End of Summer...

Today is Labor Day in the United States. What does that mean? Well, according to Wikipedia, it means this:

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.[1] In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the US military and US Marshals during the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top political priority. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.[2] Cleveland was also concerned that aligning a US labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair.[3] All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.

For most of us though, it signals the end of summer, the last of the backyard bar-be-ques and the kids going back to school. Oh, and lest I forget, that ever important sale at the mall.

We took little man to our local amusement park yesterday. I live near Lake Ontario and we have a small amusement park called Seabreeze. It is home to the third oldest wooden roller coaster in the country. Man, I love that ride.

It is also home to one of the oldest hand-carved carousel's as well. It is a nice little park, just right for a few hours of riding and sliding fun.

However you chose to spend the weekend, I hope you enjoyed yourself. Today, I'm sitting here in my living room watching the Yankee game and doing laundry. I also made chocolate chip cookies. They're my son's favorites and, since he started back to school last week, he needs a treat for his lunch, don't you think?