February Holidays

Just in case you didn't know...

February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month.  It is also...

Bake for Family Fun Month
Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
Library Lovers Month
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
and...
Spunky Old Broads Month

Also, you may not have realized, but every day in February is a holiday.

Feb 1 is G.I. Joe Day, Give Kids A Smile Day, Hula in the Coola, and Working Naked Day.

Feb 2 is of course, Groundhog Day, but also Hedgehog Day, Sled Dog Day, and African American Coaches Day

Feb 3 -- Four Chaplains Memorial Day

Feb 4 -- Quacker Day, World Cancer Day, and USO Day

Feb 5 -- Weatherman's Day, Wear Red Day, and Bubblegum Day

Feb 6 -- Dump Your Significant Jerk Day

Feb 7 -- Ballet Day, Man Day (ironic that it would fall on the same date as Ballet Day), and Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day

Feb 8 -- Laugh and Get Rich Day

Feb 9 -- Read in the Bathtub Day

Feb 10 -- Plimsoll Day (?)

Feb 11 -- Pro Sports Wives Day, National Shut-In Visitation Day, and Satisfied Staying Single Day

Feb 12 -- Safety Pup Day

Feb 13 -- Madly in Love With Me Day, and Get a Different Name Day

Feb 14 -- Valentines Day, Ferris Wheel Day, National Have a Heart Day, National Call In Single Day, and Quirky Alone Day

Feb 15 -- National Gum Drop Day

Feb 16 -- International Pancake Day

Feb 17 -- My Way Day, World Human Spirit Day

Feb 18 -- Battery Day, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

Feb 19 -- Chocolate Mint Day

Feb 20 -- Love Your Pet Day, Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day, Clam Chowder Day

Feb 21 -- International Mother Language Day

Feb 22 -- Single-Tasking Day, World Thinking Day

Feb 23 -- Curling is Cool Day

Feb 24 -- Inconvenience Yourself Day

Feb 25 -- National Chili Day

Feb 26 -- For Pete's Sake Day

Feb 27 -- Open That Bottle Night

Feb 28 -- Floral Design Day, International Sword Swallower's Day

Feb 29 (when there is one) is, of course, Leap Year Day


For more strange and otherwise unknown holidays in this month and more, visit http://www.brownielocks.com/

Valentine's Day

I think it's funny how Valentines Day is so controversial.  Some people love to celebrate it, some people absolutely hate it.  Some people hate it because they think it's just some commercial holiday that the greeting card industry invented.  And guys hate it because they resent being told when to do something romantic for their wives or girlfriends.  Some women hate it because they think it's stupid, other women hate it because they never actually have a Valentine (that was me, until I met Aaron). 

I personally think Valentines Day is great.  I'm not psycho about having to celebrate it, but I like it.  If Aaron doesn't get me a card or flowers or chocolate, I really don't care too much.  I know he'll take me on some kind of date because with three kids, let's face it, any excuse to go on a date will do, right?  Which is really how I look at the whole thing.  Who cares if it's just a commercial holiday?  Who cares if you're being told to do something romantic?  Just do it! 

It's kind of like Christmas.  At Christmastime, some people (my husband included) will be annoyed that they now have to buy gifts for however many people and spend all that money.  But other people--that would be me--feel that it's a great excuse to buy people gifts.  I love gifts.  I love getting them and I love giving them.  Since I'm married to a saver, what other time of year could I possibly convince him it's a good idea to buy gifts for all our family and friends?

So, I said all of that to say this: what better day to show someone you love them than on Valentines Day, a day specifically dedicated to such actions?