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Fall Tradition: Taking the Family to Apple Hillfamily fun • family fun-traditions
Fall is our family’s favorite season. The temperatures are mild, the colors are vibrant, and family traditions are plentiful. What is it about the harvest season that makes everyone a bit more relaxed? Living in Northern California, we have the distinct pleasure of living near our favorite family tradition.…
Relationships: How to Connect with Others Through Foodfamily fun • family fun-traditions
If you think about life's different occasions, food is most likely at the center of each one. We use food to mark special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, graduations and weddings. Food is used to offer comfort to people who are mourning the loss of a loved…
Tips and Tricks for Eating Together and Staying Togetherfamily fun • family fun-traditions
Meal time has always been a comfort time for me. My family comes together for dinner every night, whoever is home, to take a break from the homework, housework, and other activities that absorb our daily hours. It is a good way for everyone to keep tabs on what other…
Family Activities and Life Lessons: Teaching Kids the Simple Joys in Lifemom • parenting • family fun • family fun-traditions
Life Lessons—The other day I looked out my back window and saw this beautiful sight. Yes, it is a dump truck unloading dirt. I couldn't wait to tell my kids when they got home from school that we had received 25 loads of precious dirt. I decided to text…
Strawberry Picking: “Sweet” Spring Family Traditionfamily fun • family fun-traditions
In a family with three boys, trying to get them all to agree on anything is always a challenge. But every now and then, we latch onto something that we all enjoy as a family. And we make it into a family tradition. Traditions don't have to revolve around…
Holidays: 4 Staycation Ideas for Presidents’ Dayfamily fun • family fun-traditions
A friend who lives not far from me posts “Positive Weather Thoughts" (or “PWTs”) as status updates on Facebook during the winter. She is a mother of four whose piercings, tattoos, and perpetually-tanned skin give the impression that she lives near the beach in, say, southern California rather than…
