celebrations: week 3 (15-21 jan 2013)

As I wrote in resolutions and traditions and celebrations, oh my1 , we’re taking a little more time for celebrations. The girls love them, and having a guide helps me try out new recipes and do more off-line crafts.

This week, we managed to celebrate a few “holidays” even with the chaos of some real estate transactions that maybe I’ll talk about soon, if all goes well… I list more activities and recipes on the celebrations page, but here’s a record of how we celebrated… I wish I had gotten more photos!!

15 (National Strawberry Ice Cream Day):

Now, let’s forget our troubles with a big bowl of strawberry ice-cream.
– Malibu Stacy The Simpsons

16 (National Nothing Day):

Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reach
– Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

17 (Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday):

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
– Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin wordsearch

18 (Thesaurus Day):

What’s another word for Thesaurus?
– Steven Wright

19 (Popcorn Day):

The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.
– W. C. Fields

Coloring page and recipe
Chewy Caramel Popcorn and Pretzel Bars

20 (National Cheese Lover’s Day):

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
– Charles de Gaulle

Southern Mac and Cheese
Wisconsin Cheese Soup

21 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day):

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. wordsearch

Coming up this week:

22: National Blonde Brownie Day
23: National Handwriting Day
24: National Peanut Butter Day
25: National Opposite Day
26: National Peanut Brittle Day
27: Chocolate Cake Day
28: National Blueberry Pancake Day

strawberry ice cream – 15 jan 2013

popcorn – 19 jan 2013

cheese soup – 20 jan 2013

mac and cheese – 20 jan 2013