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Tomorrow is Labor Day. So it's time for a fun fashion etiquette tip-
Who says you can't wear white after Labor Day?
Actually, said Jacksonville etiquette consultant Diann Catlin, it's white shoes you're not supposed to wear after Labor Day.
"The rule is, after Memorial Day and before Labor Day, you are allowed to wear white shoes. Yes, it is still the rule," Catlin said. "A lot of people think it is white clothes. That is not true."
As far as proper etiquette is concerned, men and women can wear white or "winter white" after Labor Day. But proper dressers will wear linen fabrics only in the summer and velvets only in the winter.
Aside from being practical -- it just wouldn't make sense to wear a dark outfit in the heat of a Florida summer -- the etiquette rules are about showing respect.
"The only reason these rules are important is for your image," Catlin said. "If I showed up on Feb. 1 in a white linen suit, you'd think this person does not know what she's doing. What happens is that people notice that you just don't know any better."
There are a few exceptions to the no-white-shoes-after-Labor-Day rule. Tennis players and brides are given some slack.
However, all this information is just a fashion tip! The most important thing to wear is always - YOUR SMILE!
We sense the change in the air, too, don’t we? No matter how hard we ignore the signs, we must deal with the reality that our summer vacation is coming to an end and our precious children are wanted back in school. Here in the Midwest, we follow the rhythm of the school year set in place by our great great grandparents – much of the Spring and all of the Summer was a time for the children to be at home tending the crops and livestock. For the older boys, even Fall was a time to be at home helping with the harvest, not a time to be in school. The children would walk or ride their horse one or two miles to the one room school house. They would take their own books to school – often a book handed down by an elder sibling. They would take their own lunch. Chores had to be done before they left for school and at night after they returned home.
A little different scenario for my great grandmother who would send her precious children off on a two mile hike – before dawn – in all weather conditions – hoping that her children would arrive to school safely and on time. Then, there was the two mile hike back home through tall prairie grasses and all the creatures that lived there. It would be a whole day before she would know if her children were coming back home safe to her. No texting on cell phones just to check in with the kids. Just faith!
Think, for a moment, about those mommies in the early1900’s who were sending their child off to college. We’ve seen it in the movies...the son has one suitcase and he and his parents are waiting at the train station. The father says something profound like, “Do us proud, son” and the mother just cries and won’t stop hugging her son. They send him off on a journey hundreds of miles away to find his own living quarters, classes, books and food.
I was in Ames, Iowa just yesterday – home of Iowa State University. The scene at Target was a little different. Parents and kids with big shopping carts full of school supplies and food for the dorm room - just waiting for the clerk to bring up a new futon bed from the supply room in back. By the time parents get back home that evening from setting up the new loft, unloading all of the goodies and decorating the new room, chances are good that they will have already communicated once or twice with their precious child before the days end.
To all you mommies out there who are sending your children off to school, we join you in your joy and suffering. The first day of college can be as unnerving as the first day of preschool when it is your child and your heart being tugged. We join you in celebrating the memories we all made this summer and we look forward to the adventures coming our way on the cool crisp air of autumn.
The house became flooded with Customers, too many to keep up with! It was an exciting evening for all of us! 
The first that stood out at the end of the day – was her waxed eye brows! She felt like a “new” lady and she acted like a giddy teenager every time she looked in the mirror (tee-hee)!
For the most part I am enjoying concurring the “jiggles”, loosing weight and getting fit. I love attending different exercise classes each week and making fitness a fun adventure.
NO PAIN – NO GAIN, REALLY?? Three days ago I tried a NEW exercise class called “Soul Grooves”. 
Exercise Daily - Walk with the Lord: This exercise offers only benefits, no pain! Yipeeeeeeeeeee!
