Tag Archives: holiday
There’s Someone Missing from Your Holiday Card List
As you buy (or better yet, “make”) your sweet gifts or lovely holiday cards for your children’s teachers, there are staff members you really should not forget – the cafeteria lunch staff. They are often neglected by us, however – … Continue reading
Christmas is MORE about GIVING; LESS about GIFTS…
Before our vacation to Mexico, we stopped in Target to get a few things like tee-shirts, sunscreen, and travel toiletries (this was the Saturday after Black Friday) – what a MOB scene!! First of all, we are still in a … Continue reading
Top 8 Most-Asked Questions for Thanksgiving Preparations
I’ve been very busy, but I did invite you to ask questions regarding your Thanksgiving Day Preparations and BOY did you come through!! jajajajaja What I have done was collect and condense similar questions and answered your more popular ones. … Continue reading
Don’t Over-Think Thanksgiving
Oh My Goodness – I remember my first Thanksgiving with my “In-Laws” 12 years ago. I had a meat Lasagna, Grilled Shrimp, a Roast Pork (pernil), a homemade corn-bread stuffing with sausage, rice and peas, mash potatoes, candied yams, citrus cranberry … Continue reading
Three Thrifty Thanksgiving Ideas!
It’s that time of year again, time to polish the silver, dust off the big platters, and take out the tureens! My usual 12 to 16 is coming over to partake in our Thanksgiving Feast. However, we have had Thanksgiving Holidays where … Continue reading
Happy Martin Luther King Day!!
Let’s remember the REAL reason we have OFF today.
Preparing the stage for the 2009 Holiday Party…
Before You Set Your Alarms for Black Friday…
you should know that the odds are stacked against you of actually making a great deal. I remember when Jonathan was about 7 years old…he was really into those damn Pokémon toys. It was the Friday after Thanksgiving and it was a … Continue reading
Do you REALLY know why you are “off” on Memorial Day?
Following the end of the Civil War, many communities set aside a day to mark the end of the war or as a memorial to those who had died. Some of the places creating an early memorial day include Sharpsburg, … Continue reading
A New Meaning for President’s Day!
Today, we should honor and do pay tribute to George, Abe, Teddy, and Jack (Bill too) and a couple of more president’s from our young, history’s past (although the day is earmarked for Washington & Lincoln only.) But let’s be honest: President’s … Continue reading