No, this isn't a post about the former HBO series, or Mormonism, or polygamy. This is a post about the benefits of extended family vacations. My immediate family takes two per year (one ski trip with my husband's family, and one beach trip with mine). I've just finished zipping up the last...
It's that time again, my favorite holiday of the year. No gifts, no jingles--just good food, friends, and family all together at a table. Of course, the holiday can be a lot of work (especially for the host), which can rob the day of some of its joy. Here are six ideas to put the fun and "thanks"...
No, no...this isn't a blog about the infamous SNL film short. Had to capture your attention because, after a long absence, Katherine's back on the blog to talk about her latest culinary adventures: With the start of school (where I work), kids’ sports, and helping with homework, the ease of summer...
Can you tell from the title that I've just returned from my extended family's annual trip to the beach? This is the gang (minus three who couldn't make it this year): These trips began many moons ago with my mother (and step-father), her sister's family, their parents, and my brother and me....
A son is a son 'til he marries his wife, a daughter's a daughter for the rest of her life. I don't know where that saying originated, by it's something my parents repeated often throughout the years. When I survey my close friends about which of their siblings tend to "check in" and devote time...
