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Celebration
Calendar
December
[Universal
Human Rights Month, Bingo's Birthday Month, Safe Toys and Gifts
Month, National Write a Business Plan
Month] 1 World Aids
Day
2 International Day for the Abolition
of
Slavery
Rockefeller Square
Christmas Tree Lighting
6 St. Nicholas
Day
7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
10
Human Rights Day/Nobel Prize Day
12 Poinsettia
Day
15 Bill of Rights Day
16 National Chocolate
Covered Anything Day
17 Clean Air Day/Wright Brothers
Day
20 Sacagawea Day
21 World Peace Day/Winter
Solstice
Hanukkah
25
Christmas
26 Kwanzaa/National Candy Cane Day
29
Islamic New Year
31 New Years Eve/World Peace Meditation
Day/Make Up Your Mind Day
January:
[National
Thank You month, Celebration of Life Month. Family Fitness Month.
National Clean Up Your Computer Month. National Hot Tea Month,
National Glaucoma Awareness Month, National Mentoring
Month]
1
New Years Day
16 Religious Freedom Day
19 Martin
Luther King Day
21 National Hugging Day
23
National Pie Day
24 National Compliment Day
27
Holocaust Memorial Day
30 National Write To Congress
Day
February:
[Black
History Month, American Heart Month,
Library
Lovers Month, National Black History Month, National Cherry Pie
Month, National Senior Independence Month, National Pet Healthcare
Month, National Bird Feeding Month]
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1
Super Bowl XLII
2 Candlemas/Ground Hog
Day
5 International Pancake Day
7
Chinese New Year
8
Grammy Awards
World Marriage Day
Beginning of National Jell-O Week
12 Lincoln's
Birthday
14 St. Valentine's Day
14 League of Women
Voters Day
16
President's Day
18 President's Day
24
Mardi Gras
25
Ash Wednesday
28 National Chili
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Featured Ritual
Celebration: It's The Thought That
Counts!
By Mary Jo
Saavedra
Whatever happened to
this idea of "It's the thought that counts."? Well, we are giving
new life to it in my family. As we all struggle to simplify our
chaotic lives, at the same time, we also yearn for more substance
and meaning in the activities we choose to keep in our family lives.
Gift giving is one of those activities I love to do. I want to have
it in my life but I want to add more meaning to the gifts I give and
to have fun in the process. So, for the past few years around the
holidays and birthdays, my family has tried some new ways of giving
gifts. We have found that with the following ideas our gift giving
has been more fulfilling and less stressful.
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Inspirational Quote
We have only this moment,
sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a
snowflake. ~Marie B.
Ray
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Winter 2008 Newsletter
Peace to all!
As we prepare for the holidays and
winter this year, gathering our loved ones close by can help us
weather the economic storms and enrich our celebrations with time
spent around the table. Wisdom Quilts has introduced a new
blog called MJ's Table Talk
designed to help you create meaningful memories around your table
that will help in carving out time in your daily routines. It
is a place to talk about what is on your mind and share support in
creating a festive and warm environment for your holiday gatherings.
So pull up a chair and a frothy hot chocolate and let's talk!
We can start with how to do gift giving this year,
keeping it festive and fun when using creative ideas that are Green
and budget friendly. Start by reading our ideas in "It's the
Thought That Counts", then let your imagination create a
one-of-a-kind holiday that will be memorable and heart
warming. Remember to look in on older neighbors and see if
there are some holiday chores you can help with; and there is always
a friend who can use a couple hours of babysitting so she can get
some holiday errands checked off her list. Gifts of time and
talent are the most precious we can give, and this year it returns
us to the joy and love of each other while our world struggles to
start a new chapter.
Blessings are like snowflakes, no
two are alike and they melt away when we are not looking. Pull
out your quilts, sing, and be merry! May the best of joy be
yours this New Year and Peace to all of us.
Merry
Christmas!
Mary Jo
Chief
Inspirational Officer
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Recipe - Peppermint
Candy Fudge
Ingredients:
2 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
5 oz. can (2/3 c.)
evaporated milk
7 oz. jar (2 c.) marshmallow cream
8 oz.
almond bark
1/2 c. finely crushed peppermint candy
Red food
coloring
Preparations:
Line 9-inch square of 9x13 inch pan with foil so that foil
extends over sides of pan; butter foil.
In large saucepan,
combine sugar, butter and milk. Bring to boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Add marshmallow creme and almond bark; blend until
smooth. Stir in peppermint candy. Add desired amount of red food
coloring. Pour into prepared pan.
Cool to room temperature.
Score fudge into 36 or 48 squares. Put crushed peppermint candy on
top of fudge. Refrigerate until firm. Remove fudge from pan by
lifting foil; remove foil from fudge. Using large knife, cut through
scored lines. Store in refrigerator.
Makes about 2 1/2
pounds.
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