When my dad turned 54 years old, the date was July 31, 2000. I was 30 years old. When I turned 31, the next day on August 29, 2000, my dad died. He was 54 years old for only (less than) a month.
All in Holidays/National Days
Pretend
I wish I was Jennifer Garner whenever she posts her pretend cooking show on Instagram. I have been experimenting with a different format for my thoughtful pinch approach and I just realized very late tonite that I don’t know how to stop these weekly posts from going to your email boxes. Sorry! Until I figure it out, here is the video I made today as I “pretend” cooked Irish Creme.
Grande
Today is Valentine’s Day. Let the sweetness flow! Cookies, candy, chocolate, flowers, coffee drinks - all kinds of treats will be exchanged. This is my kind of holiday. Thoughtful pinches are little yet impactful gifts showing thoughtfulness and on Valentine’s Day, there’s a whole range of ways to show it. From free text messages to super fancy engagement rings; anything goes in the name of love!
National Puzzle Day
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of puzzles? I’ll share what comes to my mind: TIME. As in, I never have the time to do any sort of puzzles.
Homilies + Sermons
I was really pissed off this past week because someone told others that we did something but we did not. It was like a slap in the face to hear this news. When I heard about this I couldn’t sleep that night; I replayed everything in my head over and over. I held onto that anger for a week.
National Houseplant Appreciation Day
Gosh I love learning about national days! I like finding out how thoughtful the founders of national days are and I like that most of the days enhance joy. I clicked on the link for National Houseplant Appreciation Day on the website Nationaldaycalendar.com because I was curious about the story behind this day. I am glad that I did because it confirmed a lot of what I already knew but opened my eyes to other tidbits of information.
Sunday Suppers
When I was in my twenties, I would fantasize about being a mother and I always pictured myself pulling a roast out of the oven and feeding my hungry family. But in reality, I’m far from doing that. I have a hub who is rarely home for dinner and when he is home, a roast would not be something he’d eat. I have a vegetarian daughter and I have a son who will eat meat and potatoes but prefers the meat and the potatoes to be prepared by a fast food restaurant, not by his mother.
'Tis the Season
Ho, Ho, Ho! The countdown is on. Plans are being made to spend time with family and friends because Hanukkah and Christmas are great reasons to gather. Especially since we had a couple holiday seasons under the Covid regime, I think many of us cannot wait to be within six feet of each other and without masks on this year. ‘Tis the season.
Christmas Tips
I started this post on December 17, 2018 and I just found it in my Drafts box when I was looking thru all my Christmas posts. I thought now would be a good time to finish writing the post and change the title.
Hold Your Ground
There is something to be said about holding our ground. Some people will not budge in regards to their political stance or religious beliefs. And then there is little old me. When it comes to being tough, I hold my ground on celebrating Thanksgiving Day before celebrating Christmas.
National Bundt Day
I’m a cake person. I don’t discriminate against cakes based on their shape, flavor, store bought or homemade, the number of layers, frosting or no frosting. I am truly an inclusive, free-loving cake person.
Halloween Spirit
These past two weeks, as I walk the dogs thru the hood, I’ve been loving the decorations that the neighbors are displaying in anticipation for Halloween. To celebrate the upcoming holiday, some front yards are decorated scary. Some are cute. Some are both scary and cute which is confusing but still awesome. I see blow up Draculas and ghosts and skeletons galore. It’s quite charming to see everyone getting into the spirit for this candy-filled holiday.