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Ah, February, the shortest month of the year. Aren’t you glad it’s during the winter and not the middle of summer? We know once we reach the end of this month, spring is right around the corner. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though.

Feburary hosts American Heart Month. The American Heart Association aims to educate women about heart disease. Also this month, we acknowledge the achievements and contributions of African-Americans during National Black History Month.

While cooking allows for more creativity and flexibility, baking is more of an exact science. Maybe that’s why with my precise, follow-the-rules nature I’ve always done well at baking. Bake for Family Fun Month is dedicated to the great taste, good nutrition, economy and fun of traditional home baking. Visit www.homebaking.org for recipes and ideas for baking with your family.

If you are a regular reader of The Treehouse, you are very familiar with my love of books. My philosophy is why buy a book you can borrow it. A regular supporter of my local library, you would think I was behind Library Lover’s Month, but, alas, I cannot take the credit. The month serves to recognize the value of libraries and to work to ensure that the nation’s libraries will continue to serve the public.

Also this month, Punxsutawney Phil prognosticates on winter on Feb. 2. February is also for lovers. Celebrate with your sweetie on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. Observe the birthdays of our beloved presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, on Feb. 20.

In between all these festivities, take the time to visit In a Nutshell for interesting information on chocolate. Keep on reading to learn how to protect yourself from “phisher”men. In Treehouse Games you can search for words of February, then stop byTreehouse Trivia to bone up on love and marriage statistics and find out a little bit more about groundhogs.

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