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New Year’s Resolutions for Your Family

The start of a brand new year inspires many people to make some New Year’s resolutions. They make a promise to themselves to work on something specific that they believe will make them happier or healthier. This year, take the opportunity to make some New Year’s resolutions that focus on your family. You can make family New Year’s resolutions as part of your New Year’s Eve celebration. Sit down with your family and make some resolutions together. Decide on things that your family members want to work on as a team. The best part of family resolutions is that everyone … Continue reading →

Family Game Night: Reverse Charades

Game: Reverse Charades (Junior Edition) Made by: Retro Games Age Recommendation: All Ages Number of Players: 6 or more, teams, party game Game Description: Reverse Charades is a hilarious twist on the classic game of charades. Instead of one person acting out a clue for a team to guess, in Reverse Charades, a team acts out clues for one person to guess. The goal is to guess as many words as possible in 60 seconds. It’s a fast-paced, fiercely fun team completion that’s an absolute riot for families, work teams, school groups, and party-goers. Reverse Charades is a hilarious new … Continue reading →

Family Reunion Season

Love them or hate them, summer is prime time for family reunions. My extended clan gets together for a huge gathering every year. And by huge I mean an entire weekend full of family-friendly events, including picnics, sit down dinners, brunch buffets, scavenger hunts, golf outings, fishing derbies, bowling contests, and group picture-taking sessions that can take almost the entire afternoon. Both of my parents come from large families. My father is one of 10 children whose siblings each have at least four children each. Those kids went on to reproduce more than 50 additional children, and counting. Needless to … Continue reading →

Take Time Out for Yourself This Summer

One of the things that can be easy to do when you work from home is to put in more time than perhaps you really should. You can get very easily get caught up in the whole workaholic syndrome. For some people with home businesses, they find summertime to be the perfect opportunity to take time off. But for other people (myself included) it actually becomes a perfect opportunity to do more. Since my children are now teens and have their own plans going on almost everyday, it actually leaves me more time to do more things throughout the day. … Continue reading →

Plan A Family Reunion This Summer

If it has been quite some time since your family last had a family reunion, now may be a good time to think about why. Here are a few common reasons that families put off having family reunions along with some suggestions to help you get around those reasons and plan a great gathering for your family this summer. With the way the economy is, money could be one reason that your family has not had a reunion lately. The good news is that you don’t need to keep holding out until the economy shapes up. By keeping your reunion … Continue reading →

25 Inexpensive but Fun Ways to Spend Together Time with Your Spouse.

Yesterday’s blog featured the importance of sharing common interests and spending time together as couple, talking and being involved in each other’s interests and lives. Sadly too many couples seem to live almost independent of each other these days and do not put enough emphasis and value on spending time together. No matter how busy life is, I can’t stress how important it is to maintain your relationship and make sure you keep a regular date night or time together without family. So here are 21 ideas, most of which won’t cost the earth: 1. Cook a meal and go … Continue reading →

What Can a Family Day Do for Your Marriage?

A family day can have positive benefits in a marriage. Let me tell you how. Yesterday we had a family get together. The excuse, not that we needed one, was partly a birthday but also Father’s Day. As our son and daughter live a few hours away and have other commitments on Sunday, Father’s Day was celebrated a day early. We had a family picnic and for once we managed to get a perfect day. Often when we plan picnics, the weather turns cold or windy, but yesterday was a magic spring day. The sun was smiling and so were … Continue reading →

Quick and Easy Family Dinners

With summer fading, no home cook wants to be chained to the kitchen when she can be making the most of what’s left of the beautiful weather. If you are looking for ways you can put nutritious and delicious dinners on the table for your family without having to spend a ton of time cooking and cleaning, then consider the following quick and easy recipes: FAST AND SIMPLE SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SAUTE Ingredients: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1 tablespoon garlic salt 1 tablespoon cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups salsa 1/4 cup chicken broth 1 … Continue reading →

Easy Picnic Recipes

Make the most of summer’s incredible weather by hosting a family picnic. The dishes don’t have to be fancy; instead look for recipes that are portable, flavorful and can be doubled to feed multiple guests. The following are some of my family’s favorite picnic recipes. They get high marks for looking and tasting great. What’s more, they can be made ahead of time so you don’t have to slave away in the kitchen on the day of your outing. ITALIAN ANTIPASTO SANDWICH Ingredients for Sandwich: 2 cups spring mix lettuce 1/4 cup red onion, finely sliced 1/4 cup fresh basil … Continue reading →

Frugal Picnic Night

One of the favorite activities that my kids like to do as a family is also economical. Recently, I’ve made it even more frugal. Here is what we did last night and how we had a fun time for pennies. When the weather warms up, my kids are always clamoring for the park. One fun way to enjoy the park and get out of a warm house is to visit the park around dinner time. We eat dinner on one of the picnic benches, and then after dinner is done, mom and dad pack up while the kids play on … Continue reading →