Abet and Aid Punsters Day

In what direction does a sneeze usually travel? Atchoo!


What did one cowboy say to the other cowboy while they were rounding up cattle? Stop me if you already ‘herd’ this one.

A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.

I hope you didn’t find those jokes too PUNishing! November 8 is officially “Abet and Aid Punsters Day” so celebrate by torturing your friends and loved ones with your best puns. Not sure what a pun is?

Pun (noun) the use of a word, or of words which are formed or sounded alike, in such a way as to juxtapose, connect, or bring out two or more of the possible applications of the word or words, usually in a humorous way; a play on words. –http://www.yourdictionary.com/pun

Puns have been around a long time…read any Shakespeare lately? He was all about the pun.

(Thanks to the City of Carrollton for this info.)

Dear Santa

This week is 'Dear Santa' Letter Week. This appears to be a VERY unofficial holiday, with only a few references online, one can never be over prepared for Christmas and Santa needs time to prepare for Christmas too.
For all of you that have a little one at home, here are a few sites with free printable 'Dear Santa' stationary:
Christmas Letter Tips
Martha Stewart
Print Stationary
Family Fun

In our modern times, a letter to Santa Claus can now be emailed to him. But for those old fashioned folks who want to use snail mail, his address is PO Box 56099, North Pole, Alaska 99705. We visited Santa while we were traveling in Alaska.  You can see from the photo above that he's chillin' until December 25th.

For more information, click here to go to the North Pole website.

Daylight Savings Time ends

Be sure to "fall back" and set your clocks back an hour at 2:00 AM this morning.

Sadie Hawkins Day

Sadie Hawkins Day, an American folk event, made its debut in Al Capp's Li'l Abner strip November 15, 1937. Sadie Hawkins was "the homeliest gal in the hills" who grew tired of waiting for the fellows to come a courtin'. Her father, Hekzebiah Hawkins, a prominent resident of Dogpatch, was even more worried about Sadie living at home for the rest of his life, so he decreed the first annual Sadie Hawkins Day, a foot race in which the unmarried gals pursued the town's bachelors, with matrimony the consequence. By the late 1930's the event had swept the nation and had a life of its own. Life magazine reported over 200 colleges holding Sadie Hawkins Day events in 1939, only two years after its inception. It became a woman empowering rite at high schools and college campuses, long before the modern feminist movement gained prominence. The basis of Sadie Hawkins Day is that women and girls take the initiative in inviting the man or boy of their choice out on a date, typically to a dance attended by other bachelors and their aggressive dates. When Al Capp created the event, it was not his intention to have the event occur annually on a specific date because it inhibited his freewheeling plotting. However, due to its enormous popularity and the numerous fan letters Capp received, the event became an annual event in the strip during the month of November, lasting four decades.

Use Your Common Sense Day

Today, November 4th, is Use Your Common Sense Day. Interestingly enough, my common sense tells me that every day should be Use Your Common Sense Day. Just think--what would happen if everyone used their common sense as often as they used their computers?


Enjoy!

National Men Make Dinner Day

Here you go ladies, a holiday to give you a break - have your man make dinner tonight. 

I'm lucky enough that Barry does most of our cooking anyway.  The deal is that he cooks and I clean it up.  And yes he does have brothers, but they are both married.

 

Customs Impressions Craft Sale

This weekend Customs Impressions is having a craft sale on Saturday and Sunday (November 5th & 6th) from 10AM - 4PM.  Be sure to bring your cash, checks or credit card as each person will be taking their own money.  For your convenience, we now have the ability to take credit cards. 

We will only be there on Saturday - selling our past kits at discounted prices, so please stop by to see us.  I'll make sure to have some chocolate at the table for you.

For those of you not familiar with their store, it's located at 16337 Bellflower Blvd., Bellflower, CA  90706.  You can view their website by clicking here.  

Hope to see you there.