M. I. C. – See you reall soon
K. E. Y. – Why? Who the hell knows!
M. O. U. S. E!

Its the 81st birthday of America’s favorite rodent.

And a very Happy Birthday to John B. & Missa Bean too!

photo credit: DJ_Riel via flickr

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Birthday
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving within the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she served as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham attracted national attention in 1969 for her remarks as the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College. She embarked on a career in law after graduating from Yale Law School in 1973. Following a stint as a Congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas in 1974 and married Bill Clinton in 1975. Rodham co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1977, and became the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978. Named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm in 1979, she was twice listed as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 with husband Bill as Governor, she successfully led a task force to reform Arkansas’s education system.

In 1994 as First Lady of the United States, her major initiative, the Clinton health care plan, failed to gain approval from the U.S. Congress. However, in 1997 and 1999, Clinton played a role in advocating the establishment of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Adoption and Safe Families Act, and the Foster Care Independence Act.

After moving to the state of New York, Clinton was elected as a U.S. Senator in 2000. That election marked the first time an American First Lady had run for public office; Clinton was also the first female senator to represent the state. In the Senate, she initially supported the Bush administration on some foreign policy issues, including a vote for the Iraq War Resolution. She subsequently opposed the administration on its conduct of the war in Iraq and on most domestic issues. Senator Clinton was re-elected by a wide margin in 2006.
In the 2008 presidential nomination race, Hillary Clinton won more primaries and delegates than any other female candidate in American history, but narrowly lost to Senator Barack Obama. As Secretary of State, Clinton became the first former First Lady to serve in a president’s cabinet.

Happy Birthday Hillary!!

source: Wikipedia: Hillary Clinton

“Have a good time but remember
There is danger in the summer moon above
Will I see you in September
Or lose you to a summer love”

<Sigh> Our summer flings fun times are now over and its time to get back to the real world. <groan>

And the big celebration this month is back to school. Or at least it is for a lot of parents, who are celebrating big time this month! Why you can almost hear the cheers from here!

Free at last,
Free at last,
Thank G-d almighty,
we’re free at last!

So with the summer behind us, its time to get back into the holiday swing of things. There’s lots going on this month as we start the countdown to the upcoming holiday season!

Among the holidays this month we’ll be observing the celebrations of US Labor Day (Sept. 07), the Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr (EID) (September 20), Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year – begins sundown Sept. 18), and the Jewish solemn day of fasting Yom Kippur (begins sundown Sept. 27).

And with all this to look forward too, September begins with our absolute favorite daily holiday of the year – Chicken Boy’s Birthday!! (And isn’t it appropriate that its National Chicken Month!)

While September is the 9th month of the year, it originally was the seventh month. In fact September is named for septem – the number seven.

Days: 30
Birthstone: Sapphire
Flower: Aster
Season: Summer, Fall
Horoscope: Virgo, Libra

Independence Day (4th of July – US)
Celebrating the 233rd birthday of the United States of America: On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress.

And in honor of the day – Holidays on the Net invites you to celebrate America’s birthday with us.

Whether you enjoy BBQs, fireworks or picnics in the park, we’ve got plenty of fun for your 4th of July. To help your family get into the independence spirit, we also have a trove of craft projects and coloring pictures that are perfect for kids young and old.

If you’re a history buff, Independence Day is probably one of your favorite holidays. What better way to relive our nation’s history than to spend its birthday visiting the national monuments and memorials in Washington, DC?

Or you can visit our site for a refresher on the history of the Pledge of Allegiance, the timeline of the American Flag and the full text and signers of the Declaration of Independence. And if you’re a trivia freak, you don’t want to miss our Did You Know? Facts and Figures about July 4th.

Are you planning to host or attend a 4th of July cookout (would it be July 4th if you didn’t?!) Be sure to peruse all our great grill recipes — plus our patriotic pastries, like Mom’s Favorite Apple Pie.

We look forward to hosting you at our biggest birthday bash yet!

And a bit of holiday trivia – Today is also the anniversary of the song – America the Beautiful.