Showing posts with label History of mother's day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History of mother's day. Show all posts

Monday, May 3, 2010

Family Night In Giveaway Sponsored by Nestle




I am excited to be teaming up with Nestle. Nestle is offering a fabulous prize pack to one of my lucky readers!


Enter for your chance to win a Family Night In sponsored by Nestlefamily.com


Prize pack includes:


$25 gift certificate to Amazon.com to order a movie or two of your choice!


A mix of coupons from brands like Stouffer's, Toll House, Nesquick, Ovaltine, Raisnets and others: as well as product from Wonka.


And as a special treat the lucky winner will also receive a 30-day supply of Glowelle, a daily beauty drink dietary supplement that protects and hydrates the inner and outer layers of the skin.


To enter:


Leave a comment and tell me a movie you would like to see!


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Contest closes on Monday May 10th at 11:59pm EST.



You may also enter to win the Mother's Day Sweeps Giveaway at Nestlefamily HERE.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The History of Mother's Day....


Do you ever wonder where something begins? I think very often we celebrate holidays and don't even know how the tradition started. Here are a few facts on how we came to celebrate Mother's Day.
It is believed that Mother's Day was originally intended to unite women in the fight against war in the 1870's.
Mother's Day is celebrated on different days around the country. In the US we celebrate it on the second Sunday of May.
In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war.

Nine years after the first official Mother's Day, commercialization of the U.S. holiday became so rampant and now is one of the most commercial holidays. According to the National Restaurant Association, is is the most popular day to eat out.
See how things change and evolve through the years. I think we often forget where things begin.