tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80199954848716280222024-02-02T02:24:18.446-08:00Celebrate with MeKarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-70882905651222241442011-12-10T15:32:00.000-08:002011-12-10T15:32:05.048-08:00December 10thToday December 10th you can Celebrate...<br />
*<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Festival For The Souls Of Dead Whales</span><br />
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You may ask "What the??" At least I did when I first heard of this Holiday. I'm attaching a link that I found very informative and fun to read about this unique and fun Holiday.<br />
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<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1210_021210_whalespirits.html">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1210_021210_whalespirits.html</a><br />
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Happy Celebrating!!!<br />
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*National Pastry Day<br />
*Christmas Card Day<br />
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Every December 9th it is "National" Christmas Card Day! I couldn't find the origin of this Holiday but, it is recognized by Hallmark so I'm going with it! What an awesome reminder to mail out those Christmas Cards (or in my case go and get them ordered;)) If you actually mail your Christmas Cards on December 9th you know they will arrive to your friends and families in plenty of time for them to enjoy them before Christmas. Today I will be ORDERING Christmas Cards to Celebrate this fun Holiday! <br />
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NATIONAL PASTRY DAY! Yes, I think my husband may have died and gone to Heaven! If there is one thing on this earth my Husband loves (other than me, the kids, football, Andrew Luck, Aaron Rodgers, oh well you get the point) HE LOVES PASTRIES! I can't blame him pastries are so much fun, and come in so many varieties! One of the very first pastries I learned how to cook was my Mom's State Fair Cream Puffs/Eclairs! They seemed so intimidating and I was scared that I would just mess them up! But, after following the recipe, perfect yummy cream puffs appeared! This is a family tested and tried recipe and I can't think of a better way of Celebrating Pastry Day then with a plate full of these scrumptious Cream Puff's!!!!<br />
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State Fair Cream Puff's<br />
1 Cup Water<br />
1/2 C. Butter (do NOT Substitute)<br />
1 Cup Flour<br />
1/4 tsp Salt<br />
4 Eggs<br />
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In a saucepan over medium heat, bring water and butter to boil. Add flour and salt all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add Eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Beat until smooth. Form small balls (almost like you were making cookies) onto greased baking sheets.<br />
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Combine<br />
2 Tablespoon Milk<br />
1 Egg yolk<br />
Brush this mixture over puffs then Bake at 400 degrees for apx. 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Cut slit in side immediately for steam to escape. Let cool. Cut slit puffs and fill<br />
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You can fill puffs with Whip Cream, Ice Cream, Fruit, or my favorite<br />
2 Cups Cold Milk<br />
1 Package (5.1g) instant vanilla pudding<br />
1 Cup Whipping Cream (Prepared and whipped Separately)<br />
Combined these ingredients then add<br />
1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar<br />
1 tsp Vanilla<br />
Mix all together then fill puffs (so good!)<br />
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Dust each puff with Powdered Sugar or Chocolate Icing<br />
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Chocolate Icing Recipe<br />
2 Squares Semi Sweet Chocolate (Or cocoa equivalent)<br />
2 Tablespoons Butter<br />
1 Cup Powdered Sugar<br />
2-3 Tablespoons Milk<br />
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Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stir in sugar add milk until smooth consistency then drizzle over puffs:) <br />
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I LOVE cooking in the kitchen with my kids and today is going to be so much fun making Cream Puff's as a family! I'm glad Pastry Day only comes once a year or my waistline would definitely be in trouble! Happy Celebrations!!!<br />
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*National Brownie Day<br />
*National Take it in the Ear Day<br />
*1980 John Lennon was Shot<br />
*1941 US Enters World War II<br />
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Today at my house we will be Celebrating National Brownie Day and Take it in the Ear Day! <br />
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There is nothing better then a pan full of Delicious Brownies! Everyone likes them a little different some like them full of nuts, coconut, frosting, and marshmallows. Some love the edges (crisp goodness all the way around) and if you are like me you like moist soft brownies made from scratch with buttermilk! Yes, I'm going to share with you My Grandma's DELICIOUS Buttermilk Brownie Recipe. <br />
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Buttermilk Brownies<br />
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2 Cups Sugar<br />
2 Cups Flour<br />
4 Tablespoons Cocoa<br />
1 tsp Baking Soda<br />
1 Cup Water<br />
1 Cube Butter<br />
1/2 Cup Oil<br />
1/2 Cup Buttermilk<br />
2 eggs<br />
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Combined all dry ingredients then, take your Butter, Oil, and Water and Combined in a saucepan bring to a boil and add to dry ingredients. Mix ingredients together and slowly add buttermilk. After beating the batter until it has a smooth consistency then add your two eggs and beat until completely combined.<br />
Pour batter onto a prepared cookie sheet.<br />
Bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes<br />
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Frosting<br />
1 Cube Butter<br />
1/4 Cup Cocoa<br />
1 teaspoon Vanilla<br />
1 pound Powdered Sugar<br />
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In a saucepan bring Butter, Vanilla and Cocoa to a boil, Stir consistently because it can burn quickly. Remove from heat and beat in Powdered sugar until smooth. Then pour over hot brownies! <br />
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To celebrate "Take it in the Ear Day" The kids and I today are going to play a game of Telephone. This fun game is where you sit in a circle or a line (just as long as you are sitting close together) the first person thinks of a phrase and whispers it to the person next to them, then that person whispers what ever they hear to the person next to them and so on until the phrase is whispered to the last person. Then the last person announces the phrase out loud! This game is so much fun (especially to play with 2 and 3 year olds!) I can guarantee this game will have your entire family laughing! This is definitely a fun way to CELEBRATE "Take it in the Ear Day"<br />
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Make your Celebrations simple and stress free! Happy Celebrating!!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Summer Cool-Off Day (The day lemonade was invented in Paris 1630) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Radio Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dial Telephone Birthday 1896</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bad Hair Day (On the birthday on Don King)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Tucson Birthday 1775</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Lover's Day (Taiwan)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (Senegal)</span></span></span></li>
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-21337844967750761822010-08-19T11:40:00.000-07:002010-08-19T11:40:07.926-07:00Celebrate August 19Today is August 19th and here is your list of excuses to Celebrate!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Aviation Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bill Clinton's Birthday Born in 1946.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Snuffleupagus's Birthday (Sesame Street)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Indianapolis 500 Speedway Birthday 1909</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Spicy Food Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Old Ironsides Birthday 1812</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Popsicle Trademark Day 1923 (Invented by an 11 year old.)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Marmalade Birthday 1561</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Orville Wright's Birthday Born in 1871 (National Aviation Day)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Potato Day</span></li>
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-88259510765603784422010-08-17T18:43:00.002-07:002010-08-17T18:43:50.375-07:00Celebrate August 18It's time to Celebrate! Why? You might ask. Because it's August 18th! Here are some excuses for you to Celebrate today!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Jashn (Afghanistan)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Mail Order Catalog Printing Day </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Women's Voting Rights Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Bad Poetry Day</span></li>
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-48623627908944275702010-08-17T18:43:00.001-07:002010-08-17T18:43:37.262-07:00Celebrate August 17Why should we Celebrate August 17th? Here are a few good excuses to Celebrate TODAY!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Airmail Balloon Day 1859</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wrench Birthday 1835</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Thriftshop Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Davy Crockett's Birthday Born in 1786. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Death of San Martin (Argentina)</span></span></span></li>
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-54703485791733752882010-08-17T18:43:00.000-07:002010-08-17T18:43:24.806-07:00Celebrate August 16Today is August 16th and I can't wait to Celebrate today! What will you Celebrate?<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ll Palio, Seina (Italy)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (Gabon, Indonesia)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Republic Day (Dominican Republic)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Chinese Valentine's Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Roller Coaster Day - Patented (1898)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Elvis Presley Commemoration Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Major League Baseball No-Hitter Birthday 1876</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">International Tell a Joke Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Stay at Home with Your Kids Day (Third Monday in August)</span></li>
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hello Day (1877, Thomas Edison wrote a letter to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suggesting that when people answer the phone, they use the word "Hello" instead of the word "Ahoy" suggested by Alexander Graham Bell.)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Angle Food Cake Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Relaxation Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bob's Birthday (Sesame Street)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wizard of Oz Day (Movie premier 1939)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Miami Dolphins Birthday, 1965</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (India)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Day (Liechtenstein)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Republic Day (South Korea)</span></span></span></li>
</ul><span style="color: #333333;">Today is Sunday August 15th and I'm not gonna lie all these excuses sound so much fun to Celebrate but, I'm on vacation (literally) so I'm Celebrating National Relaxation Day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">But, what fun things you could do with your loved ones today! Make an angel food cake (and if you don't have an angel food cake pan make angel food cupcakes.) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">You could talk to your kids about how back in the day they wanted us to say "Ahoy" intead of "Hello" I'm sure they will think that is crazy weird! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Oh yes, The Wizard of Oz such a classic movie. Today might be a good day to turn on this movie and watch it together as a family (that could tie into National Relaxation Day)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">No matter how you Celebrate today make it special and create those memories you will carry with you for a lifetime (even if your Celebrating Relaxation Day!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Also today I cannot forget, it is my Sister In-Law's Birthday! So I want wish her a special 14th Birthday and a fun celebration!</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ghost Month Begins (Taiwan)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (Pakistan)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Senior Citizens Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Koolaid Day (Second Saturday in August)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">National Garage Sale Day (Second Saturday in August)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">National Creamsicle Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">National Financial Awareness Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Color Book Day 1457 </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Alfred Hitchcock's Birthday</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Felix the Cat's Birthday</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Wiffle Ball Birthday 1953</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Driving License Test Birthday 1893</span></li>
</ul><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Are you kidding me! I'm loving these Celebrations! Alfred Hitchcock's Birthday, Creamsicle Day, National Garage Sale Day, and Koolaid Day (I love koolaid!), and its Color Book Day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">I love Garage Sales! The thrill of finding a hinden treasure, getting a good deal on a item you have been looking for, and or finding something you never knew you wanted but, just can't live without! Garage sales are such a fun way to spend the early hours of your Saturday morning (because all garage sale people know, the early bird gets the worm)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">As a kid I was known for how much I loved Koolaid! I could drink the whole pitcher of the wonderfully sugared drink all by myself! I made up my own way of making Koolaid (1 package of Koolaid, 2 cups of sugar, and 7 cups of Water) this drink is a sugar lovers heaven! Yes, I really did double the sugar and add less water! My family and I would save up the points for the koolaid and turn them in for prizes (I earned enough points on time that I got a squeeze it radio, I know so cool!!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Well, my love affair with Koolaid did not end as a child I have continued to make and drink this tasty treat for my children. On really hot days or when I'm feeling a little creative we like to make Koolaid slushies! Today I will share with you my family secret Koolaid Slushie Recipe!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Koolaid Slushies</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">You will Need</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;">1 package of your favorite Koolaid</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;">1 cup Water</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;">1 cup Sugar</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;">1 Blender</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;">and enough ice to fill the blender</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Place the water, sugar, and koolaid powder in the blender and blend ingredients until combined. Turn off blender and fill completely full with ice. Now blend until all the ice is crushed and your mixture has a slushie consistency! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Pour in a glass put a colored straw in it and serve! DELICIOUS!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Now that you have your Koolaid Slushie it is time to watch a Alfred Hitchcock movie in honor of his Birthday!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">I have always been a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock! Really I can't decide what my favorite Hitchcock movie is; Dial M for Murder, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, and of course Psycho!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Tonight put on your pajama's, pop some popcorn, and pop in a classic Hitchcock! Today you have the perfect excuse to watch some of the best movies ever made!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Have a incredible day Celebrating in your very own and unique way!</span><br />
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</div>KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-32351829628547129432010-08-13T00:00:00.000-07:002010-08-13T16:16:11.141-07:00Celebrate August 13It's August 13th what can we Celebrate today?<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Blame Someone Else Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Annie Oakley's Birthday </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Born in 1860.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">International Left Handers Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cowardly Lion Day (Birthday of Bert Lahr,cowardly lion in the "Wizard of Oz") </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eyeglasses Birthday 1287 </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Greyhound Bus Birthday 1914 </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roller Derby Birthday - 1935</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Gals Night Out (Second Friday in August)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Taxicab Birthday - 1907</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Trail Mix Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Arequipa Week (Peru)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (Central African Republic, Congo)</span></span></span></li>
</ul>I'm doing something a little different today, as I have mentioned in previous posts I have been divorced and don't always have my older kiddos with me. The next 10 days will be without my 3 older kids. So I am going to gear my activities towards the older crowd. <br />
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Okay so I'm loving the Excuses to Celebrate TODAY! Roller Derby Day (we could watch Whip It, I haven't seen this yet), Eyeglasses Birthday (I would be lost without my glasses), Annie Oakley (Annie get your Gun, classic wonderful movie), Blame someone else day (hmmm, the things I could do), but, my favorite Gals Night Out!<br />
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Ladies, Tonight plan a Gals Night Out (or night in.) Girl nights are so much fun! Planning a girls night is simple (infact the simplier the better.) Call your girlfriends, post it on facebook, make an announcement at a church or local function inviting girls out to your home or a local restruant or ice cream parlor.<br />
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I'm a huge fan of Girls Nigh Out (in.) I really enjoy sitting in my living room, in comfy pajama's, eating popcorn, and homemade snacks, just talking with my girlfriends! <br />
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A fun idea to combine Holiday's today would be to invite some of your girlfriends over. Ask them each to bring a treat to share and watch either "Whip It" or "Annie Get your Gun" (whatever movie fits your personality or mood that day)<br />
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Have fun tonight Celebrating August 13th!<br />
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<div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">International Youth Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Truck Driver Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Thumper's Birthday (Disney animated Classic)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Queen's Day (Thailand)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Armed Forces Day (Zimbabwe)</span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Today we will be celebrating Truck Driver Day!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">My 3 boys LOVE trucks and I can't think of a better day then today to play cars and trucks all day long! Break out the Hot Wheels, Tonka, and Trucks (toys) you have laying around the house and play cars all day long!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Another fun thing you can add to your day is watching the movie "Cars" this would be a perfect way to spend some quiet time or maybe wined things down at the end of a long day!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Have Fun today! Make your own memories and create your own excuse to celebrate August 12th!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" /></div>KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-53055244685788139082010-08-11T00:00:00.000-07:002010-08-10T23:22:04.466-07:00Celebrate August 11It is August 11th, anyone need an excuse to Celebrate? Well, you came to the right place!!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mall of America Birthday 1992</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Annual Medical Check-Up Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Play in the Sand Day </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dog days end</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Presidential </span><span style="font-weight: normal; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Joke</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roller Rink Birthday 1866</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Heroes Day (Zimbabwe)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (Chad</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">)</span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Annual Medical Check-Up Day (wow that sounds fun, maybe next year we can Celebrate that one), Play in the Sand Day (now that sounds fun!), Heroes Day in Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe commemorated National Hero's Day at the shrine </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">Heroes Acre led by country President Robert Mugabe) this was interesting to learn about, Roller Rink Birthday in 1866 (Now that is my kind of PARTY!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><br />
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</span></span></div>Today the Roller Rink is turning 144 years old! How amazingly awesome is this? I used to think roller skating/roller blading was so cool! I really enjoyed going to the local skating rink and maybe holding a boys hand around the rink a few times during the boys choice or snowball! Oh, the memories!<br />
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Well, along with those memories another one pops out in my mind. Today I'm going to recreate something from my childhood! When I was little my parents would pull their cars out of the garage and my sisters and I would create our own Roller Rink in our garage! This was so much fun! During the summer you we would leave the garage door open and in the winter we would leave it closed so we would stay warm! We did everything lights (my sister had a rotating colored light, music (radio), and sometimes decorations!<br />
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Today I'm creating a roller rink in my garage for my kiddos to play in! It is still hot outside so to keep it staying nice in cool I would suggest opening the garage and even turning on a standing fan to keep the air moving. Bring out your radio, even break out a string of Christmas lights. The more unique, crazy, and creative you are the more you will enjoy this activity! Something fun is allowing your kids to dress up for the event! Have a disco theme or 80's flash back!<br />
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Happy 144th Birthday Roller Rink! Thanks for all the memories and all the memories to come!!<br />
<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-86671922665705304252010-08-10T00:00:00.000-07:002010-08-10T00:00:02.982-07:00Celebrate August 10Today is August 10th, 2010 and I'm ready to CELEBRATE! This is why I will be celebrating today<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Independence Day (Ecuador)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Aspirin's Birthday 1893</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">S'mores Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Lazy day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">National Ragweed Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Spoil Your Dog Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Candid Camera Day 1948</span></li>
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Today I know it sounds crazy but, I am totally taking advantage of National Lazy Day and I am kicking up my feet, taking a nice big deep breath and then I'm going to do absolutely NOTHING! I might watch a few classic episodes of Candid Camera on youtube with the kids. Later if we feel like it we will make Smores. But, overall we will just relax and be completely lazy! Why not by Lazy? We all have the perfect excuse, it's National Lazy Day!<br />
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Have fun today spoiling your doggies, and taking that Clariton (in honor of Nation Ragweed Day), or celebrate a family member who's life has been saved by a aspirin regimen (Aspirin's Birthday). But, no matter what you do take it easy, don't stress out, and just be lazy!!<br />
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(Today is also another personal Celebration for me! It's my youngest sister's birthday! Happy Birthday!)<br />
<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-8369805488997103232010-08-09T09:34:00.000-07:002010-08-09T09:34:35.749-07:00Celebrate August 9<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's August 9th and it is time to</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PARTY! Here are some excuses to Celebrate today at your house</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Betty Boop's Birthday (1930)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Smokey the Bears Birthday, 1944</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Book lovers Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">International Art Appreciation Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">National Hand holding Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dance A Polka Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Celebrate Your Lakes Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">National Rice Pudding Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Middle Children's Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">National Day (Singapore)</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is going to be an exciting day filled with Celebration! Smokey the Bear is turning 66 years old today! Book Lovers Day (I just love a good book), National Hand Holding Day (for some reason this makes me think of a lot of hand sanitizer), Dance a Polka Day (doesn't get any better then this), Middle Children's Day (this is for all the middle kids who say they never got any attention. Now you are not allowed to say that, because you have a Holiday in honor of you), and yummy National Rice Pudding Day!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In honor of Smokey the Bear's Birthday I would encourage all of you to go to </span></span><a href="http://www.smokeybear.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.smokeybear.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and make the pledge to prevent forest fires! This website has lots of fun coloring pages and interactive games to teach you and your children about how to stay safe and how to prevent forest fires!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUd4D-um15Om-PHnC-UWH4H7UHIJur31roH2TYAGZ95VyyYFJu4xUCtqxl8SsbeMi6NMVYnidHf0u4cta2NcDgl91kUmOj_d1CTtTMwv4Dsirlqekjj6kJzCCYVS9puDShVUrI1yT0a-8/s1600/holding_hands1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUd4D-um15Om-PHnC-UWH4H7UHIJur31roH2TYAGZ95VyyYFJu4xUCtqxl8SsbeMi6NMVYnidHf0u4cta2NcDgl91kUmOj_d1CTtTMwv4Dsirlqekjj6kJzCCYVS9puDShVUrI1yT0a-8/s200/holding_hands1.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's not like I'm anti holding hands but, really all I can think about when it comes to National Hand Holding Day is Hand Sanitizer! So in Celebration of Hand Holding Day I have purchased numerous containers of Hand Sanitizer!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DkeW1nPuA0tgWodfuSrE6OkVwoEczYpUzNfEZamvfCL4BidPcZZcRHXUeuWMa0H3A2OPTTYtUr0SJbmF6JWSYMsDisxbOaGkYp4e3LmqNZdpSJBBX_uts7abKZSObh8sTvoONNleW5MB/s1600/Rice+Pudding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DkeW1nPuA0tgWodfuSrE6OkVwoEczYpUzNfEZamvfCL4BidPcZZcRHXUeuWMa0H3A2OPTTYtUr0SJbmF6JWSYMsDisxbOaGkYp4e3LmqNZdpSJBBX_uts7abKZSObh8sTvoONNleW5MB/s400/Rice+Pudding.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rice Pudding! There is just something so soothing and delicious about a bowl of homemade rice pudding! I wasn't a huge fan growing up but, throughout the years I have come to love this simple dessert!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rice Pudding</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What you will Need:</span></div><div><ul style="color: #3d3d3d; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup cooked rice</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 1/2 cups milk</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 large eggs, lightly beaten</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup sugar</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup raisins</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla extract</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Directions</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-inch glass baking dish</span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a large bowl, stir together first 7 ingredients. Spoon into prepared baking dish. Place baking dish in a large pan; pour water into the pan to a depth of 1-inch. Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until lightly browned and set. Combine cinnamon and nutmeg; sift over top of pudding. Cool slightly and cut into squares to serve.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my all time favorite book. This will be the book I'm reading today!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">At our home to celebrate Book Lover's Day we are having a read-a-thon. For one hour we all sit with our favorite book, pillow, and blanket. Together we all relax and read! I can't think of a better way to celebrate Book Lover's Day then to share my love of reading with my children! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">Enjoy your own personal celebrations! Maybe today you have chosen to Dance the polka or go to an art museum. Whatever you do today, make it special and always look for an excuse to celebrate!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<img height="137" src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" width="640" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-19977771639608699942010-08-08T15:09:00.000-07:002010-08-08T15:22:14.603-07:00Celebrate August 8Its Sunday August 8th a day full of Excuses to Celebrate!<br />
<div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sneak some Zucchini onto your neighbor's porch night.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dollar Day- the US dollar was created</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Baseball Fans Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Peace Day (Iraq)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Daughter's Day </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Admit You're Happy Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Swim Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">August 8- Dr. Sam Becket's Birthday (Dr. Sam Becket, the main character in the "Quantum Leap" TV show, was born on August 8, 1953)</span></li>
</ul></div><div>Today we will be Celebrating sneak some Zucchini onto your neighbor's porch night. I know this seems out of control that this is a real Holiday but, it is! I found it in a few different forms Zucchini Day, Zucchini Bread Day, Fried Zucchini Day. There were many different versions of this Holiday throughout the world but, they all fell on August 8th!</div><div><br />
</div><div>This evening my kids and I will be sneaking some Zucchini (with a recipe for Zucchini taco's) onto my neighbors porches. The kids love doing things like this (they feel so sneaky) it is also such a fabulous way to teach kids about service and how it is fun to do "secret" service!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are a picture of my kid friendly vegetarian Zucchini Taco's </td></tr>
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</div><div>I hope you all have a fantastic Sunday! I really know you will enjoy celebrating August 8th!<br />
<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" /></div>KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-89955437388667347692010-08-07T08:55:00.000-07:002010-08-08T15:09:38.706-07:00Celebrate August 7It's August 7th and I'm feeling a Celebration coming on! Here are a list of excuses to Celebrate TODAY!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beach Party Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Lighthouse Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Purple Heart Birthday 1782</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sea Serpent Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Tax Payer appreciation day (America's Zoo's honor the tax payers that keep the Zoo's running)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">National Mustard Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Battle of Boyaca (Colombia)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Republic Day (Ivory Coast)</span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I'm really excited! Today at my home our Celebrations are going to revolve around one of my favorite Children's Books "The Sea Serpent and Me" by Dashka Slater</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this book a little Sea Serpent falls through a sink faucet and into the hands of a little girl! There friendship grows and develops throughout the book! During the book the little girl throws a Beach Party! How perfect, it's Sea Serpent and Beach Party Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To start out our day, we decorated for our living room like a beach! We broke out all the beach towels and draped them across the couch and kitchen table. Everyone put on their swimming suits, sunglasses and we turned on the Beach Boys. After the kids danced and ran around, I turned off the music and we all sat down on a beach towel and read "The Sea Serpent and Me" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of our story we went into the Kitchen and made our Sea Serpent snacks. I'm warning you now, you probably are going to think this is gross. But, kids love it! If your kids like pickles they will love this creative snack!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sea Serpent Pickles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will need:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>One Large Pickle</li>
<li>Ketchup</li>
<li>Mustard (oh ya it's National Mustard Day, perfect)</li>
<li>knife</li>
</ul><div>Take your large pickle and cut it lengthwise in half until you reach the middle point of the pickle (creating a mouth, see picture below)</div><div><br />
</div><div>Then open up your pickle and with your Ketchup create a tongue</div><div><br />
</div><div>Then with your mustard create eyes and any fun design you would like to adorn the back of your sea serpent.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Last but, not least..... Eat it all up!</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now we will spend the rest of the day playing outside pretending we live at the beach! I'm sure my boys will try to attack my daughter claiming they are sea serpents and it's all good because today is National Sea Serpent Day and Beach Party Day! Happy Celebrating!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-67549195759604786882010-08-06T13:42:00.000-07:002010-08-06T13:42:25.676-07:00Celebrate August 6Today is August 6th and I have a few excuses to Celebrate. Do you need an excuse? Well, you came to the right place!!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Odie's Birthday (Garfield's Pal)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Fresh Breath Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Lucille Ball's Birthday (1911)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wiggle Your Toes Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Gossip Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Vitaphone Birthday 1926</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Half way point of the Summer (12:08 PM EDT)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Accession Day (United Arab Emirates)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hiroshima Day</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Farmer's Day (Zambia)</span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Fresh Breath Day, what a wonderful Celebration! Break out the wintergreen gum, scope, and Binaca. Today you don't have to feel bad about giving your co-workers that piece of gum they desperately need because you have the perfect excuse. It's National Fresh Breath Day and you can pass out gum to everyone and no one can be offended!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">It's Lucille Ball and Odie's Birthdays today! I love Lucille Ball! I really think she was beautiful! My kids are not so into watching the Lucille Ball show but, we all love watching the original "Yours, Mine, and Ours" so for Friday Night Movie night. That will be the special feature at our home! Its a fun movie! I really love this classic movie! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">It is also the day the Vitaphone came out! To be perfectly honest I had no idea what a vitaphone was or is. I did some research and here you go. The </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Vitaphone was a sound film process used on features and nearly 2,000 short subjects produced by Warner Bros. and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1930. Vitaphone was the last, but most successful, of the sound-on-disc processes. The soundtrack was not printed on the actual film, but was issued separately on 16-inch phonograph records. The discs would be played while the film was being projected. Many early talkies, such as <i>The Jazz Singer</i> (1927), used the Vitaphone process. (The name "Vitaphone" derives from the Latin and Greek words, respectively, for "living" and "sound.")</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">So for a super fun activity today the kids and I did something (you may think is really weird) but, is so much fun! We went and turned on one of the kids favorite TV shows (Well, actually it was my daughters we turned on Full House. I know what you are thinking why does my daughter like Full House? But, my son likes He-Man and Thunder Cats. I just really like those 80's/90's shows I guess)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Okay I'm back from the tangent. So we turned on this sitcom and we muted the television and made our own dialog. I know this is exactly what a vitaphone is or was but, the whole idea of the sound and the movie being separate is what I was going for!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">This activity was so much fun and so funny!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Today is also the day that marks the half way point of summer! Isn't that crazy Summer is half way over! To celebrate Summer's Midway point. We are having a Summer BBQ! We love a good excuse to BBQ and I can't think of a better one!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Happy August 6th! Hope your day is filled with Excuses to Celebrate!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-38905547703499281532010-08-05T09:10:00.000-07:002010-08-05T09:10:03.618-07:00Celebrate August 5Today is the 5th of August, and a fun day it is! Today is filled with so many Birthday's and so many excuses to celebrate!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Green Peppers Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Little Orphan Annie's Birthday 1924 </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Failures Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Pink Floyd's Birthday 1967</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Take a Walk on the Moon Day - Neil Armstrong's Birthday</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Traffic Lights Birthday 1914 </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ice Cream Sundae Thursday</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Goodbye, Norma Jean Day 1962 Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Mortenson)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Major League </span><span style="font-weight: normal; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Radio</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Birthday 1921</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Workers Day (Iceland)</span></li>
</ul><div>In honor of Pink Floyd's Birthday my little man is wearing his Pink Floyd shirt (another target clearance) so cute and so much fun!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0moyfcLVqXDxlIlxiKsmMCS22yZr51lpyE3fh91AuOJy4ZiPAqFK21MQ655y4uattwOVffY4z4eY08eXJ4zwWcl3It3q1T86E1RYXVo7O1rq8qMRvp4s9T_rvBIEMIlZ-CCYpDBM9w83/s1600/pink+floyd+Kendrick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0moyfcLVqXDxlIlxiKsmMCS22yZr51lpyE3fh91AuOJy4ZiPAqFK21MQ655y4uattwOVffY4z4eY08eXJ4zwWcl3It3q1T86E1RYXVo7O1rq8qMRvp4s9T_rvBIEMIlZ-CCYpDBM9w83/s320/pink+floyd+Kendrick.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture by Kelli West<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's the Traffic Lights Birthday, 96 years old today! To Celebrate the birth of the Traffic Light we will be playing a rousing game of Red Light-Green Light! This is such a fun game to play inside or out! We are experiencing a great deal of thunder and lightning storms in our area, so today our celebrations will all be inside!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is Little Orphan Annie's Birthday today (1924) because it is a stormy day this activity is perfect! We went to the Local Library and rented Annie. This afternoon we will all snuggle up on the couch and watch this Classic Musical. My daughter is so excited for this, activity! We will pop some pop corn and watch this together as a family. So often when I put in a movie for the kids, I sneak away and do some of my mommy chores. But, today I will relax sit back and enjoy watching this fun movie with my kiddos! Happy Birthday Annie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Green Peppers! Yummy!!! My kids and I LOVE Green Peppers! So for dinner I think it is a perfect day for stuffed Peppers! Happy Green Pepper Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my Stuffed Pepper Recipe (it is different from the norm so check it out)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will Need:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>3 Tablespoons cooking oil</li>
<li>1 cup chopped celery</li>
<li>1 green bell pepper chopped</li>
<li>1 onion chopped</li>
<li>1/2 pound breakfast sausage</li>
<li>2 cloves garlic</li>
<li>8oz cream cheese</li>
<li>1/3 cup chopped parsley leaves</li>
<li>1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce</li>
<li>1/4 cup bread crumbs</li>
<li>12 Green Bell Peppers tops and seeds removed</li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"><div class="instructions" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In a saute pan over medium-high heat add the oil. Once heated add the celery, bell peppers and onion and saute for about 8 minutes. Add sausage and garlic and brown. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Take off heat and stir in parsley, hot sauce and bread crumbs. Let cool.</div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.</div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Stuff peppers with vegetable and cheese mixture and bake for 15 minutes or grill until char develops.</div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-61526379072503091012010-08-04T00:00:00.000-07:002010-08-03T20:37:21.505-07:00Celebrate August 4Its August 4th and I'm ready to Celebrate, anyone care to join me? Here are some excuses to Celebrate today!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Backgammon Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coast Guard Day established in 1790</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Chocolate Chip Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hooray for Kids Day!</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Kentucky Fried Chicken</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Birthday 1952</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (Jamaica and Brikina Faso)</span></li>
</ul>I love these fun yet simple Celebrations we have been having lately! Hooray for Kids Day, National Chocolate Chip Day (so yummy), KFC's Birthday (my first job ever was at KFC), National Backgammon Day (I don't know anything about Backgammon, I can't think of a better day to learn.)<br />
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Today because it is Hooray for Kids Day and National Chocolate Chip Day. I decided to honor them both by waking up early and making my kids Chocolate Chip Pancakes for Breakfast. The kids love Chocolate Chip Pancakes and they were so happy to see them hot and ready as they came down for breakfast. I yelled Hooray for Kids!, as they walked down the stairs (yes they did give me weird looks and one of them started laughing at me)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even Royalty played Backgammon</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So I broke out a backgammon set I had in the closet (that was collecting dust) I had never opened it. I did a little research online about backgammon and to tell you the truth, it spiked my curiosity. This game can be traced back to 3000 BC (crazy) So if a board game can stick around for that many years it must be good, right?<br />
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My oldest son and I have been playing Backgammon all morning and he is so much better then I am! This game is really fun and easy to pick up on. My oldest loves chess and checkers so this game came very easy to him! This is a great game for kids (about 5 and up in my opinion)<br />
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I would encourage you to try Backgammon if you haven't already! If you have played it before play it in honor of National Backgammon Day!<br />
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</tbody></table>KFC is turning 58 years old today! It's funny all I can think about right now is "So I Married An Axe Murderer" if you have seen this movie you know why I'm thinking about it along with KFC. The chicken at KFC truly has some addictive chemical in it!<br />
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To celebrate KFC's birthday their are a few things you can do! I'm really cheap, and Kentucky Fried Chicken can be a pricey meal for me and my family (sorry Colonal Sanders) so something I do to cut, costs but, still get the great taste of KFC is. I do not buy the complete meals, I just get the chicken and I prepare my own sides. This really does lower the cost of the meal and it still seems super special! I'm a HUGE fan of the biscuits so sometimes I splurge and get those in addition to the chicken!<br />
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So tonight we will be having KFC with biscuits, homemade mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob! Yummy! <br />
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There are lots of fun coloring pages of the Colonal online if your kids enjoy coloring. I feel a little bit like I'm brainwashing my children to like KFC when they are coloring pictures of the Colonal but, I guess only time will tell with that one!<br />
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Something fun today we did also was on our world map the kids located Birkina Faso and Jamaica. It was fun to show them where these countries are and how today they are celebrating their Independence!<br />
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Happy August 4th Everyone Have a great day!<br />
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<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-89253065683390777762010-08-03T00:00:00.000-07:002010-08-03T20:38:11.429-07:00Celebrate August 3August 3rd, a day full of so many excuses to Celebrate. Here are my list of excuses....<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Airplane Crop Duster Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">American Canoe Association Birthday 1880</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Watermelon Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Air Traffic Controllers Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Baseball Association Formed 1949 </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Prairie Dawn's Birthday (Sesame Street)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Park Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">International Forgiveness Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Waffle Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">National Night Out (7pm-10pm, First Tuesday in August)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Independence Day (Niger)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Martyrs Day (Guinea)</span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Another fun filled day of celebrations! National Watermelon Day (oh so delicious), National Waffle Day (My kids favorite breakfast), Its Prairie Dawn's Birthday, and National Park Day (We are very lucky and live close to a few National Parks.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Today at my house we will be doing something simple yet special and very memorable. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Today the kids and I are going to walk to the grocery store and pick out a watermelon. This may seem weird but, teaching kids how to pick out a ripe watermelon can be a lot of fun! Watching them place their ears and tap lightly on the watermelon. Then seeing how excited they get when they feel like they have finally picked the ripest watermelon. I was lucky enough to have a stellar produce manager stop by while my kids were tapping on the watermelons and he actually grabbed the watermelon my oldest son picked out and said "lets see if you chose a good one" and cut a triangle out of it and handed it over to my son. He took a big bite and his face lite up. It was the perfect watermelon! This was such a simple activity but, one that created so many memories for my little family.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Next, Its National Park Day and there is nothing I love more (other than my family) than the Mountains! I have been lucky enough to have been raised in the backyard of some amazing Mountains! I have often biked, run, and hiked throughout our National Parks. I would encourage you today to make a trip to your closest National Park. If you don't live near one, use the internet and look up pictures and information about some of the Nations majestic National Parks! (My kids love looking at pictures of the Redwoods)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">National Waffle Day! How fun is this, we love waffles! Especially Buttermilk Waffles! Today we will be having Waffles for dinner in honor of National Waffle Day! Here is my favorite Waffle Recipe! These are the waffles I grew up on. I have tried different recipes but, I always come back to these! You can't perfect, perfection and thats what these waffles are.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Mom's Waffles </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">2 C. Flour</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">1 tsp Baking Powder</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">1 tsp Salt</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">1 tsp Soda</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">2 Eggs</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">2 C. Buttermilk</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">4 Tbl Oil</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Combine all ingredients and mix until batter is thick and lumpy. Place in Hot Waffle Iron and bake until golden brown! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Celebrating is so much fun! Keep it simple and don't stress out! Its the simple things that in the end mean the most!</span></span></div><br />
<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-79321665120473278012010-08-02T07:37:00.000-07:002010-08-03T16:24:37.743-07:00Celebrate August 2Today is August 2nd and I can think of a few fun excuses to celebrate!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">First Income Tax Congress enacts first income tax in 1861.</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Dinosaurs Day</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">Discovery Day (Trinidad)</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">At our home today we will be celebrating National Ice Cream Sandwich Day and Dinosaur Day!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">It just so happens that today I am celebrating my son's Birthday he is turning 3. I'm so excited to incorporate Dinosaurs and Ice Cream Sandwiches into our traditional Birthday Celebrations.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Today I will be making Dinosaur Cupcakes (I'm going with simple) I will be layering the cupcake with green and blue cake, topping it with white frosting dipped into green sugar and placing a gummy dinosaur on top. These cupcakes will be eaten this afternoon while we make the following craft!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">For our craft today we will be making our very own fossils with Salt Dough. This is such a simple and fun craft. You probably have everything for this craft laying around the house.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>What you will need:</b></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Salt dough (recipe below)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Paint brushes (optional)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Paint (optional)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Dinosaur Toys (optional)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Cookie Sheet</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Rolling Pin</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Clear Varnish Spray (optional)</span></span></li>
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Salt Dough Recipe</b></span></span></div></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;">4 cups of all purpose flour</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;">1 cup of salt</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;">1 and a half cups of water</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;">Bowl</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><ul><li>Mix the indgredients above in a bowl until a dough forms. Add extra water a little bit at a time as needed if the dough is too dry.</li>
<li>Shape the dough however you'd like or use it for your craft of choice.</li>
<li>Place the dough creations on a cookie sheet and bake for one hour at 350 degrees. Keep in mind the thickness of the items will affect the amount of time you cook them!</li>
<li>When the baked dough has cooled it takes paint quite well.</li>
</ul><div><b>Now how to make your Dinosaur Fossil</b></div><div><ul><li>Make salt dough according to the recipe above. Roll the dough flat with a rolling pin.</li>
<li>Make one of the fossil ideas listed below, or come up with one of your own! Bake your fossil at 350 degrees for one hour.</li>
<li>Once it is cool, you can paint the finished fossil. To preserve it, you'll need to spray it with polyurethane or clear varnish spray. (but, you don't have to do this, the spray is only needed if you would like to keep your fossil for a long time) </li>
</ul><div><b>Fossil Idea's</b> </div></div><div><ul><li>Press a dinosaur toy into the dough. Remove the toy to see the imprint or "fossil" left behind.</li>
<li>Press the foot of a dinosaur into the dough to create a fossil.</li>
<li>Have your own child press their foot into the dough to make their own fossil! This is a great way to preserve how little they are now!</li>
<li>Press your child's hand into the dough so that their hands mimic a three-toed dinosaur footprint. </li>
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To commemorate National Ice Cream Sandwich Day (and to celebrate my son's Birthday) I will be making a ice cream sandwich cake!</div><div><br />
</div><div>This recipe was found on kraftrecipes.com. I have modified the recipe to make it (well, to make it better)</div><div><br />
</div><div>Here is my recipe for FUDGE ICE CREAM CAKE</div><div><br />
</div><div><b>Fudge Ice Cream Cake</b><br />
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<b>What you will need</b></div></div></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><div class="table-row-gray" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 377px;"><div class="column1" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 365px;"><div class="textarea" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">1/2 C. Hot Fudge (Warmed)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">1 Tub (8oz) COOL WHIP, thawed, divided</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">1 Pkg. (3.9oz) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">12 Regular Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwiches or 6 Fat Boys</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>How to make the cake</b></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pour fudge topping into medium bowl. Whisk in 1 cup COOL WHIP. Add dry pudding mix and stir for 2 min.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arrange 4 ice cream sandwiches, side-by-side, on 24-inch-long piece of foil; top with half the COOL WHIP mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining sandwiches. Frost top and sides with remaining COOL WHIP. Bring up foil sides; double fold top and ends to loosely seal packet.</span></span></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then freeze for 4 hours or until firm. Or if you are like me serve immediately because I'm not patient!</span></span></b></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay I want you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">remember it does not have to look perfect! You can hide any imperfections with COOL WHIP!!</span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Happy August 2nd!!!</span></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></div></h3><br />
<img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/ritassweetshop/signature-11.jpg" />KarliSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426510362121022682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019995484871628022.post-53280884081356044052010-08-01T09:38:00.000-07:002010-08-01T09:38:44.316-07:00Celebrate August 1Today is the First day of August 2010 and their are so many excuses to CELEBRATE!!<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Respect for Parent's Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">American Family Day (First Sunday in August)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Raspberry Cream Pie Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rounds Resounding Day </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(learn to sing a round)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sports Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">National Sister's Day </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Chopsticks Song Birthday in 1877</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Holiday Inn Birthday first opened in 1952</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Homemade Pie Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Woman Astronomers Day</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">MTV's Birthday 1981</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Play Ball Day </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">San Francisco Cable Car Day 1873</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: inherit;">Spider Man's Birthday (Spiderman first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Confederation Day (Switzerland)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Emancipation Day (Trinidad and Tobago)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Peoples Liberation Army Day (China)</span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Wow! I couldn't believe how many excuses their are to Celebrate August 1st! Today, is <i>Sunday</i> August 1st and in our home we do our best to keep Sunday's Special. I know my kids want to Celebrate Spiderman's Birthday (and I don't blame them), Sports Day would be so much fun, and Rounds Resounding Day (yeah, I can imagine hearing row row row your boat all day.) But, because it is Sunday and it is a day for Family in our home. We will be celebrating American Family Day and Sister Day. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</tbody></table>It's American Family Day! Hanging out with family (I can't think of a better way to celebrate.) Every family is unique and different so do what is best for you! <br />
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My personal Family Dynamic is very unique! Most of my children (3 out of the 4) are with their Dad today. When I saw it was American Family Day I was a little sad, I couldn't celebrate Family Day when I was missing so many members of my family.<br />
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I started thinking about unique ways I could Celebrate Family Day! Here is what I have personally decided to do to Celebrate American Family Day!<br />
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Today I am going to make calls to my Grandparents and just talk! Not very often do I get to talk on the phone to my Grandparents, with out kids in the background needing my attention (or my Grandparents only wanting to talk to my cute kids.) So today I have a great excuse to call them up and just talk! I would encourage each of you to call, skype, or write a relative you haven't spoken with in awhile and rekindle that special relationship. Family is so important! <br />
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Also working on Family History would be a great way to honor Family Day! Sit down with your family and talk about your heritage. Do your children (or even do you) know where your Family came from? Are they Native to the country you live in or did they (or maybe yourself) make the journey to a new land? These are things that are so much fun to talk about! I have also found when we talk about our Heritage and Ancestry with our children it gives them a sense of Pride a sense of knowing who they are and where they want to go!<br />
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Today is Sister Day and I have been blessed to have 3 AMAZING Sisters and 4 AMAZING Sister in-laws! Today I am going to write them each a thank you note (some via email) letting them know my appreciation for them and all they do for me! Do you have a Sister (or maybe a dear friend or neighbor you consider family) what a great excuse to show them you care! Write a note to a "Sister" you love and appreciate today!<br />
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Tonight when my kids arrive home from a weekend away, I will welcome them in with big hugs and kisses. That will be the cherry on the cake and a perfect way to end my National Family Day Celebration!<br />
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