Get your party on: 5/23-5/29

I must say that I’m terribly dismayed with the celebratory offerings this week. Not that there aren’t holidays – just none that float my boat. None I can sink my teeth into and have some fun with.  This week’s holidays are nothing short of total yawners.

So I’m taking the week off. Why bore you with a bunch of holidays that don’t inspire a party atmosphere and leave you, well, let down.

I did decide to make up my own holiday, and I’d encourage you to follow suit. Wednesday, May 26 was originally the last day of school for the kids. But because of snow (and the fact that the powers that be don’t schedule snow days into the school schedule), school is in session until June 4. They’re probably lucky they aren’t going through the 4th of July, quite frankly.

So on that note, I’m proclaiming May 26 as This is What Happens When You Wish for Snow Days Day. It’s a day that will remind my children of every time they said, “I hope it snows so we don’t have school.” Seemed like more times than not, they got their wish. And we had a snow day.

Now it’s payback. A clear indication that we should be careful what we wish for.  As the week is tacked on to their school year, I will happily remind them that while they’re still studying their little buns off, I’ll be out playing in the sunshine.

Heck, I might even write a little song to celebrate this day (perhaps I should stretch it out to include the entire week…). Certainly we’ll pull out movies that involve snow, snow and more snow. Maybe make some s’mores and have some hot chocolate, to remind them that they are still paying for all those snow days.

On that note, I invite all of you to take advantage of this decided lull in the world of wacky holidays and create a special day just for you and your family. Let me know what it is, and perhaps we can get some of them on our own calendar for future purposes of partying!

Until next week, get your party on!