What day is it?

Hi neighbors. Another month is coming to a close. How are you doing with those New Year's resolutions?

How often have you written the "0" for the year (as in 2009) then remembered it is 2010 and had to stop yourself and slip the "1" in before the 0?

No need to be embarrassed. It happens to us all. It usually takes me till the end of March at least to write the correct year without flinching.

Somehow it just doesn't "feel" like a 2010 type of year. I liked saying two thousand and ... instead of twenty-ten. Next year will be impossible. Who can say twenty eleven with a straight face?

Even numbered years will roll off the tongue a little better than odd numbered years.

How will twenty-one one sound? Weird, that's how. By then, that one won't be my problem I'm thinking.

At least the start of March means spring is closer than ever. Spring starts March 20 and St. Paddy's Day is March 17. The only other big events in March are Palm Sunday and Passover. At least that's all that's on my calendar.

There are calendars that show lots of little known events. Some are real events and some are just made up silliness.

About.com lists these events:

Craft Month (how crafty are you?), Mirth Month (everyone likes a good laugh now and then), Youth Art Month (support the local school art classes -- take in some supplies), Ethics Awareness Month (good time to have some heart to heart talks with the kids), Cheerleading Safety Month (my daughter got a life-long back problem cheerleading), National Nutrition Month, Middle School Month, International Hamburger and Pickle Month (now here's a holiday I could sink my teeth into), Irish-American Heritage Month (wearing-of-the-green time and time to share your Irish roots with all the little leprechauns in your family tree), International Music In Our Schools Month (another good reason to donate musical instruments to your favorite school band), American Red Cross Month (no one does more with less -- give!), National Umbrella Month (Do we really need an entire month to appreciate our umbrellas? Guess we'll have to see how much rain we get in March), and Gardening, Nature and Ecology Books Month (well, any book is OK in my book).

But knowing the monthly celebrations for March is just the start. Here are daily and weekly events to bake a cake for:

National Ghostwriter's Week (not as easy as you might think -- and no byline!), National Cheerleading Week (again -- be careful), National Pig Day (in the ground, on the bun or served with eggs?), Texas Independence Day (glad their still team players), National Anthem Day (that's something I can stand up for), Peach Blossom Day (with no sudden frost I hope!), Hug a GI Day (heck, hug'em all! They certainly deserve it), Dentists' Day (the only people we pay to give us pain in order to prevent or relieve pain), Frozen Food Day (hey, what's for dinner?), International Women's Day (YES! You go girls!),

Cabin Fever Day (can we come out of hibernation now?), Panic Day (isn't this one actually April 14?), Organize Your Home Office Day (where did I put that organizational chart?), International Day of Awesomeness (hey! A day made just for me!), Girl Scouts Birthday (a great organization!), Earmuffs Day (are they to block out the cold or the music from my son's stereo?), Pi Day (sorry, I hate math), National Potato Chip Day (I'm all for this one!), Buzzard Day (excuse me?), National Poison Prevention Week (get those emergency phone numbers posted by the phone!),

Freedom of Information Day (we can get any government document -- but a lot of the good stuff is under the black marker lines), St. Patrick's Day (go Irish!), Earth Day (the only planet we have), First Day of Spring (we are all ready for this aren't we?), National Quilting Day (if you can make a quilt in one day you are better than me), National Sing Out Day (sing out what -- does it matter? Just start singing!), International World Water Day (we have to use it wisely cause we can not live without it), National Puppy Day (what's not to love?), Weed Appreciation Day (is this day about old hippie weed or get those out of my garden weed?), National U.S. Doctors' Day (go in for your physical and take your doctor an apple), and Pencil Day (the oldest writing tool still in use for most of us -- although some people still carve things in stone).

Until the next time friends remember, whatever day it is there is always reason to celebrate.