Groundhog Day Remembered #HormelFamily

I can still remember learning about the legendary Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day in school.  I was always so amazed that a Groundhog (aka Punxsutawney Phil) could predicate if were going to have 6 more weeks of winter if he saw his shadow.  Now my preschool twins are learning about Groundhog Day at their school and came home with some Groundhog crafts.

Some fun facts about Groundhogs and Punxsutawney Phil:

• The average groundhog is 20 inches long and normally weighs from 12 to 15 pounds. Punxsutawney Phil weighs about 20 pounds and is 22 inches long.
• Groundhogs are one of the few animals that really hibernate. Hibernation is not just a deep sleep. It is actually a deep coma, where the body temperature drops to a few degrees above freezing, the heart barely beats, the blood scarcely flows, and breathing nearly stops.
• A groundhog’s life span is normally 6 to 8 years. Phil receives a drink of a magical punch every summer during the annual Groundhog Picnic, which gives him 7 more years of life.

My family, especially my teen son and I, love the classic movie “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell.  This year was the 15th Anniversary of the film’s release and we watched the movie again on Groundhog Day in its honor.

Since we were home celebrating Groundhog Day, we had a mini celebration using Hormel Foods products.  We used the Hormel Party Tray Meat and Cheese – Hormel® ham and turkey, Sargento® cheddar & Colby/jack cheese and Keebler® crackers for our somewhat picky preschool toddler twins.  The party tray contains the perfect size for preschoolers to eat on their own with a variety snacks they like.  To save time and try something new, we used the Hormel Always Tender Oven Ready Meats – Italian Style Chicken Breasts.  With its ready to use feature, I was able to create a pasta side dish, salad, and garlic bread while the chicken breasts cooked in the oven.  The oven ready chicken breasts were quite moist and tasty and our Groundhog Day celebration was ready! 🙂

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Joscelyn Ramos Campbell has more than a decade of experience as an award-winning former federal government public relations executive under the Bush and Obama administrations. The “super-connected power mom“ was recently named by Latina Magazine as one of “The 10 Best Latina Mommy Bloggers on the Web“; by CBS News as one of the “Top Bloggers in the Business“; by NBC Latino Work-Life Balance series as a “Top Latina Mom Blogger“; an Empowering Latina in the Marketing Field; by CNBC.com as a Top Latino Social Media Stars and Leading Hispanic Bloggers. She is the owner of Mami Innovative Media and founder of Mami of Multiples, one of the nation’s leading Latina American parenting and lifestyle sites offering resources and helpful tips for families. She is a nationally syndicated Parenting Columnist and co-hosts a Talk Radio Show. Joscelyn is a public speaker, military wife and mother to a teen son and identical twin boys. Connect with Joscelyn at @JoscelynRC & @InnovativeTalk.

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