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Taking a Minute to Appreciate Squirrels for Squirrel Appreciation Week

Photo by MadMaven/T.S.Heisele We’re smack dab in the middle of Squirrel Appreciation Week, which runs from October 7th through 13th. Do you take squirrels for granted? It’s easy to, especially if you live in a place where you see them everyday. Unless you’re an avid gardener or backyard ornithologists, you may have no reason to pay the squirrels romping in the gardens and feasting at bird feeders any mind. I grew up in Denver and squirrels were a staple in our backyard. As a kid, I liked to watch Mackie watching them through the sliding glass doors. I liked it … Continue reading →

How to Write a Love Note

When’s the last time you wrote your loved one a love note? If it’s been a while, you might want to consider taking some time today to do it. It’s Love Note Day after all! “Sounds nice, but I don’t know how to write a love note.” Of course you do! It’s as simple as finding a piece of paper, a pen, and simply scrawling “I love you” across it and giving it to your spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend, or significant other. “That’s it?” Hey, you want simple, I’ll give you simple. But if you want to dress it up a bit, … Continue reading →

Psst, Husbands…Saturday’s Wife Appreciation Day

I swear I’m not making days up just so you have to buy your wife yet another gift. There really is such a thing as Wife Appreciation Day and it’s celebrated on September 15. Which, if you consult a calendar, you’ll see is Saturday. “That’s only two days away! How am I going to find time to get a gift for my wife by then?” Simmer down now. No need to panic. You’re missing the key word, and thus the point, of the day: appreciation. It’s not about extravagant gifts. It’s about showing her how much you value all those … Continue reading →

Subliminal Communication 101: How to Manipulate Mates and Influence Lovers

In addition to September’s designation as Pleasure Your Mate Month, it’s also Subliminal Communications Month. “What does that have to do with marriage?” you may be wondering. Manipulation, pure and simple. Ah, but before you go judging and thinking manipulation is a bad thing, wait. Sure, manipulation has been put to many a dark use, but it is not inherently evil. Quite the contrary. Why I Use It Wayne would tell you I’ve almost mastered the fine art of manipulation. I will admit he’s right. I’ve had a good apprenticeship, though. It started in college, as part of my major … Continue reading →

Pleasure Your Mate Month: Come to Your Senses

The month of September marks a lot of strange holidays and events, among them Pleasure Your Mate Month. Have you stopped to think about pleasuring your mate recently? What about the level of intimacy in your marriage or how to make your marriage sexier? Sex and marriage is a tricky –sometimes touchy (no pun intended)—- topic, but it’s important to keep a marriage sensual. But it’s also hard. Kids, work, schedules, deadlines, chores…they all conspire to suck the sexy out of marriage. There isn’t always enough time in the day, or energy at the end of one, to tend to … Continue reading →

Happy Groundhog Day: Should We Expect an Early Spring?

The old German legend says that if the groundhog does not see his shadow, spring will arrive early. If he does see his shadow, the warning is that wintry weather will continue for at least another six weeks. Good news! Reports indicate that Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow today. Whew! Bring on the Spring weather. Legend has it that the groundhog will see his shadow as often as nine out of ten times. As for recent Groundhog Days, that seems to be a fairly accurate assessment, since the last time Phil did not see his shadow was in … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In December

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of December National Tie Month December 1st-7th Cookie Cutter Week December 8th-19th Operation Santa Paws Week 1 Rosa Parks Day (anniversary of Park’s 1955 arrest) 1 National Pie Day 1 Eat a Red Apple Day 2 National Fritters Day 2 First artificial heart … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In November

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of November Aviation History Month International Drum Month National Peanut Butter Lovers Month (a month for me!) November 5th-9th is Dear Santa Letter Week November 14th-20th is American Education Week November 15th-21st is National Children’s Book Week November 21st-27th is National Game and … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In October

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of October Adopt A Shelter Dog Month Computer Learning Month Dental Hygiene Month Fire Prevention Month Halloween Safety Month National Chili Month National Cookbook Month National Cookie Month National Roller Skating Month National Stamp Collecting Month Pasta Month The second week in October … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events to Scrapbook in September

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of September Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month Backpack Safety America Month Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month Christmas Seal Campaign Kick-off Month Classical Music Month College Savings Month Fall Hat Month Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat … Continue reading →