★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 16, 2013 Updated 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” ― Rudyard Kipling ★~ Dictionary Day (Favorite Word Day) Dictionary Day - is also known as Noah Webster’s Birthday, and throughout the English-speaking world, small children placed their dictionary stands … Continue reading Dictionary Day, Boss’s Day, Liqueur Day
Author: Katybeth
Illini vs Wisconsin – Parents vs Teens
Our story begins with the father of one of the girls in Cole’s 12th grade class offering to buy discounted tickets for all 13 kids in the class to this weekend’s Illini vs. Wisconsin football game. It’s a big game and the price was right, so when our kids asked us for ticket money, we … Continue reading Illini vs Wisconsin – Parents vs Teens
Saucy Aussie Day!
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 14, 2013 Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends and Happy Columbus Day! I'm off to pick up our saucy Aussie at the airport. We've been El Morno friends on Facebook for about 4 years and today we will meet in person! I hope, I don't start to write funny! … Continue reading Saucy Aussie Day!
Skeptics Day, Yorkshire Pudding Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 13, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good. ~ Paul Simon ★~ Skeptics Day: Hmm, we must ask ourselves, is it really Skeptics Day? IS IT? A skeptic is a person who questions and doubts facts, theories, and just about everything else. If … Continue reading Skeptics Day, Yorkshire Pudding Day
Chicago Parking Bitch
Chicago Parking Bitch A few week ago, I was running an errand downtown, when I arrived at the store, “no parking signs” announced it was street cleaning day. Fortunately, I had planned ahead for parking problems and bribed my teen driver (Cole) into coming along for the ride with the promise of a lox and … Continue reading Chicago Parking Bitch
Scream Day, Farmers Day, Gumbo Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 12, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: "May others come and do it better." — Ludwig Wittgenstein, ★~ International Moment of Frustration Scream Day: Today, all citizens of the world are invited to go outdoors and have a moment of loudness for 30 seconds. That little skin thing that hangs in the back … Continue reading Scream Day, Farmers Day, Gumbo Day
National Coming Out Day, Egg Day, Sausage Pizza Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 11, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt ★~ National Coming Out Day: Twenty-five years ago today, half a million people participated in a historic march on Washington, D.C., for gay rights.Fired … Continue reading National Coming Out Day, Egg Day, Sausage Pizza Day
Cake Decorating Day, Angel Food Cake Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 10, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: All happy family resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Leo Tolystoy ★~ Cake Decorating Day: Cake Decorating Day is all about pink rose! I love pink icing roses! Celebrating today is a piece of a cake, just bake a cake … Continue reading Cake Decorating Day, Angel Food Cake Day
Fluffernutter Sandwich Day, Touch Tag Day, Pierogi Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 8, 2013 ★~ Todays Quote: "If you want something you never had, you have to do something you never did." — Unknown ★~ Fluffernutter Sandwich Day: A Fluffernutter is a yummy sandwich made with bread, peanut butter, and marshmallow fluff. Marshmallow candy can be traced back to ancient Egypt when … Continue reading Fluffernutter Sandwich Day, Touch Tag Day, Pierogi Day
Frappuccino Day, Mini Horse Monday
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 7th, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. Thomas Keneally ★~ Frappuccino Day: Some say “frap” while others say “fra-pay,” but for today let’s all enjoy a Frappuccino! The frappe is a chilled foam-covered coffee drink that originated in Greece in the 1950s. In the United States, … Continue reading Frappuccino Day, Mini Horse Monday