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Start Giving Thanks Early This Year
The turkey is cooked, the gravy is steaming and the cranberries are waiting to pop. Just before families dig into their fruitful feast, they sit down to give thanks for the past year's blessings. Instead of waiting until the end of the month, start a new family tradition and have everyone start writing down things they are thankful for at the dinner table every night leading up to the festivities.
What Are Your Family Halloween Traditions?
Whether you're visiting the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins, or trick-or-treating, most every family has some sort of Halloween tradition they follow year after year. Some do all or none of the above. As my children grow older, it is apparent that our once simple night of staying in and greeting neighborhood goblins is over and a long list of parties and candy collecting is ahead.
Do You Have a First-Day-of-School Ritual?
It may be hard bidding camp adieu or putting all of that pool paraphernalia away, but like all good things — Summer must come to an end. In anticipation for the big first day back to school, mother may buy her child a new outfit, polish an apple for the teacher, or bake a celebratory cake for the inaugural day.
At my house, every last night of Summer ended with my sister and I laying out our outfits for the first day of school on our beds.
Awkward! Wedding Planning With Fiancé Causing Tension
I know a very modern bride who is beginning to wonder if she really knows the guy she's marrying. It's not that she's having second thoughts — it's just that planning their wedding is highlighting differences of opinion about tradition and convention she didn't know were there.
For example, this bride is hip to the fact that weddings are not unique events.
Will You Hunt For Easter Eggs?
It is an Easter tradition for my mother to host an egg hunt for my family. She always invites cousins, uncles, aunts, her sister, our grandmother, nieces, nephews and close friends over for quiche, ham and sweets, but the kids only have one thing on their mind — eggs. I, on the other hand, always enjoy sitting back and relaxing during the festivities while my relatives fight over holding my children.
Mommy Dearest: I Don't Want My Son to Be "The IV"
Mommy Dearest,
I'm seven months pregnant with a baby boy and so looking forward to meeting the little guy. But, I am also dreading the birth because my husband's family just assumes that my child will be the fourth in a long line of family members named John Patrick. I want to pick a unique name for my son.
Relationship Protocol: What Are You Still Splurging on as a Couple?
Money is tight for pretty much everyone these days, and no matter what you do to save, it's close to impossible to cut back on everything all the time. Most couples I know have rituals — Friday night date nights, going to the movies on Sundays, or playing on a bowling league — but whatever their tradition is, it probably costs money.
If you're having to pick and choose what activities to keep in the mix, tell me, what are you still spending money on as a couple?
Relationship Protocol: What Holiday Tradition Have You Created?
I think one of the best parts about being in a relationship is creating new traditions together, unique to the life you live as a couple. Of course, incorporating each other's family traditions is always fun, but so is instating an after-Thanksgiving hike with your hubby every year or a putting up Christmas lights while eating your leftovers. If this is something you've done in your relationship, tell us, what holiday traditions have you created with your significant other?
Tell Mommy: Thanksgiving Traditions
Most everyone has memories of their turkey days growing up. Every one of mine was spent surrounded by family — sometimes in Georgia, but most times In Texas. Post chowing down on broccoli and rice casserole followed up by a sampler plate of pies, we all fell asleep in front of the college football games and waited for the Dallas Cowboys to take on the Houston Oilers.
Do You Take Your Kids to the Pumpkin Patch?
'Tis the season to be hunting for pumpkins. Families all over the country are flocking to the fields of festive orange gourds to pick out the perfect pumpkin. While you may see imperfections in size, discoloration or what have you, chances are your wee one will finger the one that fits the family.
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