I think........if they could (the same people who made up Secretaries Day........because, pardon me......but I've never had a "Seamstress Day"!!!!!!)..........they'd make "Groundhogs Day".....(February 2)....in some way, shape or form.....a day where we'd HAVE to buy something for someone in our lives that has either....run over a groundhog and didn't bury it...shot a groundhog and ate it...or saw a groundhog once when they were a youngster...or whateverthefuck!!!!!!!!!!! But they can't make that day a practical day to tug at your heart strings......so they made up a lot of other days to make up for the loss in revenue!!!!

I am so "sick up and fed" (my own personal saying for being fed up and sick and tired) with these commercials bombarding us with what to buy and how much to spend on it and blah, blah blah!!!!!

So....in essence.....I can see your point Aqua. BUT......the guys that hold the "goodies" KNOW......you guys are on the ropes! They are tugging at your heartstrings as a reminder that you might lack the appropriate appreciation throughout the year. If you happen to fall into that category.....you'll get the guilt and fall for the ads and spend entirely too much just to appease your own conscience!

So.....I say.....don't blame the advertisers! I think they are geniuses! Supply and demand is the name of the game!

As for me.........since it is an official holiday and hubby never was the romatic type......I said, "Hey! We need a filter on our kitchen tap".........and I let him rest in peace!!!!! LOL! Anything above and beyond that is the cherry on the cake of our day!

P.S. I always get him something......and this year it's wood! Um.....well....actual tree product that is......and the wood will [cum] to him in the morning before he goes out to the barn to play with his tree product!

OMG! Shutting up now!