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Taking Your Family to Performances
Processed with VSCO with a6 preset Do any of you focus on taking your family to performances? Matt and I are not really performance goers. However, we have made it a family goal for the past couple of years to go to at least two a year. We always enjoy it!
We went to a dance recital earlier in the year to support an acquaintance of ours. This time around, we chose a performance of Rosita y Conchita at the Scottish Rite Theater (based on this book).
Honestly, I thought this might have had to be our last performance. Henry did not want to go at all. It erupted … Read More
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Holiday Gift Ideas: Things I’ve Given
I’ve been enjoying generating holiday gift ideas. I like to get started early to alleviate some stress. Also, the more time I have, the more thoughtful I can be about what to get people.
Here are things I have either given or received in the past:
- Mixed Metal Necklace: My mother-in-law bought a similar necklace for me. I love it so much and wear it at least once a week. I found a similar one (see link) for one of my colleagues.
- Hand towels for the kitchen: I bought these in bulk and then gave them out to colleagues. I was able to be really intentional about matching
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How to Host an Easy Halloween Party
Since Halloween is right around the corner, I wanted to share our formula for how to host an easy Halloween party. This event will be our 7th annual. This event is different from our monthly Saturday Suppers. For those, we invite people from our neighborhood, as well as our friends. For our Halloween party, we try to stick to just people in our neighborhood.
We cast the invitation far and wide throughout our neighborhood. I post a description of the event on our neighborhood listserv (without our address) and invite people to email me if they want me to add their email to the evite.
We live on a … Read More