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National Themes For July 11th: National Cheer Up The Lonely Day, National Rainier Cherry Day, National Blueberry Muffin Day, All American Pet Photo Day, National Mojito Day, and National 7-Eleven Day.

😊National Cheer Up The Lonely Day! If you know someone who is lonely or going through a difficult time due to health issues, financial reasons, grief due to loss or personal reasons, this was created as a day to reach out to them and try to cheer them up. Your small act of kindness can make a big difference to them.

🍒National Rainier Cherry Day! In 1952 at Washington State University, Harold Fogle created a new cherry by cross-breeding the Bing and Van cherry varieties. This new cherry was named after Mount Rainier. Rainier cherries are sweet cherries that have a thin skin and a thick creamy-yellow flesh. Cherries are a temperamental crop that is sensitive to temperature, wind and rain. Each season almost one-third of their crop is eaten by birds. Due to their superior taste, Rainiers are considered a premium cherry. In honor of National Rainier Cherry Day and as part of the Tree-to-Table program the Northwest Cherry Growers hand-pick one restaurant in each state to feature at least one Rainier cherry dish on July 11 in their restaurants.

🥐National Blueberry Muffin Day. This once wild berry became domesticated during the early 1900s thanks to the observations of Elizabeth Coleman White and the research of Dr. Frederick V. Coville. Before their efforts, wild blueberries were never successfully transplanted and raised in any farming operation for personal or commercial production. The only way to enjoy fresh blueberries was to seek them out where they grew naturally. Today we can enjoy the abundant potassium, vitamin C and B6, and other health benefits of the blueberry much more readily than they did a 120 years ago. We bake them into muffins and eat them by the handfuls. They’re so likable, blueberries celebrate a popsicle, cheesecake and a popover day, too! Don’t forget, July is National Blueberry Month.

🐶📷All American Pet Photo Day! Charge your camera and be prepared to take adorable pictures of your pets! Fishes and birds, pigs and equine, canine and feline should all get in line for their favorite pose. If they are friends, take a few snapshots of them together! On All American Pet Photo Day, every pet gets included.

🍹National Mojito Day! Known to be a favorite drink of author, Ernest Hemingway, the Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball consisting of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint. With a low alcohol content, this refreshing cocktail has found popularity in the summertime for its refreshing combination of sweetness, citrus and mint flavors. Lime wedges and mint leaves garnish an ice filled glass of Mojito. Although born in Cuba, the exact origin of the Mojito is under debate with roots as early as 1586.

🍧National 7-Eleven Day! July 11 is the day that 7-Eleven convenience stores reserve special deals for their customers. Each year 7-Eleven celebrates the day and honors their customers in a variety of ways. The earliest advertised 7-Eleven Day in 1989 encouraged customers to visit their local 7-Eleven to enjoy a free beverage as a thank you to the 7-Eleven customers. The company which is considered the first convenience store which started in 1927 under the name of Southland Ice Company with the logo Totem, because people could conveniently “tote ’em” home their items.

Cheer up the lonely with a Mojito, a bowl of cherries, a blueberry muffin and funny photos of pets. Maybe two or six blueberry muffins. I love blueberry muffins.

I don't know what grade you teach Lidewey, but does that poem count as creativity, because I bet you can get some really wild creative poems. Hope it turns out well for you!

We hit 94° today and the humidity was like a sauna...so...Quick Hugs!💕🐶🐶🌞