http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com ...and FUN too ... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:12:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 29 Years ago on July 25, 1981, I married a wonderful man...a very special man...a patient man...and definitely a man with a sense of humor. As you will see by this post, he has to be all of those things... to put up with a woman like me all these ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=420 January 20th is National Cheese Lovers Day! I could write a long dissertation on the merits of Cheese, I could entertain you with a selection of Cheese jokes, I could impress you with my knowledge of how Cheese is made (if I really knew how). But I think the best ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=378 The second Monday of each new year is National Clean Off Your Desk Day. This year it falls on January 12th! I was really kind of hoping that there was a National Clean Off Your Desk WEEK! You see, I am a bit of a Pack Rat....I don't think ONE DAY ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=371 First off, just as a reminder...I am a Christmas Person! You don't mess with Christmas Tradition! Growing up, I never got to decorate my own Christmas Tree. It was always put up in the stand about a week before Christmas, but that's as far as it got.  On Christmas Eve, my ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=366 First off, I hope you all had a very Happy thanksgiving and made some new memories to look back on years from now. As a matter of fact, in talking about past Thanksgivings, I got into a discussion about frozen vs. fresh turkeys and which was better. I really don't know ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=363 Lots of things come to mind when I think of Thanksgiving...shopping early enough to get the biggest turkey I can find, deciding just how much wine is ENOUGH wine and "Where is everyone going to sit???"  Sitting is an issue!  It especially was an issue as I was growing up.  Thanksgiving ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=354 IT'S HERE!   National Chocolate Day! October 28, 2009! Of course Chocolate deserves quite a bit of attention from a site that devotes itself to celebrating special memories. Chocolate is capable of taking a normal afternoon and turning it into an event all by itself. Ghirardelli, Dove, Hershey, Nestle, Lindt, Godiva, Milk, ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=347 There are some days that should be celebrated...well...just because you have nothing better to do? That's National Mole Day! How surprised was I to learn that if had nothing to do with the furry little creatures that we all hope we never actually come across! The "Mole" in question is a ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=339 As a child I loved when it was time to carve the pumpkin! Nothing quite like getting elbow deep in slimey, gooey pumpkin guts!  We always saved the seed too! Dried them out on wax paper, and saved them to be planted in the back yard the next spring.  It was ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=327 Monday, September 28th...National Ask a Stupid Questions Day.   Usually when someone says "Can I ask a stupid question?" the response is "There are no stupid questions". But let's face it.  There really ARE stupid questions. Here are some of my favorites: Do I look fat in this? Do you mind if I smoke? What little ... http://holidaysandmemoriesmadeeasy.com/?p=324