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This post by Ginny reminds me of this Bored Panda picture:

February 21, 2025

Kaitlin and Torben flew in and stayed up on the land from Saturday morning to Tuesday afternoon. Andy and I went up every day and we had a good time hanging out together.

It was cold, but cozy inside with a warm fire. Andy had made sure we had a good supply of wood.

The woodpile Saturday:

We burned a lot of it. The woodpile Tuesday:

More great family memories.

February 20, 2025

Bored Panda

February 19, 2025

when you know when Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays were. Andy (in Montana) and I (in California) didn’t have to go to school on February 12 because it was Lincoln’s birthday, and on February 22 because it was Washington’s.

Then we thought they combined the two into Presidents’ Day and put it on the Monday between them. Wrong! Washington’s Birthday has been a federal holiday since 1879. Lincoln’s Birthday has never been. But starting in 1971 the government moved some holidays, including Washington’s Birthday, to a Monday to give federal employees a three-day weekend.

So what’s the story about Presidents’ Day?

While still officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government today, the unofficial name “Presidents Day” gained popularity as retailers and state and local governments broadened the scope to honor all our presidents, including Washington and Lincoln whose birthdays bookend that Monday.
—USA Today

So that’s why my calendar said yesterday was Presidents’ Day and the National Weather Service called it Washington’s Birthday. Who would have guessed? Not us!

February 18, 2025

This was Saturday’s National Weather forecast for today:

Does anyone (in the U. S.) remember when Washington’s Birthday was? The story behind President’s Day?

February 17, 2025

One reason the mom in yesterday’s post could be so calm was because she had had her furniture treated to be stain resistant. It took a lot of work to get the markings on the furniture, but she was able to do it. I don’t know about the poor sister’s stuffed animal.

February 16, 2025

My hat goes off to that mom! Click on the picture for the video. And click the sound button (lower right corner of the Instagram video) to turn on the sound.

February 15, 2025

from the internet. Click on the picture for the video.

It’s a bit late for me to have my own rambunctious puppy.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14. 2025

I agree with Mark Twain about getting ourselves to do something we don’t want to do,

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

Combine that with the first law of behavior modification,

Whatever is rewarded gets repeated.

And you have a winning strategy.

February 13, 2025

gocomics.com/theothercoast

February 12, 2025