[Mama_Bear]

I was looking forward to your pretty calendar. :(

Sorry, Sistah. I started to work on it and realized that, not only was I running out of time, but there are NO national holidays in August. LOL. So, this was as far as I got.......

Oh well, at least the birthday wishes are there for all of our Finest August babies......*you know who you are*. :-)

[NicknamedBob]

Only Fourteen Years

I’m looking at my Calendar, and ET’s looking back,
Way back in 1983 that fella had a knack.
He didn’t need a band-aid, or other medicine,
Just held a glowing finger up, and up zipped up the skin.

Fingers are salutes for us, this year just as back then,
And purple is the in thing now, to dip your finger in.
But back to this strange alien, and why he’s here with me,
And why I’m looking at some dates from Nineteen Eighty-Three.

That year began on Saturday, just like the current one,
And it was not a leap year, so when all is said and done,
The calendar I have in hand will serve me well this year,
For every date will line right up, as each month does appear.

For there are only seven ways to start the New Year’s play,
And only on the leap years do you need that extra day,
So fourteen calendars are quite enough, no matter how you age,
Just shove the old one in a drawer, and don’t mark up the page.

I know the Nation’s printers will be annoyed I’ve made it known,
That you don’t need to purchase what you already own,
But think of all the Playmates who can give that happy smile,
Now that they realize they won’t grow old for quite a while.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 8, 2005

[tuliptree76]

but there are NO national holidays in August.

There are always holidays to celebrate. :-) They may not be national holidays, but if you don't want an empty calendar...

http://www.butlerwebs.com/holidays/august.htm

[WVNan]

Mama_Bear, it may just be a coincidence, but I got the most beautiful card in the mail today. It had a bear on it and I thought of you. :O)