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bsewnsew


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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:50 am   Post subject: Mother's Day, Fathers day>>>>>>>>QUE


Ok ......I wish to know if and how do you other country's celebrate Mom and dad's day..I live in the USA......My son buys us a greeting card , and a small gift for rememberance.. He is a swell son.

My gift is usually a hanging basket of flowers. That Begonia I showed is 2 years ago and bloomed this past year just fine.
2007 he purchased a lovely Gerber Daisy.. Large blossoms red on top and beige on back .....It is still in my hall way and just finished blooming.. I kept it also........I am so spoiled.

Now Lets hear abour you day>>>>

Barb




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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:57 am   Post subject:


We've got Father's day in mid-November and Mother's day in February. We get cards, flowers and sometimes a small present too. We use the days as excuses for making a better-than-usual meal and have extra snacks.


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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:44 pm   Post subject:


We celebrate Mothers day and Fathers day here too and we receive small gifts and cards from our children. Sometimes, if money allows, we get taken out for a meal. Very Happy


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bsewnsew


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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:38 pm   Post subject: moms / dads


eileen & Droopy......

Sounds good everywhere......

Our moms day is May 11 in 2008
fathers day is june 15......

Now I am wondering how they go about figuring what day to use? Like Droopys in February..

Questions lead to more questions.. ha

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Netty


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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:49 pm   Post subject:


We have Mothers day in May and Fathers Day in June here too. When Fathers day falls on the 15th - which it does this year - Father has to share his day with me (my birthday!)

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Biita

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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:15 pm   Post subject:


Because my children are American i recieve a box from both around the times of the american holidays. plus they send e-cards. Then i recieve grandmother e-cards in sept from my 2 grandaughters.

My husband sends gifts an cards to his parents who live in the south of Norway, on the Norwegian holiday days. We don't have special meals because they aren't here with us, or us with them.


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bsewnsew


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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:28 pm   Post subject: m/f


Netty & biita.......
Thats very nice.......
We dont have meals or any thing .. A card is just all I desire......
But son insists.....
He is good to mom an dad..


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Sjoerd

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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:47 pm   Post subject:


Hiya B,

Mothers'Day is in mid-may here and it's flowers and a visit.


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bsewnsew


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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:35 am   Post subject: Hell o


Hi S

Your good lil children then......Remember , Mother's know best!!!!!!!!

Did you ever see Lilac bushes out there? Today I order 2 pink lilac rebloomers and smelly.
on $3.49 each if you order 2.. Shipping $1.99

I was watching them for a year and jumped at the chance .......I love lilacs. They were $14.00 last year...


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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:07 am   Post subject:


bsewnsew . . . what a deal! I love lilacs too!!! I always thought it would be so romantic to have them right outside the bedroom window . . .
Can you imagine what a sweet slumber it would be?

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Sjoerd

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:10 am   Post subject:


Oh yes, B...
They are quite popular here. We call them "Syring". There are always so many colours and fragrances to choose from. Your choice sounds good to me. Do you have their place chosen already?


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bsewnsew


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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:33 am   Post subject: Good


Very Happy s
Good we never had rebloomers .......I have white and purple .. Now purple rotted away.. Really old from the last person who owned the farm.

Yes we are on a small farm and my yard is plentiful.
What other colors are there?

b


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stacy131

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:39 am   Post subject:


My family is of Eastern European descent. We never really celebrated Mother's Day, but we did celebrate a day of Women Workers. It sounds a bit silly, but we make a much bigger deal about it and much more appreciation and gifts are given to working mothers on that day compared to Mother's Day.

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bsewnsew


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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:44 am   Post subject: wow


Womens workers day sound excellent also.
I mean all us women work at home and away.. So why not????
I like that story........

Welcome to our forums.

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Biita

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:15 am   Post subject:


I had read that the American 15 minute break that is mandatory in work enviroments came about by a group of Norwegian immigrant and American/Norwegian women from Wisconsin who worked for a company, an demanded their "coffee break". The work production increased, an the boss made it part of their daily work schedule to have these coffee breaks. Other companies picked up on the idea, an now its part of the work ethics of the U.S. So we can all thank a group of women workers for that little break in the work day. Stew Face 2


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