Sunday, February 7, 2010

Good Morning! Sunday February 7, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! It's still cold, but the sun is shining brightly, so the gloomy gray is gone. Today will be low 40s and sunny; and it looks like all week will be in the low 40s. I find it so much easiser to get things accomplished inside when it's bright outside (especially since my house tends towards dark all the time). A lot got done yesterday. I picked up my helper friend, and we ran a few errands. Then we came back here and in between HGTV breaks (we're both "decorating-junkies"! LOL!), the big tree came completely down and bagged (even the lights are labeled!). OK, truth is, she did that! :) But I did make several trips up and down stairs. Another full box is packed, and I made some progress on clearing off the table. I have Valentine decorations ... just have to finish clearing away all the clutter so they show up! I really hope today to finish with the clutter, get all the holiday linens washed and packed; and bake some cookies! :)

Today is "Ballet Day" ... "Man Day" ... "Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day" ... "Independence Day (Grenada)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."
-- Henry Van Dyke

"Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing - peace is the measure."
-- George Melton

Today in history:
In 1915, D.W. Griffith's "Birth Of A Nation," a landmark in the history of cinema and the first American full-length motion picture, opened in Los Angeles and was immediately a smash hit.

In 1964, the Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time and immediately set off a frantic wave of "Beatlemania."

In 1984, two U.S. shuttle astronauts made the first untethered space walk.

In 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was inaugurated as Haiti's first democratically elected president in 186 years.

In 1998, the Winter Olympics opened in Nagano, Japan.

Today's birthdays include:
- English statesman and writer Sir Thomas More in 1478
- Farm equipment manufacturer John Deere in 1804
- English novelist Charles Dickens in 1812
- Little House books author Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1867
- Ragtime composer and pianist Eubie Blake in 1883
- Novelist Sinclair Lewis in 1885
- Actor and Olympic swimming gold medalist Buster Crabbe (Flash Gordon) in 1908
- Actor Miguel Ferrer in 1955
- Actor James Spader in 1960
- Country singer Garth Brooks in 1962
- Comedian Chris Rock in 1966

Everyone have a Great Sunday!

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