Family Traditions

at 08/15/12 8:00AM

As I'm making a list of ideas/brainstorms of Family Traditions that have begun (that will continue) or ones to foster/grow. I'm curious what others have shared (when you were young or ones you've shared with your children/grandchildren/spare children).

Please share. I'm in need of inspiration and simply some good stuff this Wednesday afternoon :)

It is one of our traditions to treat, especially within our family, one another with the utmost respect.
Big Christmas meal on Christmas Eve - no presents....just sitting around having dinner/talking.
Christmas Day brunch, very casual/relaxed, then opening presents.
That way...no one has to be in the kitchen all of Christmas Day.

by justg at 08/15/12 2:09PM

Sleep

at 07/24/12 6:26AM

It's a precious thing.
I'm missing it terribly.
There's not enough coffee at Starbucks to wake me up this morning.

I feel your loss.

by justpeachy at 07/25/12 9:53AM

Battles

at 06/13/12 9:48AM

Here's a battle I chose not to pick, yet am still bugged.

Elementary School Talent Show, 5th grade performers (plus two teachers).
Dance song by popular artist.
The name of the artist is an abbreviation for a popular text expression.
(Side note: I get seriously bugged when my kids are in ear shot of someone dropping this 'bomb'
...AND I don't live in the fantasy land that it doesn't happen or pretend that I've never said THE word.)
So big cardboard sign, with the initial of THE word on stage in front of 5th grades and their families/teachers/etc.

Really?

Note: It's a public school, I believe kids use 'bad' language, listen to 'bad' music. Is all my music streaming from JOY FM? Nope. I pray to raise my children to be better Christians than I am.

I don't understand why they would encourage the language. I, too, hate hearing other adults curse in front of kids, much less me. Our society has gotten so much free speech that it is afraid to use the other words available. At one point I was tempted to carry around some dictionaries to hand out.

by justpeachy at 06/13/12 10:20AM
How about a well-placed letter to Dan Boyd?

by justg at 06/13/12 11:19AM
Good idea Diana, I'd rather channel this into something helpful (and preventative). Just steaming about it makes no sense. :)

by hellosunshine at 06/13/12 6:31PM
Contact April Griffin on the school board.

by 71lespaulcustom at 06/15/12 6:20AM