Sunday is Mother’s Day 2014… “Well, at least that’s the way WE remember it! Happy Mother’s Day! You probably know that this Sunday, May 11th, is Mother’s Day. Right? Given the amount of television advertising, online ads and hard copy newspaper ads it is pretty hard to miss. If you walk into a grocery store,...Read More

How will you celebrate the month of May? Yesterday was May 1st! Our associate mentioned that she casually wished a co-worker “Happy May Day” and her co-worker honestly had no idea what she meant by May Day. She was quick to explain that it is a holiday that has evolved over the years, but one...Read More

Children’s Valentine, 1940–1950 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Happy Valentine’s Day… Today’s post happens to fall on Valentine’s Day, so we would be remiss if we didn’t wish our readers a Happy Valentine’s Day. How much do you really know about this holiday? Of course, as soon as the New Year begins retail stores transform their greeting...Read More

Senator Gordon Smith R–Oregon ’97–’09 Grandparent was Jesse Udall (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It really is OK to talk about “it”… There are a lot of families gathered together this week to celebrate the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Grandparents, parents, siblings, children of all ages, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends will find themselves enjoying a...Read More

Holiday Gift Catalogs! Choosing a holiday gift that keeps on giving… Just the other day we read an interesting article in US News and World Report “10 ‘Experience Gifts That Keep on Giving.” We hope you’ll have some time to read the article; the opening paragraph might tempt you to learn more. Research indicates that...Read More

English: “The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth” (1914) By Jennie A. Brownscombe (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The holiday season is about to begin with Blackout Wednesday… The 2013 holiday season is about to get underway tomorrow, November 27th. It is true that many people really feel that the autumn holiday season begins with Halloween and lumbers along...Read More