Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tis the Season and A GIVEAWAY!

Ode to December:
December's Zodiac signs are: Sagittarius and Capricorn. The birthstone is Turquoise or Blue Topaz. Two flowers are listed for this month: Narcissus--which stands for self-love. Holly December Days: 1st--Eat a Red Apple Day. 6th--Saint Nicholas Day. 7th--Pearl Harbor Day. 10th--Human Rights Day. 11th--Hanukkah--an eight day festival begins at sundown. (This Year) UNICEF is established. 12th--Poinsettia Day--Named for Joel R. Poinsett who also founded the Smithsonian Institution. 15th--"Gone with the Wind"-- premiered in 1939. 21st--Winter Begins today.(This Year) 24th--CHRISTMAS EVE 25th--CHRISTMAS DAY-- Declared a national holiday in 1890. 26th--Boxing Day--observed in the UK, Canada, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and West Virginia. Kwanza begins. It is a celebration of family, community and culture. 27th--Radio City Music Hall opened in 1932. 31st--New Year's Eve--Time to celebrate Happy Birthday to: 1st--Bette Midler 5th--Walt Disney 9th--Donny Osmond 12th--Frank Sinatra 13th--Taylor Swift 16th--Leslie Stahl 18th--Steven Spielberg 20th--David Cook 29th--Mary Tyler Moore Were you born this month? 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100 This post marks my 100 th post!!!!!! To celebrate this milestone, I am having another GIVEAWAY!!!!. The theme will be "A Kansas City Christmas." All of the goodies will be from this area. This giveaway will close at 3:00 pm cst this Friday. To be entered just leave a comment on this post. Tell everyone! Good Luck!!! Thanks to everyone who reads my blog--I enjoy seeing and hearing from each of you. If you enjoy my blog tell your blog buddies about Dreaming. THANKS AGAIN!!!! ~Keep on Dreaming~

8 comments:

  1. My daughter was born in December, on New Year's Eve. I always enjoy reading your monthly trivia posts, because I always learn something new. I love that holly is one of the flowers:) And GWTW is my favorite movie.

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  2. Happy 100th!!!! I hit my 100th and didn't even know it! How observent am I..
    I always love your trivia. It's a good thing to feed the feed the brain!
    Have a blessed day!
    Misha

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  3. I always learn something in your trivia, about your country I love it! Alraedy 100 posts, congratulations!!!have a GOOD day, Catherine

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  4. Hi Melinda...thanks for visiting....I love your blog..CONGRATULATIONS on 100 posts....

    I love this song so much..Beauty and the Beast..I play it on the piano..beautiful...

    I'll check back later..

    Kary

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  5. Congrats on your 100th post. All the best for the next 100.

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  6. Congratulations on reaching 100 posts! I love your trivia...so much I didn't know. :)

    Debbie
    ouroldhomestead.blogspot.com

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  7. Congratulation on your 100th post....I really enjoy your blog....thanks for sharing...Pat H
    pattygary@kc.rr.com

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  8. Thanks for the cool Dec. info. I'm a summer bday but my mom was born in Dec. and my father in law, brother in law AND mother in law. BIG birthday month:)

    Congrats on 100 posts!

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