I blogged about our 2010 Thanksgiving celebration last year, but not until I’m sure you had all moved on to Christmas, so I’m going to post it again. It was full of inexpensive DIY details. We were fortunate to get to spend Thanksgiving with much of my side of the family in Utah, this year. […]
The Annual Halloween Family Costume Parade
October 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the insane things I like to do each year for Halloween is try and come up with themed costumes for our family that everyone will like and that won’t breaking the bank. A lot of my friends and readers tell me that their families would never go for this because their kids wouldn’t […]
Costume Parade Parade — Fabulous Family Costumes
October 19, 2010 by 10 Comments
Pt. II I love all of you, who like me, go a little crazy about a family costume theme. It is hard to orchestrate, but very impactful when you walk in to the party as a group! If you are still working on coming up with a family theme for this year, maybe one of […]
Family Gathering
February 25, 2009 by 5 Comments
(portrait of Grandma by Aunt Marsha) I traveled to Southern Utah this past weekend for the funeral of my grandmother. She was 101 years old and left behind quite a posterity that includes 101 great grandchildren. This blog isn’t a place for me to get personal about funerals and family, but I did want to […]
Family Motto 2009: JOY
January 7, 2009 by 8 Comments
This is normally the kind of thing I might reserve for my personal blog, but because it is a great idea, and because Tip Junkie told me to, I’m sharing my word of the year with you. I think Ali Edwards may have been the first one to come up with the concept of […]
Family Olympics
July 25, 2008 by 9 Comments
08*08*08They are coming!This is a party I have been dreaming up in my head for a long time. I’m just not sure my new house will be at all company-ready in time to throw this bash. So I’m going to lay out all of my ideas here. It will either help me to get ready […]
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