Today is Friday, December 13th- It IS - Friday The 13th, Day of The Horse, National Guard Birthday, Cocoa Day, Popcorn String Day

Ohio has the 4th MOST Christmas spirit - Tennessee has the most! (Nevada the least)

New survey says, A Christmas Story is the best holiday movie of all time.

Matrix 4 gets 2021 release date on the same opening weekend as John Wick 4! 

The Popeye’s Chicken sandwich now has its own sweater

The flamingo emoji is here, among with many others with the latest iPhone update! 

Pop Tarts are debuting a sweet and salty pretzel version.

Puffy the Inflatable Christmas Pig lives! Each Christmas season, I dig out Puffy the Pig that I got at K-Mart about 10 years ago, say a brief prayer and hope he still works! He lives again this year!!

I keep it no secret that I love pigs and pink, so when I saw this adorable lawn decoration, he was a must have. His name, Puffy came to me the first time he adorned our yard. We have a neighbor girl who was 5 when we moved in 7 years ago. She looks forward to seeing Puffy in all his glory every year. This brings me joy, as we are a party of holiday traditions, or our neighbors think I am super weird. Either makes me smile!

I love this time of year- so merry and bright! Decorate and celebrate as you see fit! Merry Christmas!

12/12/19

Handcrafted Kent

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Thomas Rhett is looking into the movies…
Blake Shelton wants to marry Gwen, but there’s a catch…

Thomas Rhett certainly has the movie star looks, and he says he wouldn't mind taking a bit part in a movie. He'd also like to spend some time on the other side of the camera.
He says, "I’m gonna try to start delving into a little bit more getting behind the camera. And I don’t think I want to be like an ‘actor’ actor, but I think it would be pretty fun to be in a few scenes in a big movie or something like that.”

Blake Shelton is ready to propose to Gwen Stefani, but she's not ready to say "yes" -- until she gets the OK from the Catholic Church.
According to People magazine, Gwen really wants to get remarried, but she wants a church wedding and can't get one until she gets her previous marriage to Gavin Rossdale annulled.
A source close to the couple says, "Blake was very serious about Gwen right from the start right, and early on he thought about proposing," but adds that Gwen has her heart set on a blessing from the church and "right now, that's not possible."

12/12/19

Be stronger than your strongest excuse.

Today is Thursday, December 12th- It IS - Poinsettia Day, Gingerbread House Day

There is a movement to get Apple to make a Baby Yoda emoji!

Netflix says 26 million accounts watched The Irishman in its first seven days on the streaming service.

You can now buy Christmas Dinner in a can. 12 layers and it comes in a vegan option.

12/12 - “Day of the Dozens.” Today, if you buy a dozen at Krispy Kreme – any flavors you like – you can then get a second dozen of original glazed doughnuts for just one dollar.

You can now buy a candle that smells like queso. 

About 20% of us have a best friend at work.

You can now get best friend bracelets that buzz when your friend is thinking about you.

Yesterday, a group of us here at Rubber City Group took turns ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at Acme #1, which is next door to the station. Scott and I do this together every year and it has become a holiday tradition for us.

I am always humbled to do this and also to see how many people, in my short one hour shift give to the Salvation Army. Whether it’s a few cents to a dollar to fifty dollars- one guy donated that yesterday!!

We see people ringing the bell all over town this time of year, indoors, out in the elements, and they are all volunteers. So take a moment if you have some spare change one of these times and throw it in the red kettle. It adds up!

12/11/19

Sir Troy's Toy Kingdom

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Luke Combs is on top…
Garth Brooks is going back to dive bars next year…

Mediabase published its year-end charts. 
Here are the Top 5 songs on the country chart: at #5 is Chase Rice - "Eyes on You," #4 is Scotty McCreery - "This Is It," followed by Jason Aldean - "Girls Like You." In at #2 is Morgan Wallen - "Whiskey Glasses" and of course Luke Combs had the #1 song on the Mediabase chart for 2019 with “Beautiful Crazy.”

Garth Brooks will dive into 2020. He's having such a blast playing small venues that he said he is officially extending his Dive Bar tour into 2020. 
He also plans on hitting more stadiums in the new year. He recently announced he will be at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on May 16th.

12/11/19

Joy grows when we trade expectations for gratitude.