Time of the Season

President’s Day

 

Today is the day we honor all 44 U.S Presidents.

 

 

 

 

 

My favorite  are George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Actually, the original holiday was to honor George Washington.

I admire these two Presidents  for what they believed in.

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln stood firm in their morals and  principles.

George, being a soldier and a leader, saw many of his men die in battle…fighting an enemy that had more weapons, more money, and needless to say, more power than the early Americans.  GW  fought for freedom.  Freedom from a tyrant King who over taxed his people, and felt the need to tell his subjects what religion they should practice.  

Abraham Lincoln, declared a war that separated Americans – Civil War.  A war that lost more American lives than any war to date.  President Lincoln’s war was also for freedom.  Freedom from a mind set that believed in slavery.  President Lincoln strongly believed in what the founding fathers engraved in the Declaration of Independence,

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Thank you, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

 Thank you, for making the hard decisions that gave way to what we Americans enjoy  today.

HAPPY PRESIDENT’S DAY!

In my book you guys – ROCK!

 

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Time of the Season

Not Just For Summer

I love to babysit for my grandchildren and they love to take me to the park.  But, no matter the weather, here are three things you have to keep up all year round.  Those kids can play for hours!

 

Sunblock – Cover exposed skin with a broad spectrum sunscreen.

Helmets – For ice skating or sledding kids can simply use a bike or ski helmet, downhill skiing and snowboarding require specifically designated helmets.

Water-bottle – kids should drink up before, during and after going out.  Serve 12 oz of water a half hour before, then 5 oz (for under 90 lbs) to 9 oz (for over 90 lbs) every half hour.

 

 

When we get back, I get to pick a movie, a princess or a car  movie, I toss a coin  so there won’t be any fighting,  and  make some popcorn – happy times.

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product review

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 It’s Fernando the bear!  

Fernando is a cute and cuddly  bear.

Just pack him in a Beatrix Fernando suitcase or backpack, and he is happy as a bear.      

 

I know I am happy now that Beatrix New York is  featuring a line of creatures that comes straight out of Beatrix’s  lunch box, backpack, and suit case design-creatures like JuJu, the ladybug, ParPar the owl.

Beatrix New York has made it easy for children to wrap their tiny  little arms around these cuddly creatures.

Thanks, Beatrix New York.

Turning these lovable creatures  into squishable, squeezable, stuffed toys was a great idea! ! 

Even my grandson  Christian thinks so. 

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Family

Chilling at Chili’s With My Peeps

Saturday I spent the day with my daughter, Vera her husband Bill and my grandkids Natalie and Liam.  We watched The Zookeeper in the afternoon and after that, I turned to my daughter and asked, what’s for dinner??  She informed me that she was so very tired, she’s getting ready for Strutmoms Fashion Week  event on Thursday,  it was one thing after another, maybe we can go out or order in?  So I suggested we go out to eat and the kids really liked that idea.  That’s when Vera remembered she had received a perk gift card from Chili’s.  She said two of us had to have the steak dinner on the 2 for $20 menu  – Bill and I said, almost at the same time – No problem!!

We got there a little after 5 – the place was packed. After a short wait we were seated and Bill ordered a draft beer.  Seems the draft beer is a 2 for 1 deal all the time.  My son-in-law was trying to convince me to share the deal with him.  But to be honest, I don’t like draft beer so I got a bottle of Corona, which is not part of the special.

The 2 for $20 menu includes 1 starter and 2 dinners.  We ordered the chips with guacamole and salsa, it  was more than enough for the 5 of us. Calories are stated on the menu.

The steak dinner was perfect, Bill got the corn instead of the loaded potatoes (I was hungry). The kids got a burger, pineapples and chicken pieces and apples from a pretty good childrens menu.  Vera always gets the grilled chicken.

For dessert we shared one brownie sundae – 5 spoons please.

 

Chili’s is kid  friendly and the help is fast and very nice.  There is something for everyone on the menu and you cannot beat the 2 for 1 bar deal, for sure.

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Time of the Season

Valentine’s Day

 

Today is February 14th, Valentine’s Day.

The ” I LOVE YOU” day.

I often wondered why this day is the official, ” I LOVE YOU” day…what about the rest of the 364 days?

Do you love me then?

I know, I know, Valentine’s Day is just the one day, out of the year, that  we take the time to show and tell  our  significant other that we love them.   So sweet.  

Well, after being married for almost 40 years the giving of candy, flowers, and an evening out just does not seem to impress me.

I do not need to receive any of the above mentioned.  Acts of love work better for me.

I want my husband to take over the cooking, help with the wash, go out and shop, especially when it is so cold out that only a polar bear would want  to step outside.   I want my husband to tell me how beautiful I am when I wake up in the morning with my hair disfigured, and my eyes all puffy from a sleepless night.  Am I asking for too much?  Maybe, not sure, but I want the sacrificial love, the love that does not come wrapped with a red ribbon, or in a heart shaped box, which will eventually get tossed.

When I was 20,30, 40 and 50, receiving candy and flowers, on Valentine’s Day, was very important, but now as I head into another decade of life, I need more than a store bought package of love.  I NEED ATTENTION!!  So what better person to get it from then the man ” I LOVE”.

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