Rangerchic

Love reading all these traditions! I also love the dog treat hiding thing you do on Easter @ Veritek33! I might have to start something like that since my kids are to old for finding easter eggs.

We are not a religious household either. Growing up mom and dad would take all 4 of us kids driving around looking at Christmas lights which we started doing with our own girls. One year, we found a house that was totally decked out that had the lights playing to some Christmas music. Maybe mannheim steamrollers or transiberian orchestra. It was spectacular with the lights moving to the beats of the music.

I too try to make cinnamon rolls for xmas day but sometimes don’t have the energy and now being at higher elevation…I haven’t found the magic formula. But before we moved my mom and I would get together and make a ton of Xmas candy for friends and family. I’d like to start that tradition with my girls. We’d make coconut balls and white chocolate dipped pretzels and lots of different cookies. Dinner is usually ham and turkey but last year made prime rib which might have to be a new tradition…it was sooooo good 🙂

We don’t do a lot of gifts. But I love to do stocking stuffers. Some wrapped some not. I love digging down to the bottom. Growing up there was always an apple or orange at the bottom. We tried that for a while but quit doing it as no one really cared about the fruit haha.

I also love games or watching movies. Going to the movies if there is something good out and I miss having a fireplace. So many memories!

@TheHizzy – I thought my kids would get easier as they got older too. And they did in some ways. But now it’s Adult Kid Problems (mostly). We have a 22 yo daughter who just can’t seem to get things together. Though she is starting vet tech school (part-time) in October. But she can’t seem to get a job. (she had a retail job but broke her foot at home and couldn’t work for a long while). She’s been looking/applying for 2-3 months! I’m really frustrated about that as that was the deal. She pay for her car/insurance and she can stay with us. Sigh…I don’t want her to be homeless and she does seem to have more direction now with school and all but she still needs to be able to pay her bills!

Our other daughter is 17 and a senior in HS, so almost done with her. She is the opposite. Has had a job for a year and pays everything on time (we pay for her car and she pays the insurance). I know technically she isn’t an adult but acts more like one than her older sister.

And these are our own kids! They fight like cats and dogs too..such different personalities…like night and day.
I love them both but I really can’t wait to have the house to ourselves!
Ok…end rant…sorry!

Congrats Veritek! So happy for you!

@Copa – congrats on your puppy too! I don’t recall…what kind of pup? How are things going so far??

@CLeopatrajones – my parents never talked to me either. To counteract that – I started talking to my girls when they were like 12 or something. Much to my husbands chagrin. And I would tell them all kinds of things my husband thought were strange…I told him, yeah but your a guy. You basically didn’t have to worry about all of this stuff happening to you. And I had my first daughter at 20 because no one told me that I had to take the pill everyday…I took it just not everyday and oops…it doesn’t work like that.

@Copa – I’m so sorry! I know that was incredibly difficult and heartbreaking. I would have done the same thing, crying non-stop that is. My little dog is a schnauzer terrier mix and she is MY dog meaning we’ve had a bond from the very beginning. She loves all the house members but ultimately, she’s always where I am, unless there is food. She’s a foodie. Definitely go back to cats if they are easier for you.

@veritek – Yes, congrats on the job! That’s exciting! Hope things keep going well with the guy too!

I too generally thing Valentines is kind of dumb. I did like it in grade school, trading cards and such plus candy! I’m pretty sure my husband just planned dinner but it’s the fact that he took charge and planned it at all is why i’m excited.

@Copa – that’s exciting and sad all at the same time, fostering a dog. I don’t think I have the guts to do that because I know I’d get to attached and want to keep them all. We already have two dogs, which is just the right number. I think your awesome to be able to do that!

@kt – That’s awesome to get to go to Greece! I hope you have a marvelous time! Also, good luck meeting the parents 🙂