~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 8, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” - Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ★~ National Grandparents Day: National Grandparents Day originated with Marian … Continue reading National Grandparents Day, Literacy Day, Date Nut Bread
Not Rain nor Snow Day, Acorn Squash Day, Salami Day, Odd News
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 7, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. ~Grandma Moses ★~ Not Rain nor Snow Day: Not Rain Nor Snow Day, celebrates the opening of the New York Post Office building on this day in 1914. The following inscription was … Continue reading Not Rain nor Snow Day, Acorn Squash Day, Salami Day, Odd News
National Fight Procrastination Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 6, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang … Continue reading National Fight Procrastination Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day
Spending The Day With Henry Ford
This past Sunday, Cole and I took a road trip to visit the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Our primary reason for visiting the museum was to gather information for Cole’s senior project research paper on car culture. We hopped up bright and early to start the trek from Chicago to Dearborn, Michigan. Traffic … Continue reading Spending The Day With Henry Ford
Rose Ceremony: Sweet and Thorny
The Rose Ceremony Twelve years ago, Joe and I sat in the auditorium of the Chicago Waldorf School and watched our 6-year-old and his first grade classmates walk onto the auditorium stage with their teacher to receive a rose and be welcomed to the school by a 12th grader. The first graders looked so small … Continue reading Rose Ceremony: Sweet and Thorny
Skyscrapers Day, National Welsh Rarebit Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 3, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: New for now: That's the only kind of new there is.Unlike used, old, established, tested, discarded or broken, new is always temporary. Tomorrow, we start over and you get another opportunity to do something new if you choose to. Is there any other market that open? (Seth Godin) … Continue reading Skyscrapers Day, National Welsh Rarebit Day
Labor Day, Blueberry Popsicle Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 2, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: "A hundred times every day, I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still … Continue reading Labor Day, Blueberry Popsicle Day
Emma M. Nutt Day, Cherry Popover Day, Pop Open Wine Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 1, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: My favourite poem is the one that starts 'Thirty days hath September' because it actually tells you something. ~ Groucho Marx ★~ Welcome September: ~ The name September comes from the old Roman word 'septem', which means, seven, because on the Roman calendar it was the … Continue reading Emma M. Nutt Day, Cherry Popover Day, Pop Open Wine Day
Rabbit Rabbit, Eat Outside Day, Trail Mix Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 31, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: On cable TV they have a weather channel - 24 hours of weather. We had something like that where I grew up. We called it a window. ~Dan Spencer ★~ Rabbit Rabbit Reminder: Today is the last day of August and you know what that … Continue reading Rabbit Rabbit, Eat Outside Day, Trail Mix Day
Cracked Up: A Visit to the Chiropractor
A few weeks ago, I hurt my back going zig when a dog went zag. As director of Camp Run-A-Pup, a sore back puts me at a real disadvantage because most of my work involves throwing balls, scratching tummies, scooping poop, putting down dog bowls, and refereeing play that is escalating—all jobs that require you … Continue reading Cracked Up: A Visit to the Chiropractor