Happy Labor Day, America! This is a day we set aside time to be with our families to relax, enjoy picnics, celebrate the end of summer and generally just goof off instead of work. According to the Department of Labor website, the first Labor Day was celebrated September 5, 1882 in New York City. The day-off work holiday "constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country."
Well, then I have some people I'd like to thank today for their contribution to the good of our country and the success of the American way! But first, this song comes to mind...40 Hour Week, by Alabama!
I know the song is a bit old (I actually remember when it came out, though)...but it still has some great things to say! I've heard people say #ThankAFarmer, but I also want to #ThankANurse, #ThankADoctor, #ThankATeacher, #ThankABarista, #ThankALinesman, #ThankATechieNerd (who created the iPad!), #ThankAGlassmaker, #ThankADishwasherManufacturer, #ThankACarSalesman.....I think you get the idea!
There are a lot of people who make our world go around and we don't even notice them, and even less do we remember to thank them. Help me make a list....Tell me who you'd like to thank! Put it in the comments and I'll draw a random winner for $20 in Beef Bucks from the people who comment on this post! So, put each Thank You in a separate comment...and let's #ThankANewspaperEditor, #ThankAJanitor, #ThankALandscapeArchitect, #ThankALawnMowerRepairman.....
I thank my son and son in law, my son is military and has help protect this country for 26 years, my son in law is a farmer and has helped feed this country for over 30 years.
ReplyDeletePerfect!! I agree we need to #ThankASoldier every single day!
DeleteI want to thank the teachers in this small town, they spend many hours and much of there own money to teach the children.
ReplyDeleteI agree. We are also blessed with wonderful teachers.
DeleteI would like to #thankavet My vet who saved my market show goat for FFA. My goats bladder actually burst from urinary tract. Also i would like to #thankavet the ones in my family who served in the military for our freedom.
ReplyDeleteAs I typed #ThankAVet, I realized it does have two very important meanings. Thanks for clarifying them!
DeleteI thank all of the caregivers out there, whether they are caring for a loved one or they are doing it as a job in a hospital or care facility. It is often a thankless job, especially for some of my friends who care for their loved ones with ALS with little or no help.
ReplyDeletePerfect! #ThankACaregiver....that comes at a good time for me as we are trying to help my father-in-law with dementia and my mother-in-law the caregiver. Thanks.
DeleteFirst of all I thank my mom for giving me life, labor day, got it? Then I thank all the teachers I had in 12 years of school. I thank the doctors that have saved my life over and over, especially this last time when I had to have a pace maker. I thank our military, I too was a military wife, I thank all the wives for waiting for their soldiers to come home to them. I thank the men who have to be out in the heat working all day everyday, be them farmers, road workers, mowers, whatever their jobs are that keep them outside. Thank you people for doing whatever it is you do.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, Sally! I get it!! You nut!
DeleteBut you are so right! All those you are thanking are perfect!
I remember when this song came out, too. Great band, great song. Very appropriate.
ReplyDeleteThe song just came to me during the day and I couldn't get it out of my head! I had to blog it!!
DeleteI would like to thank our county sheriffs!
ReplyDeleteGREAT point! I agree!
Delete#ThankAMechanic
ReplyDeleteGood one!! They keep us "rolling!"
DeleteI agree...#ThankMyMom and #ThankMyDad....they are usually very different people with different jobs in my life, but so important!
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank God for letting my family get to know your family. Ya'll are special to us, even that boy named Eric. THANKS FOR THE GREAT TIME. Morgan
ReplyDeleteMorgan!! I'd like to say #ThankAUSDAInspector! I appreciate all you do for keeping our food supply safe!!
DeleteWe are blessed to have your family in our lives. Thanks for all your support. :)