freedom for a fair trial.
It is the Veteran, not the politician,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Veteran, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Veteran,
who saluted the flag,
who serves beneath the flag and
whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.”
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How to Observe Memorial Day
Memorial Day is about honoring the countless individual acts of bravery and sacrifice. This holiday is also about honoring the brave men and women who make it home. That means keeping our promises to America’s veterans. This Memorial Day, we remember all the Americans who gave their lives in defense of America. They died so that we may be free – and we are forever in their debt. Too many people have lost sight of the meaning of this holiday. If you visit How to Observe Memorial Day you can read the whole article, but here is an excerpt that lists the highlights.
“…gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionless mounds above them with choicest flowers of springtime….let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom they have left among us as sacred charges upon the Nation’s gratitude,–the soldier’s and sailor’s widow and orphan.”
“The “Memorial” in Memorial Day has been ignored by too many of us who are beneficiaries of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Often we do not observe the day as it should be, a day where we actively remember our ancestors, our family members, our loved ones, our neighbors, and our friends who have given the ultimate sacrifice:
- by visiting cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes.
- by visiting memorials.
- by flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon.
- by flying the ‘POW/MIA Flag’ as well (Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act).
- by participating in a “National Moment of Remembrance“: at 3 p.m. to pause and think upon the true meaning of the day, and for Taps to be played.
- by renewing a pledge to aid the widows, widowers, and orphans of our fallen dead, and to aid the disabled veterans.”
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 25 in 2009). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.
♥Jack the Cat & Happy Mother’s Day
This is another one of those gems from an email that I had to share:
So, we had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on this mat in our bathroom. Well we have 3 kids and at the time of this story they were 4 years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middleone is Eli. Eli really loves chapstick. LOVES it. He kept asking to use my chapstick and then losing it. So finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom I keep my chapstick and how he could use it whenever he wanted to but he needed to put it right back in the drawer when he was done.
Last year on Mother’s Day, we were having the typical rush around and try to get ready for Church with everyone crying and carrying on. My two boys are fighting over the toy in the cereal box. I am trying to nurse my little one at the same time I am putting on my make-up. Everything is a mess and everyone has long forgotten that this is a wonderful day to honor me and the amazing job that is motherhood. We finally have the older one and the baby loaded in the car and I am looking for Eli. I have searched everywhere and I finally round the corner to go into the bathroom. And there was Eli. He was applying my chapstick very carefully to Jack’s ….. . Rear end. Eli looked right into my eyes and said “chapped.” Now if you have a cat, you know that he is right–their little butts do look pretty chapped. And, frankly, Jack didn’t seem to mind. And the only question to really ask at that point was whether it was the FIRST time Eli had done that to the cat’s behind or the hundredth.
And THAT is my favorite Mother’s Day moment ever because it reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when you realize they’ve been using your chapstick on the cat’s butt.
♥Happy Easter
Menu for a yummy Easter
I’ve been super busy around here and hadn’t had time to make a new recipe for Easter over at Favorite Ingredient Friday. So, I offer you this menu of recipes for our Easter and you can pick and choose the ones, you like.
hosted by Overwhelmed with Joy
- Breakfast: Heavenly Ham Hash
- Morning Snack: Deviled Eggs and a great way to use up some of those eggs you colored.
- Dinner (mid afternoon): Ham with Brown Sugar Bourbon Marinade or Special Secret Ham Glaze with Cheesey AuGratin Potatoes, Apricot Carrot Casserole or Carrots and Apricots and Brioche Egg Bread
- Dessert: Rum Raisin Carrot Cake
♥Happy Blogiversary to Barbara
My dear friend Barbara makes homemaking fun over at Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers and Kitchen Comforts with yummy recipes. She is having a blogiversary today. Go by and wish her well.
♥Very Vintage Valentine Swap
I participated in Heidi’s Very Vintage Valentine Swap. I had fun putting together my partner’s box and here is what I sent: an altered candy box full of Valentine’s ribbons, cupcake stakes, recipes, vintage Valentine postcards and a cute little note board. I also made some crepe paper garland and sequin confetti hearts. She has asked for no sweets so I sent these awesome JELL-O flavors: Margarita, Pina Colada and strawberry Daiquiri. I also included a cute set of heart note cards, a vintage table centerpiece, pink variegated yarn, heart cookie cutters and and a Chinese heart carton full of metal conversation heart magnets. I’m still waiting for my box to see what’s in it.
♥Conversation Hearts
Happy Hearts Day
I thought I’d share this picture with you. Obviously there is a butcher with way too much time on their hands.
In this same store I have always been amused by this sign:
Having come from the busy west coast where someone would literally ad verbally tell you that you needed to change lines if you had even close to the limit, their sense of humor was a welcome relief.
Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
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