I'm in Charge of Celebrations!

I still remember the time when a friend recommended the children's book, I'm in Charge of Celebrations, and I felt like I had finally found a way to define my role as Meg and Matt's mother--I was in charge of celebrations (I think I was successful in teaching them to be independent celebrators, though. It's best, I think, if we're each in charge of the celebrations in our own lives).

The hubbub of daily life can so easily make us forget to celebrate the hear and now. So...how do you celebrate the hear and now? And who is in charge of celebrations in your life? And what did you do to celebrate the 4th of July? Or to make other holidays real celebrations?