Small Business Saturday
Remember we are open tomorrow, Saturday, November 26, 2011
10 am to 2pm

Special Small Business Saturday SALE!
6’ Rotating Flagpole with Bracket $25.
$15 OFF! Over a 35% savings!

Remember your shopping list:  FREE GIFT WRAPPING on Saturday, November 26, 2011!

Today I pause to count my blessings.

Freedom of this great country in which I live.

The soldiers who fought for this freedom.

And the opportunities it has given me.

The friendship and confidence you have shown in me.

For all these things I am truly thankful.

My sincere wish to you-HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Not only does it remind us to reflect on our many blessings but it a time for family.

Twenty three years ago my husband and I hosted our first Thanksgiving. We were married just over a year and we brought together our two families. We are lucky; our parents like each other and have many common interests. We began this tradition of bringing together our families in 1998 and have hosted each year since.

One tradition we have is to gather before we eat and share at least one thing we are thankful for. We call this “Thankful”. It has helped our family bond and share heartfelt stories that are sometime difficult to communicate.  Each year our gathering grows but we never fail to incorporate Thankful. Some years are tough and we have considered not having Thankful but we decided even in terrible adversity we should look deep and find one thing we are thankful for-even it is just one word.

What traditions do you have? What are you thankful for this thanksgiving?

When you think about Christmas shopping I am sure Custom Flag Company is not the first store to come to your mind. Actually, we have a very busy November and December as Christmas shopping is in full force.

Here is a sampling of some items that are perfect gifts!!

*USA Flags
*Custom Flag
*Flagpoles
*Iwo Jima Bronze Statue
*Sport Flags*State, Nation and Military Flags
*Memorial Cases*Auto Emblems
*Gift Cards
*Our NEW Flag of the Month Gift Package!

You have heard of the “of the Month” gift clubs! Jellies, beer, flower, wine come to mind.
Custom Flag Company is offering the same thing.

FLAG OF THE MONTH gift plan.

This gift giving program gives you the opportunity to give flags at a really nice discount. With over 200 flags to pick from you can build a gift that keeps flying throughout the year. Choose one, Choose 3, Choose 4, choose 6, 9 or 12 flags. Designate the month you would like the recipient to receive the flag. Consider a birthday month, June for Fathers Day or Fourth of July. We will ship the flags on the first business day of the month.

Is your dad hard to shop for? Is grandpa hard to shop for? Is your uncle hard to shop for? Oh, how about your father in law? I have a great gift idea!

If I had a nickel for every man that has commented “I really would like this as a gift”. I would be rich…or at least have $5.00.

The Iwo Jima Statue has an antiqued Bronze finish and weighs almost four pounds. It looks great on a bookshelf or desk. This can also be used for a grand centerpiece for a special event!

Made in the USA!

First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. November 27, 2010 was the first ever Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement to drive shoppers to local merchants across the U.S. More than 200 organizations have already joined American Express OPEN, the company’s small business unit, in declaring the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.

Join us in shopping on Saturday, November 26, 2011. We will be open 10am to 2pm.

We are having a special sale on Small Business Saturday!

6’ Rotating Flagpole with Bracket $25. $15 OFF! OVER a 35% savings!

Our service team ROCKS!

Just like this past weekend we got some crazy wind on October 6. You probably don’t specifically remember really windy days, but I do. On that day it was wild wind. Wind where trees were uprooted. Wind where light poles were downed on 16^th Street in Denver. Winds where highway signs were blown down.

A couple weeks before this crazy wind we had installed a brand new flagpole at Yuma Bank…yes, we install flagpoles in the eastern plains. During these crazy winds, the top half of the ball blew away. Our team rallied and was able to arrange a lift and replace the ball within 48 hours of the phone call.

Do your need a new flag or repair after the crazy wind? Call today, our service team ROCKS!

My son experienced his first Nebraska football game in Lincoln a few weekends ago. He went home from college with a friend and they landed some Cornhusker tickets.

He was in awe. He is a huge sports fan and was ready to wear his Black and Gold (CU) proudly while attending a small college in Nebraska. Well, the tide has turned. He is bleeding red in a few short months. You can’t help transitioning into a Nebraska fan when you are surrounded by some of the best fans on earth.

The game was great. So much energy! That is because the fans are great. In Nebraska, the Cornhusker football team are celebrities. Everyone knows the players by name!

Fans tailgate before the game with their Cornhusker flags proudly flying. Drive through any town in Nebraska on any given fall Saturday and BIG RED is flying on every corner.

This is a term that is loved by school aged kids and makes parents like me groan. I have two in school. Although they are old enough to care from themselves the constant guilt nags at me until school is back in session. Finding the perfect balance of work and family heightens during the summer months when my business is the busiest and the kids are home and FREE.

Other than their sport my kids have no commitments this summer. I would hate for them  to stay up late, sleep in until noon and lounge the rest day until a half-hour before I get home and look back and find that they did nothing this summer.

I have asked the kids to compile a “Bucket List” for the summer.  What activities do they want to do? What friends do they want to hang out with? What community service projects do they want to do? What movies do they want to see?  What books do they want to read?  My hope is that this will help them plan and prioritize their summer.

A few things on my bucket list include:

•    Bike ride downtown and have brunch
•    Go to Red Rocks for a movie or concert 
•    Hike someplace I have not been before
•    Roast marshmallows 
•    Watch a firework show
•    Soak up some rays

•    Read a good book, set in Italy

What is on your bucket list for Summer 2011?

We are so used to our blue skies and sunshine in Colorado. This morning we had thunder, lightning, rain and now almost a tiny ray of sunshine. According to The Denver Post today, the Denver area has seen 4.36 inches of precipitation, 2.04 more than the monthly average. YIKES! Now we only needs.25 of additional rainfall to tie with the 10^th wettest month of May set back in 1884. I am competitive so of course I want to beat an old record.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flags should fly at half-staff on Monday from sunrise to noon. Then the flag flies proudly at noon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember those who served…. enjoy the long weekend …. look for blue skies to kick off summer.

Believe it or not, this is not APRIL, this is Memorial Day weekend. With that said, thank you to the fine men and women who serve our country. Please remember those who gave their life to give us the wonderful freedoms we have.

Remember those who served…. enjoy the long weekend …. look for blue skies to kick off summer.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!