Here are 10 Reasons I love Saturday mornings:

• You can sleep in if you want to. Or you can get up early like usual but do whatever you want.
• Saturday mornings are the day for yard sales, garage sales, church rummage sales, and all those other fun bargain hunting things.
• No business calls. Most companies and people you work with will respect the Saturday morning and leave you alone, at least until the afternoon.
• You can make pancakes. Or even go out for breakfast. Let’s face it, who really wants to cook before they work or has time to eat more than a pop-tart? Truth is Saturdays might be the only day of the week I actually eat something that could be identified as breakfast.
• People are available. I don’t see many people during the week. They have jobs like most contributing members of society do. Since they’re off Saturdays we can make plans or catch up on the phone.
• Nobody notices if you’re tired or hung over. I don’t drink anymore at all, but Fridays used to be the night to go out and get hammered. If you had to work that Saturday it seemed like an unspoken understanding that was okay. And if you didn’t work, then it was almost expected and people left you alone.
• People are shopping and loving it. You can tell it’s Saturday morning just by going to Home Depot or Wal-mart for 5 minutes. People act like they are on a mission. They seem excited by the things they find. You feel like buying things you don’t even need.
• The newspaper has a special section in it just for Saturdays. I don’t know if this is all newspapers everywhere, but mine has an interesting little magazine that comes with it.
• The mail comes earlier on Saturday mornings. Our mail usually comes at 3 p.m. On Saturdays it’s here before noon. It’s always nice to get it early since I usually get some fun freebies or checks.
• There’s still tomorrow. Not working weekends means you get to enjoy tomorrow off too. When you know you have another day off coming, you enjoy the Saturday even more. You can go out of town for the weekend or put off housework (or catch up on it if you’re real ambitious!).

15 Unique Date Ideas You Forgot About

It’s easy for us to get stuck in the trap of going out for dinner or watching movies. Sure, those things are fun, but there are plenty of other things we could be doing together that are a great way to spend time together, whether you’re in a new relationship or have been married for years.

• The Museum: What could be more fun than walking around and looking at dinosaurs or art? It’s a great way to spark conversation and enjoy yourselves in a relaxing environment.
• An Amusement Park or Carnival: An amusement park can be a very romantic place. You will be able to talk to each other about anything while you wait in line, you can enjoy the thrill of riding a roller coaster together or you can just take it easy on the train or carousal rides.
• A Bookstore or Library: The bookstore is a great place to talk about different books you find, read each other poetry excerpts, browse magazines together and sip on lattes.
• Take a Hike: Hiking is great exercise and can also be a fun way to get to know someone better or rekindle the excitement of being together again. Bring a back pack with plenty of snacks and drinks and you’ll have a great time exploring your adventurous sides.
• Mini Golf: I’ve never met anyone who didn’t have a good time going mini-golfing. You can choose a basic course with windmills and slopes or find one that has tropical trees and waterfalls for some added ambiance.
• Visit the Zoo: Lions and tigers and bears..you and your date will have fun oohing and aahing over the animals and each other.
• Ice Skating: Even in the summer you can find many indoor skating rinks perfect for a rainy day. If one of you doesn’t know how to skate, even better as you can hold hands while you slowly make your way around the rink.
• Go on a Tour: You can watch how wine is made at a nearby winery or go on a factory tour of a popular company near you. You can often find factory tours at this website: < href="http://www.factorytoursusa.com/">Factory Tours USA.
  Do you both love music? Go to a music festival where the two of you can snuggle on a picnic blanket or visit small acoustic gig at a coffee shop. If you like to play music, stop at a music or guitar store and pretend you’re shopping for a new guitar or keyboard.
• A pet store or animal shelter: If you’re an animal lover, you’ll love being able to look at all the different pets and play with them. Be careful though – you might end up falling in love with one of the pets and taking a new furry friend home with you!
• The Flea Market: You’ll have fun reliving childhood memories or looking at unusual things you’ve never seen before at a flea market. You might even be able to find a few bargains while you’re at it.
• Plan a daytrip downtown. Many of us might go downtown for work or other reasons, but so few of us will go there just to relax in a community park or to admire the architecture of the skyscrapers and old buildings. Don’t forget to bring your camera!
• Go Bowling: Grab your bowling shoes and spend a fun time showing off your bowling skills. You can make it even more interesting by giving them a kiss for every pin they knock down or pretending you’re in a major competition.
• Go swimming: You can either visit a nearby water park or pool or opt for a community indoor pool in the winter. Have fun doing laps together, splashing each other, or if you visit a waterpark relaxing on a lazy river or sunbathing together.
• Go for a boat ride: You can opt for a canoe on a pond, a ferry ride, paddle boats, or even go white water rafting together if you’re adventurous.

10 Tricks So Your Wife Will Let You Go Fishing

1. Be nice to her all the time. Not just for a day or a week. But everyday and every week. Being nice means not yelling at her when she accidently messed up the project you spent the last two hours working on.

2. Help out around the house. Scrub the kitchen floor and bathtub and do whatever other chores she hates. Take out the trash without needing to be reminded. It helps if you put your clothes & towels away also.
3. Tell her you will watch the kids for an hour or two while she does whatever she wants to do.
4. Call her while you are at work just to say hi and I love you.
5. Offer to take her fishing just the two of you sometime or go out on a date.
6. Make dinner for her some night, even if it is just mac n cheese.
7. Kiss her when you leave and as soon as you come back and before you fall asleep.
8. Give her a backrub after a hard long day
9. Don’t complain about having to visit your in-laws and save your wife from having to deal with yours.
10. Let her sleep in some morning.

Gift Idea: Write Your Love Story

Everyone has a love story. From what you were doing before you were in love, to how you met, to the things you’ve accomplished since then, writing your love story can be a great keepsake for your family as you get older or it can be a fantastic gift idea for an anniversary or other special date.
You can also do this gift idea for your favorite couple - your parents, grandparents, or even a friend who’s celebrating an important anniversary.

To write the story, start by answering some of these questions:

• When and where was each person born? Who was in their families? Was there anything interesting about their birth story or childhood?
• What was each person doing before you met each other? Where did they work? What activities or hobbies did they enjoy? Where did they live?
• How did they meet each other? Give as many details as possible on the time, place, and their first impressions of each other.
• What did they do for their first date? Is there anything that stuck out to them about the other person or the place they went to? Did either of them feel nervous or awkward?
• When and Where was their first kiss?
• Was there a deifining moment when they knew they loved each other? What were some of the things they did together while dating?
• How did they become engaged? When was their wedding? What was it like? What moment of that day does each person remember the most vividly? Did they go on a honeymoon?
• What did they do after they were married?
• Do they have children? How many and what are their names? What were there thoughts about becoming parents?
• Where are some of the places they have traveled together?
• What projects did they complete together or what things have they accomplished since being married?
• What is the one thing today that they still love most about each other?

Once you have these questions answered, you have all the necessary details ready to write your love story. You can decide if you want to start it fairy tale style with “Once upon a time”, make it humorous, or even go with “Dick and Jane” style of “This is Dick. Dick was born…” The options are pretty much endless, so don’t be afraid to get creative.

Now you will need to decide how you will present the story. Here are some different ways you can present the love story:

Make a video/digital picture slideshow. You can make a slideshow using a program like PowerPoint or you can use any of the hundreds of video editing software available. Many computers now have video editing software pre-installed

Make a photo book. I LOVE photo books. You can write your story and use old family photos and make gorgeous hard bound books using a site like Photo Works.

Write it in a notebook. Many store sell blank journals and notebooks that can work wonderfully. You can opt to handwrite the story or you can type it in your favorite word processing software and print and paste it to the journal pages.

Go audio-book style. You can use a free program such as Audacity to record you telling the story and then save as an MP3 or burn it onto a CD. If you’re old fashioned, you can always make it with cassette tapes.

55 Unique Places to Leave Love Notes

Love notes are one the easiest and quickest ways to show your partner you’re thinking of him or her. Here are 55 places you can leave a love note and surprise him or her!

1. A lunchbox
2. The bathroom mirror – can also use lipstick or fog it up if you’re feeling really creative!
3. Spread shaving cream on a table and write “I Love You” in the shaving cream.
4. Tape a note to their coffee or tea if they drink either regularly
5. Put one of those notes in the wiper of their car
6. Or tape it to the steering wheel
7. Put in their tool box
8. After you do laundry, stick in one of their pants or shirt pockets
9. Or leave it at the bottom of the laundry basket if they fold all the clothes
10. Put it in their shoes
11. Tape it to the showerhead or faucet
12. Put it on the dishwasher
13. Or the refrigerator
14. On their computer screen
15. You could also be sneaky and program their screensaver to say it.
16. Their briefcase or purse
17. On the cover of a book they are reading or you could place it at the end if you know they will read the whole book
18. On the alarm clock
19. Attach it to their phone
20. In their pajamas or pillowcase
21. Inside a DVD they will watch
22. In your “junk drawer”
23. Inside their wallet
24. On the ceiling above your bed
25. On a doorknob
26. Attach it to their keychain
27. Mail it to them
28. Make them a banner and hang it in a place they’ll see it
29. On his bar of soap or shampoo (You might want to put it in a plastic bag so you know they’ll see it before it gets wet!)
30. In the middle of the floor
31. As a place card where they sit for dinner
32. On their bike handle
33. Inside a glove or hat
34. On the coffee pot or tea kettle
35. In a box of something they’ll eat in the fridge
36. If they smoke, inside a pack of cigarettes.
37. Send an email they can read at work
38. Send it to their phone as a text message
39. On the TV
40. Or their remote
41. In between the couch cushions
42. In a sock
43. Under the brim on his or her hat
44. In the silverware drawer
45. Inside a cup
46. On the back of a cupboard or closet door
47. On the handle of their car
48. On the grill
49. Tape it on top of the garbage cans
50. Write it out with food if you are making dinner or dessert (Whipped cream out of a can works well!)
51. On the sidewalk or driveway with sidewalk chalk
52. Attach the notes to your kids
53. Or leave it with one of their stuffed animals or toys
54. In their notebook or journal
55. On a sign on a window or door they will see.

Where do you leave love notes for your part