Originally published on December 21, 2010.
May you enjoy all the colors of Christmas!
PattiAnn and I wish you the best of Christmases! Eat, pray, love… Yeah I know I stole that line but it seems to fit the season. So I say it again… as you gather with loved ones (or ones who need your loving presence) to eat, pray, love – may your celebration of Christmas paint your world with the colors of joy and good will.
Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would Continue reading » Launch the Crayola Bomb!
If you’re a proud citizen of the USA, how do you plan to commemorate 4th of July?
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.
— Erma Bombeck
I don’t know what’s happening in your neck of the woods but around here folks make a pretty big deal over the 4th of July. It’s not too hard to find a parade, a community picnic or a festival of fireworks somewhere nearby. And all the neighbors show their flags and decorate their gates and cars and trucks…
So, in advance of all the whoop-de-doo that’s scheduled, I’m gonna indulge in a bit of whimsical celebration with this quirky list: Continue reading » Celebrating 4th of July
May you enjoy all the colors of Christmas!
PattiAnn and I wish you the best of Christmases! Eat, pray, love… Yeah I know I stole that line but it seems to fit the season. So I say it again… as you gather with loved ones (or ones who need your loving presence) to eat, pray, love – may your celebration of Christmas paint your world with the colors of joy and good will.
Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would Continue reading » Launch the Crayola Bomb!
I’ve been DIY-ing (Do It Yourself’n) and I Be Celebratin! You can do it for yourself too!
Today I’m feeling smug. I did something little but BIG just the same.
You see, the toilet broke. And I fixed it. Me. All by myself. No biggie. It was a simple part that broke and needed to be replaced. (LOL yet?) As Elton John sings in Your Song: “I know it’s not much…”
Quite the contrary, it IS a BIG thing. Upon seeing that the problem wouldn’t be solved by a simple jiggle of the handle, and that there was a broken part, I realized “Ain’t nobody here but you, so what are you going to do about it?” Well, off to the store I went. And once there, after much good discussion with the Home Depot Guy about the myriad of parts available, I bought the “right one” and headed home, got it installed and ta-da! It’s fixed. And I did it. Me. All by myself. Uh huh.
Whatta ya know?! Actually, what I know is this: Continue reading » Celebrate Small Wins!
Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
— from www.holidays.net
Fireworks, boat parades, concerts, family picnics … and prayer. Those are all on my agenda for the days surrounding the 4th of July 2010. And if I could find a street parade, I’d gladly add it to my list of celebratory plans. How about you? What will you be up to? Camping? Heading out of town? Sta-cationing again this year? Barbecuing with family and friends?
When Did You Last Read the Declaration of Independence?
Or, perhaps I should ask, have you ever read it in its entirety?
Americans enjoy a level of freedom not found in many parts of the world. Among these liberties are the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to peaceably assemble. In today’s world these liberties can easily be taken for granted.
— Bryan Jackson
If you’re like me, it’s been a while since you’ve studied U.S. History. And I confess, I’ve mistakenly come to think of the Declaration of Independence as saying:
…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…
Continue reading » How Will You Celebrate Independence Day?
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