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The Valentine's Day parties at school are always so much fun! When I was a little girl our teacher set aside one art class the week of Valentine's Day to make our Valentine card holders. During our classroom Valentine's Day party we would receive special "Be My Valentine" cards from our teacher as well as all of our classmates and a decorated holder was the perfect place to keep them. Some years, the art teacher would have the class decorate a plain white bakery bag with finger paints, sticke …

Since we last chatted I sincerely hope you haven't been hit with that awful flu bug! According to the most current data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity in the United States is at a high level with an increase in hospitalizations and even deaths. It is projected that the influenza outbreak will continue across most of the U.S. for the next several weeks. If this year's influenza has unfortunately made a visit to your home and invaded your space, some of the symp …

When I was a young school girl and in the primary grades, our room mothers hosted holiday parties to celebrate Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day. And if our St. Louis Cardinals Baseball team made it to the playoffs or World Series we had game watch parties at school to cheer on our hometown baseball club. The school I attended required the students to wear uniforms. Mine was a green and black plaid jumper with a white pointed collared shirt, either short or long sleeve. The boys wore bla …

Did you get your flu shot this year? The CDC lists it as its #1 recommendation for influenza prevention, but got I sick anyway! Influenza is a respiratory illness and it's also extremely contagious. It spreads in droplets when persons infected with the virus cough, sneeze, or even talk. You can also catch the flu by touching an object that has the virus on it and then transferring the germs to your mouth or eyes via your hands. Young children, pregnant women, and the elderly are at greatest risk …

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Zoey's Attic! In case you missed it on our Facebook page... Zoey's Attic is offering a coupon code this weekend in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for 15% off your purchased items from Zoey's Attic Personalized Gifts. The code to use at checkout is MLK2015 and it expires at 11:59 p.m. CST on Monday, January 19, 2015. Be sure to check out all our sweet Valentine's Day shirts and other adorable items for Birthdays, St. Patrick's Day, and …