Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Fundraiser

Gracie's dance studio (The Studio) is having a Gertrude Hawk Chocolates fundraiser. If you would like to purchase some goodies click on the attached link. If the link does not open you can always copy and paste it to your brower.
 

http://www.gertrudehawkchocolates.com/fund-raising/participants?act=fundraising&cmp_id=7745&mem_id=42754

Ash Wednesday

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.

Flowers From My Son for Valentine's Day

Father/Daughter Sweetheart Dance

Saturday, February 11th was the father/daugher sweetheart dance (event coordinated through Girl Scouts). It was from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. so you can imagine how LONG the day was for Gracie - she was counting down the minutes and was very antsy most of the day. I bought her a new dress, we curled her hair, painted her nails etc...and daddy even presented her a corsage for the special event. It's moments like this I treasure.

These are just a few pics. There will be a few more that I will post once I upload them to the PC.

Happy Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day,[1][2][3] is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

Did U Know?
•Worldwide, more than 50 million roses are given on this one day alone.

•Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.

•In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentine would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To "wear your heart on your sleeve" now means that it's easy for other people to know how you're feeling.

Whitney Houston 1963-2011

Whitney Houston...what can I say? Her music brings back fond memories of my teenage years in New York and my Navy days down in Charleston, South Carolina. I was a big fan of Whitney's remake of Dolly Parton's "I will Always Love You". I was a big fan of the Dolly Parton version, but Whitney blew it out of the park just like she did with the National Anthem at the superbowl back in 1991. "Greatest Love of All was my senior class song (1986). Rest in peace pretty lady!

Punxsutawney Phil

At 7:25 a.m. this morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pa. According to folklore, Phil’s sighting of his own shadow means there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Had Phil not seen his shadow, it would have meant there will be an early spring.