There should be a yellow steps Day!

There is one place here in the Dominican Republic that I finally got to see exactly where is located so I can take people again when they come visit it us. It is called the yellow steps because there is a stair that goes up to the shops. There is a guy there people know by the name of Fredy and he was charging so much, for stuff I have bought before for about half. Another time  I will go see him and show him what I bought for $20.00 dollars only six months ago. Now he is charging three times more for the same stuff.  I took sister Corbitt who needed to buy things for Christmas.

 

I cannot believe it is already December!!!  Only a few Days left until Christmas!  But if you think Christmas is the only exciting holiday this month – think again! The month of December is full of some memorable and wacky celebration days.  Let’s look at a few between December 1 and Christmas Day.  Celebrate each one of these special days with your friends and loved ones and the children.  It is a fun way to entertain everyone while they wait for the big Christmas Day to arrive!!

December 1^st – Eat a red apple day

December 2^nd – National Fritters Day (make sure you eat a yummy fritter this day!)

December 3^rd – National Roof over your Head Day (a day to give thanks for all the blessings you have in your life, starting with the roof over your head!)

December 4^th – Santa’s List Day! (this is the day Santa goes through to see if you are on his naughty or nice list in preparation for having his elves make your Christmas gifts).

December 5^th – Bathtub Party Day (this day is for taking a long, hot, relaxing bubble bath in your bathtub)

December 6^th – St. Nicholas Day (this is the day to officially celebrate the Christian Saint Nicholas and the life he lived).  Also this day is Mitten Tree Day (the day for young kids to hang a pair of mittens on a Christmas tree).

December 7^th – Letter Writing Day (today is a day to write a hand written letter and send it to someone.  It is a perfect way to let someone know who you care).  It also happens to be National Cotton Candy Day today so celebrate by eating Cotton Candy.

December 8^th – National Brownie Day ( a day to each gooey, chewy, yummy brownies)

December 9^th – Christmas Card Day (this day is to honor Sir Henry Cole of England.  He created the first commercial Christmas card in 1843).

December 10^th – Human Rights Day (this is a day to give special attention to Human Rights issues affecting people throughout the world.  Give time and money to help with these important issues).

December 11^th – National Noodle Ring Day (a day to enjoy yummy noodles – bust out the cans of spaghetti o’s)

December 12^th – National Ding-a-Ling Day (this is the day to “ring your bell” but not a metal bell as you may imagine, no this is a day for normal people to act a little crazy, to cut loose, to be silly and wacky)

December 13^th  – National Ice Cream Day (okay how fabulous is this!!! A day to celebrate ice cream!  How fabulous! )

December 14^th – National Bouillabaisse Day (this is a day to enjoy a cup of soup or a bowl of hot stew).

December 15^th – Bill of Rights Day (a day to celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in America).  Oh, and today is also National Lemon Cupcake Day so while you are celebrating your freedoms be sure to eat a delicious lemon cupcake.

December 16^th – National Chocolate Covered Anything Day (today is the day to cover everything and anything in chocolate.  This is going to be my mother’s favorite day of the month!  She is a true chocolate lover.)

December 17^th – National Maple Syrup Day (whip up some pancakes and cover them in maple syrup, this is for sure Daniel's favorite thing to do with dulce de leche.)

December 18^th – Bake Cookies Day (which fits perfectly with the need to make cute decorated Christmas cookies to take to friends and neighbors)

December 19^th – Today is Look for an Evergreen Day and Oatmeal Muffin Day (so go find a Christmas tree and then celebrate your perfect tree with a little oatmeal muffin)

December 20^th – Go Caroling Day (put on your warm coat and gloves and go out and sing carols to every house that will open their door for you).

December 21^st – Look on the Bright Side Day (this is a day to be optimistic and to look for the bright side of every situation.  It is also the shortest day of the year, winter solstice.  Ironically today is also Humbug Day (a day for grumpy people to complain about the holidays).  So I suppose today we will find out who the positive happy people are and who the grumpy negative people are.

December 22^nd – National Date Nut Bread Day (shoot…..a day to celebrate fruit cake…ouch…I can’t stand fruit cake….but for those who like it today is your day to celebrate)

December 23^rd – Roots Day (today is a day to celebrate your roots, your ancestors, where you came from.  It is a day to look back and learn about your family tree by doing genealogy and reading family histories.  If you need a good website to do research on your family history try going to www.familysearch.org )

December 24^th – Christmas Eve and National Egg Nog Day.  (this would make Brooks very happy a day on Christmas eve celebration with lots of egg nog!)

December 25^th – CHRISTMAS!

So you see, there are 25 days of fun things to celebrate this month.  May we all head into this month with the spirit of charity and love and kindness in our hearts.  May we all let go of past hurts, mend broken relationships, express our love to all, and truly celebrate each day of this month.

Besitos,

Vero