I come from a close family. My three sisters and I like to get together as often as our busy lives allow us. We celebrate major holidays together and also meet for dinners and movies. These gatherings always involve our spouses and of course our chil[...]
The other day I was shopping for grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all. It was not a birthday gift or anything like that. It was simply sort of a hello gift. That is how we do things in my family. We don't really give gifts for special o[...]
My family has created many traditions through the years. This is mainly due to our mother. She has always been the kind of person that likes to entertain and likes to have her family close at hand. She would create projects and events that were so mu[...]
It is amazing how words of wisdom spoken early in childhood can impact your life years later. My paternal grandmother came to the United States with her family from Germany when she was four years old. She married another German immigrant and they ra[...]
Kids Party Ideas When it comes time for the yearly birthday party, parents sometimes don?t know what to do. There are so many ideas out there, but yet it seems like there is nothing worth doing. Children are picky, and they often want different th[...]
Most people put a lot of effort into picking out birthday, Christmas, and other holiday presents, but I think that unexpected gifts are the best. After all, buying someone a present on their birthday ? no matter how great a present it is ? is simply [...]
Unusual Gift Ideas for All Occasions I absolutely hate shopping for birthday and Christmas presents. It's not that I'm against gift-giving in general, but rather because I never know what to buy for my friends and family. I'm just not creative eno[...]