Memorial Day Savings Starts Now!

It's Memorial Day weekend and the traditional start to summer! Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday and is observed on the last Monday of May. It honors those men and women whom died while serving in the U.S. military. Many memorial services are planned during the Memorial Day weekend so please consider attending a local event to remember their sacrifice. Then join family and friends for fun times watching a parade, going to a favorite park for a picnic, or perhaps a family day at the ballpark cheering on your hometown baseball team! It's also fun to take in the Memorial Day sales at the local stores and online retailers too, and Zoey's Attic also has a deal for you! We have a 15% coupon code for all our Facebook friends, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram followers to use this weekend at Zoey's Attic Personalized Gifts. The code to use at checkout is MEM2016 and it will expire at 11:59 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 30th, 2016. The coupon code is only valid at our Zoey's Attic Personalized Gifts online shop. Get a head start on all your shopping for Father's Day, summer vacation, and July 4th shirts and gifts! And be sure to check out all the fun Back to School shirts for the kiddos and teachers too! Enjoy the weekend, be safe, and Happy Shopping!

Fun Fall Holidays!

Halloween is this Saturday! The kiddos are so excited for the school parties which will take place this Friday. They will be super energized and bursting with excitement this year since Halloween happens to fall on the weekend. There will be countless questions all day on "what time is it?" and "is it time to put on our costumes?" and "when can we start trick or treating?" A pot of chili will be simmering on the stove all afternoon and everyone will have a bowlful before we set out on our evening trick or treat adventure. Traditionally, Halloween evening ends with a bonfire for family and friends. We have a weenie roast and even though our bags are overflowing with candies we still make s'mores. In my book, you just can't have a bonfire without s'mores! The good news this year is that Halloween is also the last day of daylight savings. It officially ends in our Central Time Zone at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1st. So that means we will set our clocks back one hour before we turn in for the night. Yes! That extra hour of sleep will definitely help when arousing the gang in the morning for Sunday church services!

Soon Halloween 2015 will just be a memory and we will move on to the Thanksgiving celebration. I love Thanksgiving! The evening before the holiday is busy, busy, busy! I like to set my holiday table and also prepare some of the dishes the night before so as to relieve some of the stress getting everything ready for the Thanksgiving meal. So by the time I turn in for the night on Wednesday the cheesy mashed potatoes, Swiss cheese vegetable medley, sweet potato casserole, and pumpkin and pecan pies have all been made and just need to be warmed prior to serving. In the early morning on Thanksgiving Day the turkey is placed in the roaster oven on the counter so there will be plenty of oven space to cook the side dishes before our feast. Also, in the morning the sage herb dressing is made and put in a slow cooker on a low setting for the day. Salad and dinner rolls are prepared just prior to serving. Besides the family togetherness on Thanksgiving Day, I especially love the aromas flowing from the kitchen into the family room while I sip coffee and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! My heart is full of thanks!