More November Holidays

I'm not sure what the problem is, 

but I've somehow been a little overwhelmed

today.  It could be some bad news I discovered this morning 

(aka a package that was supposedly delivered Friday

has not been seen, so I guess it's been stolen),

or that the kids are extra screamy,

not enough sleep, the moon isn't in my house...whatever that's supposed to mean.

Let's get to the holidays!

Today is

Name your PC Day

Ours has been named for a little over a year, but if

your PC is still nameless, today's the day!

Tomorrow is

World TV Day

So I guess it's not a good time to be screen-free?

If you're traveling for Thanksgiving, maybe you should

take your TV along - you wouldn't want to abandon it

on it's own holiday, would you?

Isn't that a little like leaving a kid behind to fend for themselves

on their birthday?

No?

I guess you're right.

Thursday, the 22nd is

Thanksgiving

of course.

And Friday, the 23rd is

Black Friday

It's also

Fibonacci Day,

for those of you with an interest in math.

Or sequences and patterns.

You know, the fibonacci number....1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 - etc.

With that being said, can you figure out why that's celebrated on Friday?

Saturday the 24th is

Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

So what will you be celebrating?

This Week's Holidays

This week is Young Reader's Week.

Sounds like the perfect opportunity to go to the library,

although today probably isn't a good idea, since

most libraries are closed in order

to observe Veteran's Day.

Speaking of which, did you thank a vet?

I did.  My favorite one, my husband.

Here are a few pictures of him keeping busy in Afghanistan,

back in 2008:

Wednesday is

National American Teddy Bear Day.

So grab a teddy bear and have a picnic!

Wouldn't that be so fun to do for lunch?  I'll have to make sure

and celebrate that with the girls,

which works out pretty well, since Wednesday is also

International Girls Day.

Thursday is the

Great American Smokeout.

It's a great day to stop smoking if it's been on your mind.

It's also a great day to stop smoking if it hasn't been on your mind.

Thursday is also the day that 

my little brother gets home from his mission!

That's right, his two years are over, and he will

be back in the West before the week is up!

He has done a great job serving on the East coast of the USA.

We love you, Elder!  Looking forward to seeing you during Thanksgiving!!

Saturday is

Homemade Bread Day.

mmmmmmm

Need I say more?

 

November

Trying to get settled in after a month of 

being busy busy busy with Halloween.

Let's just say that I will not

be doing that for Thanksgiving.

At least not this year.

Before I forget, here is a picture of my costume - 

part of it anyway.

My sister complained that there wasn't a picture of me,

but I had already changed and then lost

the motivation to get back into it.

I blame it on the tights.

I was a witch.

I made this tutu with ribbons following the great

tutorial found here.

May I just say that is was SUPER EASY,

and I like it a lot more than the tying kind, although it still has the look of a no-sew tutu.

I wore some cutie pink and black striped tights, a black shirt, some

black knee-length leggings, and a black witch hat.

 

I love Halloween.

I also discovered my husband's requirements for costumes (finally),

so hopefully I will get something figured out for him next year.

 

Without further ado,

let's get on to this month's special things:

 

Banana Pudding Lovers Month...mmmmm!

 

Family Stories Month...good time

to work on your family history - especially to ask older family

members to recall their lives

International Drum Month - get banging!

Military Family Appreciation Month - so grateful

for families who have people who willingly serve in the military!

My husband just finished his Army National Guard career of 7 years.

I have mixed feelings about it, but we are happy he's out.

National Georgia Pecan Month - pecan pie would be delicious at

Thanksgiving!  We always have it at my in-laws,

although it's really Washington Nut Pie, since grandpa uses

walnuts instead of pecans.

It's just as delicious - but half the price to make.

Sweet Potato Awareness Month - are you aware?

And next week, we can enjoy:

Saxophone Day on Tuesday

I LOVE the sax - I played alto sax from

seventh grade through twelfth grade.

It's pretty much awesome.

Tuesday is also Election Day!

Don't forget to vote!!

It was a little strange to do that this weekend

and then drop our ballots in a mailbox.

It's not quite as fun,

but just as important.

Thursday is 

X-Ray Day.

Any suggestions on how to celebrate that?

I don't really want to have a family member need an x-ray.

Friday is

Domino Day

We have two types of domino games at our house.

Fairy Go Round Domino Game,

which the kids love...but shop around because

the price I saw on the link is way too high,

and the other is just a regular set of domino tiles.

But we usually play the Mexican Train way.

 

And Saturday, the 10th,

is the

United States Marine Corps Birthday.

Happy 237th to my brother Jakefoot!

So much to do.

The most important is probably to vote.

Don't forget!!