Dessert Recipe: St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow PuddingEvery year, on March 17, the Irish celebrate Lá Fhéile Pádraig (St. Patrick's Day), a public holiday, by wearing green attire, attending church services and participating in parades and festivals. Although it's not a legal holiday in the United States, the day remains widely recognized and celebrated by…
Family Garden: How to Build a Strong Relationship with Your ChildWhen I was a little girl, I would work with my grandmother in her garden on the south side of her house, learning how to pick cherry tomatoes and spy the worms that destroyed the tomato plants. She also had a flower garden, which included columbines and sunflowers. I would…
Organization: How to Get and Stay OrganizedI know what my strengths and weaknesses are. Strengths include compassion and wish to help others; weaknesses include feeling overwhelmed, "behind" and disorganized, mostly from information overload. Never mind that I am a world-class procrastinator. What I've tried to do in this year of my victory, is keep…
Family Togetherness: 3 Ways to Bring Your Family Closer Togethermom • family fun & traditions • family fun • activities
I tend to avoid making "resolutions" at the start of every new year. Instead, I choose one word that will have meaning for me throughout the year. During 2011, the word has been "ENGAGE." I chose this word to remind myself that it's okay to step out of my comfort…
Family Traditions: How To Teach Kids About Presidents’ Dayfamily fun • family fun-traditions
Presidents' Day has been a federal public holiday since 1971 thanks to President Richard Nixon. He declared the observance should occur on the 3rd Monday of February, honoring all past presidents of the United States of America. Initially, both February 12 and February 22 were observed as federal public holidays…
