Posts Tagged ‘family fun’
Christmas Sweets & Treats that are Super Easy
I love Christmas sweets and treats, but I don’t love recipes that require complicated precision in order to create them. I’m just not very successful with that kind of baking. When Christmas time rolls around, I love cooking with my kids and not worrying about getting things perfect. It’s part of giving the gift of my…
Read MoreThanksgiving Eve Recap: How it Really Went!
On the day before Thanksgiving, my husband’s family celebrates Thanksgiving Eve – a time when they go back to the earlier years and experience life without so many conveniences. We joined in the tradition for the first time this year and had a lot of fun learning to be thankful for more things that we usually…
Read MoreStrauss Family Tradition: Thanksgiving Eve
Thanksgiving traditions are big in my husband’s family. Over the past sixteen years, I have enjoyed helping my mother-in-law put together a family Thanksgiving celebration that honors all present. I have experienced the days of marathon cooking leading up to the arriving crowds, ensuring that every detail blesses her guests. I have participated in gathering…
Read More5 Days of Christmas: Snuggling Up with a Good Movie
We’ve made it to day five of my series on giving Christmas presence not presents. I am a sucker for a good movie and popcorn, and there are some great family movies at Christmas time, so why not come together and watch with your family? The first year we practiced Christmas presence was the year…
Read More5 Days of Christmas: Gifting Experiences not Things
We are almost to the end of our 5 days of giving Christmas Presence not presents. If you missed the beginning of this series, hop back and start at the beginning to see what this crazy play on words has to do with the holiday season. Over the past few days we’ve talked about free…
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