December 3, 2013 – Life, Love & Strength

Good day people! Hope your Monday wasn’t too bad. Cheer up, it’s Tuesday now, Monday is history.

Yesterday we had our first official blizzard of the winter season in Southern Alberta Canada. Even my poor dog Sam didn’t go outside but twice yesterday. It snowed and we had high winds. I haven’t seen one like this in years. So of course I had to take a few pictures this morning. Brrrrr. It was damn cold out there. I didn’t drive anywhere because I wasn’t about to dig my poor minivan out of the snow. I didn’t need anything that bad today.

I even had to sweep off the snow that had blown in between the screen door and front door this morning! Now that was freaky. I wish I would have thought to take a picture of that. Alas, Sam had his legs crossed to go out so I didn’t think to take a picture of my snowy door.

So before I get to the holidays that are celebrated on December 3rd, I’ll show you a few pictures of the snow that fell yesterday. Hey, I braved the bitter cold for you, so I hope you appreciate the bad pictures. hahaha!

Blizzard aftermath 12/3/2013

Blizzard snowbank 12/3/2013

Now onto the holiday section. Every day this December I will be listing all the celebrations of the day! December seems to be especially busy with celebrations. Some are for really good causes, some are kind of strange. But every day should have a reason for being don’t you think?

So for today December 3:

Make a gift day ~~ Today is the day that you make a gift for someone. Who doesn’t like homemade gifts? It shows you care when you put time and effort into a gift. Time to show off that crafty side of you. Or that chef side as a homemade gift could be something yummy. Like homemade cookies, fudge, brownies, or even a casserole you froze to help some young parent have a day off of cooking! There are tons of things to do for gifts. So go ahead and get that glue and glitter out!

Roof Over Your Head Day ~~ Hey people I can’t make this stuff up myself! Yes, you read it right. Today is the day you celebrate ‘Roof over your head day’. It is a day of appreciation for the things we have, starting with the roof over our heads. Personally I’m glad I have one, a roof, cause baby it’s cold out there!

Disabled Persons Awareness Day ~~ International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations sanctioned day celebrated annually on December 3. The day recognizes the achievements, contributions and abilities of people with disability. Now talk about a great thing to celebrate!

Read A New Book Month ~~ Now this one I can celebrate easily! I have so many books to read right now. So let’s celebrate this one folks and the best part is it’s all month-long!

There you have it for today. So go out or stay in and enjoy the specialness of today! See you tomorrow!