Hispanic Heritage Month

Several Latin American countries celebrate the anniversaries of independence during Hispanic Heritage Month. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate independence on September 15.

Mexico achieved independence on September 16, and Chile, on September 18. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974 when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage Week into a month-long celebration, from September 15 through October 15.
 http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/

 

 Here are some ways you can celebrate by going to a museum. Learn about a famous Hispani's like Ellen Ochoa : Astronaut or Dolores Huerta : Co-founder of United Farm Workers and we can't forget the most famous of all Desi Arnaz : Entertainer. Celebrate by wearing a sombrero and make  Latino dishes like Dominican Fried Chicken,Cuban Sandwich,Cilantro Serrano Cream Sauce and my favorite that I just made yesterday for my wonderful family Enchilada Recipes and tonight we will have nachos. Evey time I cook it's always homemade. I can't wait till Christmas where we are making homemade yummy Beef Tamales and Flan Mexicano (Mexican Flan)  My father has made  salsa all my life homemade of course neither my mother or father believe in the store band fake food as they both agree to call it. Sometimes it is just easy to buy the fake food but don't tell! Please have fun drinks lots of Tequila wear a sombrero, dance and have fun with your Heritage. Pop for the kids maybe even water would be better.

 

My family and I make it a huge deal that our family speak Spanish and English. I'm proud to be Mexican most of all I'm proud to be an American. Anytime I feel a little stress I blast some salsa music and dance. Dancing is a huge part of my heritage. You will never meet a Mexican who can't dance. My boys and I made a pinata fill it and broke it.

We had a blast most of all my Heritage values family. Family is the most important part of this month. You get to celebrate with the people you love. Let me know how you celebrated. I would love to hear your thoughts.

 

 

 

http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/history.htm

http://www.nickjr.com/hispanic-heritage/latin-american-culture/celebrate-hispanic-heritage_ap.html

 

 

National Coffee Day

 

Today is National Coffee Day! Are you one of the millions who will celebrate? Start by sending a free Coffee Day eCard and then find out where you can go to get a free cup of Joe. Some local and national businesses will offer free or discounted cups of coffee in honor of the occasion. Participating Krispy Kreme locations, for example, are offering a free 12oz cup of coffee all day long. McDonalds's is giving away free cups of McCafe Premium Roast. Don't forget to pay attention to social media as some businesses plan to share coupons and specials with their loyal followers.

So, where did coffee come from and how did it become so popular? According to legend, a sixth-century Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi discovered his goats frolicking from one coffee shrub to another. He recognized that the coffee berries they were eating had a stimulating effect, and he began to experiment with the seeds. A century later, brewed coffee emerged in Arabia and the popularity of coffee grew at an exponential rate.
Today, over 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year. It is a world commodity that is second only to oil. Don't forget to take a coffee break (or two) to celebrate this historical and important beverage!

http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/national-coffee-day


Did you drink your cup today?

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Act's of Kindness

                                                        Justin's act's of kindness
My son Justin loves to help other's out in any way he can. We sat up the other night to surf the web of things he could do to make someone smile. Here is his list of things.

1.Justin and I decide to make a list of things to do for others. We made some cupcakes to pass out to the mailman with a little note saying thank you for delivering our mail. It made him smile.

2.We seen this old man cleaning his yard. Justin made him two peanut butter and jelly's and took him out two bottles of water. It made him really happy. He talks to Justin all the time now. Justin even helped bag some of the leaves to give him a break.

3.We have made it an everyday thing to support our troops. We made some happy by buying them coffee through www.greenbeanscoffee.org At least they can have a piece of home away from home.

 

4.At a local grocery store Justin went around the parking lot to collect the carts for the workers.

 

 

 5.Justin tape some change to a game machine with a note to pay it forward.

 

 

 

 6.We also wrote some letter's to children in the hospital.

 

7. We donated to charity with blankets we no longer need along with the boys clothes that are to

small. This was just the start my hubby and I need to go through our closets still.

 

 

 

 

 8. Justin talked me into giving Christopher old stroller we no longer use to a teen mom.

 

9. On one of walks we heard a kitten crying. Justin was able to get this tiny kitten out from under a house who he named Mickey. She is well and about four weeks old. Justin and I take turns feeding her with a medicine dropper. Today she just started eating dry food.

 

 

10. Justin gives a  bag full of shredded paper away that we would normal just take to the recycling center. Instead we found out the little girl down the street has a hamster but can't afford to go to the pet store for the bedding. Instead she comes up to the office for the shredded paper every week.

 

11.Justin thought it would be a great idea to buy Halloween tote bags for all the children in the area who don't have bags to go treat or treating.

 

 

I found that it is very simple to make someone smile everyday. Justin wakes up asking "So mom who will we make smile today?"

Steve has taking the boat out with Justin and friends to catch fish for a fish fry on Saturday to help raise money for our neighbor's who's house burned down. I think it will go well. What have you done today to make a smile appear? It's as easy as saying hello to someone.