The Marriage Blog Week in Review for December 31 – January 6

The New Year has officially begun! But in case you were too busy last week ringing it in (or recovering from ringing it in), here’s your Week in Review so you won’t have to wonder what Lyn and I wrote about. Monday, December 31 Resolving to Make the Best of Marriage in ‘08 My goals for the Marriage Blog in 2008 included accentuating the positive and figuring out which tools to use to have the best marriage possible. Tuesday, January 1 Personality Differences in Relationships Lyn examined how personality differences can sometimes cause marriages to fail, but they don’t have … Continue reading

The Marriage Blog Week in Review June 2 – June 8

Wow, we’re wrapping up our first full week of June and has summer gotten started off with a bang? It’s the most popular month for weddings and we’ve got a lot of marriage in the news, marriage tips, and marriage advice and much more on marriage. So let’s take a look at our week in review: Saturday, June 2 My Spouse Won’t Go to the Doctor and it’s frustrating for you to cope with their illness and your own concern. So what can you do? Check out this article for some ideas and tips. Sunday, June 3 Marriage in the … Continue reading

More on Presidential Marriages

Did you know? First Lady Laura Bush and President George Bush met at a backyard barbecue at the home of mutual friends and got married three months later? For a first date, they played miniature golf and they married in the same church that Mrs. Bush was baptized in as a baby. Their wedding was a small affair with only 75 guests, no attendants and their wedding invitations were printed by hand. Did you know? Harry S. “Give ’em Hell” Truman became president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945. President Truman saw a turbulent eight … Continue reading

A Day At Adventure Land

As part of our family July 4th celebration we took our daughter to play miniature golf at a designated family fun center called Adventure Land. Adventure Land has a great arcade, 54 holes of miniature golf on 3 separate courses, a raceway speed track for go-karts and even a baseball-batting cage. In a nutshell, it’s a great place for a family outing. We checked the prices before going and two rounds of miniature golf per person is only $7.50 – so for a family of three we spent a little over $20 to play 36 holes of miniature golf. It … Continue reading