Fun Daily Observances for January
So, I just discovered that January 3 is National (national? This should be international!) Chocolated Covered Cherry day. Trust me if I’d known about this holiday last week I would have prepared for this day like I prepare for Christmas-two years in advance. Trust me next year…it’s on! Actually I found a couple of upcoming "chocolate" days that are celebrated nationally so I will give plenty of forewarning and gift exchanging ideas for the chocolate loving volleyball players especially those left side hitters..
For the last four days of 2007 I was extremely busy taking care of my sick dogs, brother and sister cocker spaniels, Missy and Domino who we rescued from being turned in to the pound in Los Angeles. A couple of weeks ago they manifested what I thought was a cold but later found out it was distemper.
They just kept getting worse with Domino bleeding from his nose and progressively having trouble walking while Missy exhibited unusual neurological symptoms like waking up and barking at the wall, falling into the pool on New Year’s morning, the same pool she avoided like the plague during the height of the Vegas summer. I rescued her, dried her off and she stayed in bed all day until I took her outside for a minute during the evening. After she peed she started walking around in circles, tight circles not chasing her tail but never stopping to walk a straight line. I got her in the kitchen and she subsequently walked under a chair and got stuck. She couldn’t step over the rungs of the chair just to walk out from underneath. When I showed this activity to my mom we both knew she had to go to the emergency room.
After an initial examination by an assistant and while waiting for the doctor Missy had a seizure right in front of us. She was given valium and the doctor told us that we would have to leave her there because there was nothing to be done. When she saw me again she struggled in recognition and fighting the effects of the valium as best she could. I said good bye by hugging her and continuously telling her that I loved her over and over again until she calmed down and nodded off. I tearfully left and went home hoping we could save her brother.
At home, four hours later Domino, who all evening put up the biggest fight he could, had a seizure at 4am and we took him back to the emergency room and had to leave him there. Domino fought to the end, unable to lay down and stay still for more than a minute at a time he kept getting up and pacing and getting up and pacing until he didn’t have any energy left. I’m sure he knew his sister was gone but he was doing everything he could to resist until he had a seizure. Just like I did with his sister I covered him in his favorite blanket and picked him up and carried him to the car and drove to the ER vet. This was January 1, 2008.
In honor of any volleyball players and their pets who passed away prematurely, I’m going to celebrate Champion of the Month Day – January 15.
On the lighter side of things I think the following are days necessary to set aside and celebrate during the month of January:
"Penguin Awareness Day" on January 12-not sure how yet but when I found out, you’ll be the first I tell.
"Appreciate a Dragon Day" January 16. Please I’m dying to know how to celebrate this day….is there a ‘dragon martini’, ‘dragon sangria? out there anywhere?)
Um apparently Judgement Day is …(drum roll)…………….January 17. Who knew? I didn’t know it had already been decided.
January 19-20 are Eagle Days…not sure if that’s for the bird or for the group
".
We have a choice on January 21 between "National Hugging Day
" (a personal favorite to use as an excuse to meet a cute volleyball player! Hey YOU need a hug. What for? Well it’s a holiday!)), "Squirrel Appreciation day" and "Answer Your Cats Questions day".
Towards the end of the month we have "Celebration of Life Day"on January 22 along with my personal favorite "Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks" Day. If more people just went outside and played volleyball we wouldn’t have a Fad diet problem much less the need for this holiday!
For "Belly Laugh Day
" and "National Compliment Day" celebrated on January 24, I'd like to point out that these are nationally celebrated holidays which are regularly celebrated across the country, but I never heard of them before.
Pick a day, pick a week, choose a volleyball playing friend and celebrate life. It’s short.
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