The "I Can't Believe I Missed It" Story

It was an ordinary day. Just finished checking my datebook I keep on my desk in my office and realized I missed two pretty important dates in 2012. The first was in January and I think I missed it because someone tried to erase it. Didn't get it all and I still could make it out. January 8th was Bubble Bath Day and I had marked that on my calendar. Someone who lives in the house with me must have tried to erase it since she knows I would have bugged her about taking that bubble bath with me if I had remembered. Bubble baths in our house can get pretty wild since we have a tub with air jets and they really whip the bubbles into a frenzy. Well, maybe next year. Anyway, I just missed one of my favorite days of the year. The first Saturday in February is International Eat ice Cream For Breakfast Day. And ..... I missed it. Had it marked on the calendar also, and well, I just missed reading my calendar. Any other day would have been OK, even the bubble day, but I'm really upset I missed this one. Once upon a time there were two children in upstate New York who needed a distraction from the long, dreary days of winter. Their mother invented a holiday that delighted her two young kids, as well as big kids like me all over the globe. On that first Saturday in February she served ice cream for breakfast. And, she has become famous for it!! Over the years the stories of the day has spread until it is now celebrated all over the world. Only requirement for the day are: You have to eat Ice Cream for breakfast. Why didn't I think of that myself? In Lancaster, PA, a few days after February 4th, I read in the local paper about a Creamery in town that created special treats for this day such as: (1) Maple Walnut Bacon Supreme which is a warm, whole grain waffle with Maple Walnut Ice Cream covered with maple syrup, then covered with whipped cream, bacon sprinkles and a cherry, (2) Breakfast of Champions which is a bowl of Grape Nuts Ice Cream covered in banana, strawberries and blueberries topped with whipped cream and a cherry, (3) The WafflingTurtle which is a whole grain waffle with vanilla ice cream coated with hot fudge and caramel sauce topped with pecans, whipped cream and a cherry, and (4) Coffee and Donuts Sundae which is a cinnamon sugar donut with a scoop of coffee icecream drizzled with caramel, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. A bunch of customers evidently showed up in their pajamas, which added to the fun. And ..... I missed it! So then I checked my datebook for the rest of this month and saw I have marked February 28 as the Tooth Fairy Day. That used to be a favorite when I was a parent with very young children. Big celebration was needed for that day. And, did you know that April is Grilled Cheese Month. Wait a minute,I enjoy grilled cheese sandwiches so much I would make every month grilled cheese month. Matter of fact, Carol and I both had lobster grilled cheese sandwiches at the Chesapeake Inn in Chesapeake City, MD last weekend when we took friends to the city for lunch. My daughter is making them on the griddle as I type this. And I'm sure you won't want to miss Lima Bean Respect Day on April 20th, will you. May 14th brings Dance Like a Chicken Day and another one of my favorites the following day in National Chocolate Chip Day. Years ago I used to really be into Paper Airplane Day which is on May 26. Another one I will not miss this year is June 11th. National Roasting Ear Day, or for most of you, National Corn on the Cob Day. On that day you can eat your corn back and forth or around and around. Your choice! Then comes July 1 and International Joke Day. I'm hoping to make that last a month since I have a ton of jokes to tell. Then after my daughter's birthday on the 4th, we celebrate Cow Appreciation Day at the end of the month. This may be a day special just for our town, but it is a mooving tribute to the nation's bovine beauties. Don' have anything marked in my datebook for the following couple of months, but in October we celebrate with National Magic Week from October 25 to 31. Have to visit Ziggy's Magic Shop again in downtown Lancaster to see what I can get to amaze my grandkids. I already have reservations at my favorite sandwich shop, Issac's, for November 3 which is National Sandwich Day. And then we all know what big holiday arrives in December each year. National Fruitcake Day is on December 27 when everyone who got one for Christmas is allowed to toss it in the backyard without anyone complaining. OK, time to close the datebook, but I'm still trying to figure out how I can have another bubble bath day with my wife. Any ideas? It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary day. PS - pixs indicate the Dance Like a Chicken day, the Corn on the Cob Day and my daughter finishing a batch of grilled cheese sandwiches.