Good morning! It's a wonderful morning! The ground is all frosty white - it *looks* like snow! LOL! It'll be a mostly bright and clear day, around 50. That's not bad really, a nice day.
Yesterday we were fed again at work, by the owners. Lovely lovely dinner ... and of course no one felt like working in the afternoon. Today no meals ... but lots of people keep bringing goodies to share. We'll be grazing all day. :)
Last night I had a lovely visit with my brother and sister-in-law (that should be sister-in-love!!). They live too far away to visit much, so it was a wonderful treat. Then later, we had Christmas with two of our grandsons. They had to go back to GA last night (son drove all night so they could be home for Christmas Eve).
Tonight I have ALL the last minute stuff to finish up! Wow. Baking, laundry, wrapping, packing ... sure hope I find time to sleep! LOL!
There is 1 day and 17 hours (7:00 am EST) left until Christmas!!
Today is "Festivus" ... "Humanlight Celebration" ... "Birthday of the Emperor (Japan)" ... "Feast of the Radishes (Mexico)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them."
-- Lily Tomlin
"The customer doesn't expect everything will go right all the time; the big test is what you do when things go wrong."
-- Sir Colin Marshall
Today in history:
In 1620, construction began of the first permanent European settlement in New England, one week after the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth harbor in present day Massachusetts.
In 1783, Gen. George Washington resigned his commission with the U.S. Army and retired to Mount Vernon, Va. He became the new nation's first president in 1789.
In 1913, the U.S. Federal Reserve System was established.
In 1928, the National Broadcasting Company established a permanent U.S. coast-to-coast radio hookup.
In 1947, the transistor was invented, leading to a revolution in communications and electronics.
In 1987, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yaeger landed the experimental aircraft Voyager at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., completing a record nine-day, 25,012-mile global flight without refueling.
Today's birthdays include:
- Egyptologist Jean Francois Champollion, who deciphered the Rosetta Stone, in 1790
- Mormon church founder Joseph Smith in 1805
- Poet Harriet Monroe, founder of Poetry magazine, in 1860
- Manhattan restaurateur Vincent Sardi Sr. in 1885
- British film executive J. Arthur Rank in 1888
- Actor James Gregory in 1911
- Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in 1918
- Actor Harry Guardino in 1925
- Japanese Emperor Akihito in 1933
- Actor Susan Lucci in 1946
- Marathon runner Bill Rodgers in 1947
- Actor Corey Haim in 1972
Everyone have a Great Wednesday!
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