Ramadan Mubarak

Ramadan Mubarak

Do you know the definition for the word of the day which is “Ramadan?” Pronounced: /rä-mə-ˈdän/ What is Ramadan?  This is when Muslims around the world fast during the holy month of Ramadan.  Other fun facts: This year, Ramadan started on the evening of Monday, April 12th The Islamic holy month is always held on […]

National Pet Day

National Pet Day

Love your pet! Support your favorite cat, dog, fish, bird, and rabbit! You can watch together an old Walt Disney movie called “Lady and the Tramp”, “Savage Sam”, or “The Cat From Outer Space.” These movies are age-appropriate for all viewers. One of the fun scenes in this first movie is the spaghetti slurping between […]

Words

Words

Words are what we live by. So why are words important? Why do some people say, “it’s just words?”  Words are important! Words: protect our right to worship according to the dictates of our own conscience make binding contracts help us get married or adopt children protect our private property protect our right to freedom […]

Bread Riot

Bread Riot

The Richmond, Virginia bread riot of April 2, 1863 was caused by many factors. Let us take a look at some of the details. Here is the 1862 newspaper clip: CLIPPED FROM The Times-Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana 25 Oct 1862,  Women especially felt it difficult to provide food for their children. The drought of 1862 […]