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Christmas Traditions

Nearly every family has Christmas traditions. Ours includes having a real Christmas tree. Just any old pine tree won’t do. Fortunately I have a husband who understands how important it is that the tree is absolutely right. So when it came to a choice between getting a tree we weren’t happy with or going back later for a fresh tree, I knew he would agree we needed to go back. The tree we eventually got is beautiful. Just as well. The first question our daughter asked yesterday on the phone when I told her we’d bought it was, ‘what is … Continue reading →

More Simple Tips for Hosting a Christmas Party

If your spouse is happy to help with cooking for a Christmas Party, it can be fun to make it a family time of cooking but if it’s not their thing, don’t force the issue. You’re better to do it on your own. Another way that works well and certainly cut down the cost, is to ask each person you invite to bring a small dish, nibbles, salad, dessert, etc. Put the emphasis on small or otherwise you will end up with way too much food. This is the way parties are often organized amongst our friends. Husbands are usually … Continue reading →

Simple Tips for Hosting a Christmas Party

A Christmas party at home can be fun or it can be stressful for you and your spouse. It all depends on the way you approach it. The first thing is to decide on a date with your spouse. There’s no point setting aside a date only to find out your spouse has important meetings that day and will come home tired or will not be around or has something else planned. So communicate on the date first. Next decide together what sort of party you want. Unless you and your spouse are both at ease with the big sit … Continue reading →

Christmas Parties and Marriage

It’s that time of year. Christmas parties are in full swing. We’ve been to two in the last two nights. Other people I know are faced with the dilemma of two parties on the same night and having to make a choice. Now I love to have a good time, whether it’s at a party or anywhere else, but in the festive season we need to be a little more careful – careful when it comes to our marriages. Some people come over all kissy kissy at Christmas parties, especially when they have a little bit of alcohol on board. … Continue reading →

The Danger of Christmas

Following on from Mary Ann’s blog, it is especially important to remember at Christmas when there are Christmas parties happening and lots of events where people have at times had a few drinks. At such times sometimes fuelled by alcohol the inhibitions can tend to relax a little. And so we may need to be a little more vigilant about keeping that hedge up. We have some friends with whom we are on a hugs and kisses, hello and goodbye basis. Since I believe a kiss is a sensual thing, Outside of my husband and adult children no one else … Continue reading →

Update on Madonna’s Divorce: The Male Version of Heather Mills and Pregnancy Rumors

Madonna’s divorce from Guy Ritchie has been front-page news in British papers for nearly a week now. The Mail, The Sun and just about every other tabloid, entertainment publication and traditional print source has been rolling out daily pieces on the embattled couple. Here are a few of the juicier bits being reported by papers across the pond: The Mail is accusing Madonna of stooping to a new low by dragging her kids into the middle of her ugly divorce. Yesterday TMZ posted a shot of Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s young son Rocco wearing a Yankee’s t-shirt while playing at … Continue reading →

Celebrity Milestones: Births, Birthdays, and Bundy Busts

Olympic gold-winning gymnast Dominique Moceanu and her husband, Dr. Michael Canales, couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas gift. Instead, of exchanging trinkets on December 25th the couple welcomed their first child, daughter Carmen Noel Canales at 3 p.m. on Christmas Day. According to the new mom, Carmen weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz. upon delivery and measured 18.5 inches. In a statement to PEOPLE Magazine the 26-year-old Cleveland resident said, “The miracle of baby Carmen being born on Christmas Day makes this wonderful time all the more special to us. This is the best Christmas present we could have ever … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for December 3-9

It’s that time of year…the busy time. (Busier than usual anyway.) Find you have limited time to keep up on all the blogs you want to read? That’s what makes Week in Reviews invaluable. They’re your key to staying in tune with what Karri, Heather, and I wrote about last week in the Marriage blog. Monday, December 3 All I Want for Christmas… Since Heather and her family were assaulted with health problems throughout the year, all she wants is to enjoy her work at Families.com without anymore trips to the doctor interrupting it! For Men Who Do Not Wear … Continue reading →

Distance

One of the hardest things for me when my ex husband and I first started moving forward with our divorce was losing contact with the rest of his family. We had lived with them the first year of our marriage and had spent quite a bit of time together over the last couple of years. We talked fairly frequently and went to visit at least a few times a month. My 16 year old brother in law and I had a really good relationship. Some nights I’d stay up late and help him with his homework, other nights we’d stay … Continue reading →

Differences in Traditions

My husband grew up in a home where Christmas was celebrated to the max. There were piles of presents, tons of goodies, and a lot going on all the time. I grew up in a home where money was super-tight, and Christmas was, by societal standards, pretty small. As adults, my husband doesn’t really care much for presents or personal belongings. I, on the other hand, go through a kind of holiday guilt, wondering if I got my children “enough.” I buy, bring home, wrap, and nearly always tuck something away for a birthday or later Christmas, realizing I over-shopped … Continue reading →