National holidays. When I was growing up, I remember there being like seven of them. Christmas, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and a few others. Oh, and Columbus Day. That was an actual no school holiday.
Anyway, now there is a holiday every day. There's National Scrabble Day, Bat Appreciation Day (the creepy kind that hang in caves, not the baseball kind!), International Vulture Awareness Day, National Stepparent Day and even a National Wife Appreciation Day. Ok, so I really do like that one, but I digress.
If you can dream it, it can apparently be a "National" day.
So I wasn't the least bit surprised to hear that today was National Sibling Day. I even found myself participating and posting pictures of Michele and Charlie on Facebook and sending warm wishes to them on their special day. Was it necessary? Probably not. Would anyone have noticed if I just skipped the holiday? Probably not.
But was it nice to take a moment to look though a box of pictures searching for my favorites of them and giggling at all the others I found? Was it nice to tell two people who have definitely watched me grow up how much I love them? Absolutely.
So while I may find all of the "National" days a little silly, maybe they're just a reminder to appreciate things we should already be appreciating.
My final thoughts on National Sibling Day? I thank God every night for the pair of siblings I created. It warms my heart to know how close they are. And this throwback is one of my very favorites of them. Although they'll never remember that day, I'll never forget it.
So good night. Happy Sibling Day. Happy International Safety Pin Day. Happy National Farm Animals Day. Happy Couple Appreciation Month and National Straw Hat Month.
Whew, I think I got 'em all!
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