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patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 13 Nov 18

Recently we had a weekend gathering (actually 4 weekdays) of female cousins on my mother's side. Being the youngest I didn't grow up with these cousins and I didn't know my grandfather, so at first I felt a little bit out of it as...

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Just some mylotting and family news.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 3 Oct 18

Today I will not do any work at home. My back still hurts a lot. But yesterday, In spite of my back hurt, I went to see my eldest granddaughter Carolina. I had not seen her for a year. Claudia made a wonderful dinner for the...

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Inviting people to events is getting difficult!

aneekebeth @aneekebeth (45) • Lodi, California 4 May 18

One of the reasons... the main reason, we moved to my husband's hometown is to be near family. There are a lot of birthdays and other events we feel obligated to attend. After all, it's family. I imagined that they would attend...

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I´ll make hummus tomorrow.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 19 Jul 17

Dixie´s son, his wife and child just came from Ecuador. They will be here a month and then they will go to Australia. Ruth is Australian and they want to seek what to do there as in Ecuador there are nor many possibilities. Dixie...

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Cooking the turkey...a day ahead of time.

jillhill @jillhill (37353) • United States 23 Nov 11

I am getting my turkey done today and in the morning I"ll put it in the slow cooker to reheat it in a broth. That way I'll have more room in the oven for things like green bean casserole and the sweet potatoes. Do you do your...

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Do you have huge family gatherings for the holidays?

vicereine @vicereine (451) • United States 14 Nov 10

For some reason my family has always had huge parties where all the family gets together to share in food and fun. Since I was young I thought this was the norm but then I got together with my current fiancee and I found out that...

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all saints day & all souls day is just a week away.

herdzptc @herdzptc (19) 22 Oct 10

when i was young me and my mom would go for an early mass then visit the cementery to light up candles for my dad. after that we would prepare the flowers, more candles, food to bring just in case relatives come to visit us there....

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What do you do when relatives show up on holidays with food for you to cook?

sender621 @sender621 (14889) • United States 5 Sep 10

Holidays can be a time of fun food and family. Holidays are a time of celebration and remembrance. There is always plenty of food to prepare and cook for holiday gatherings. How does it make you feel when...

family gatherings

holiday cooking

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Family Board Games What Are Some Of Your Favorites?

Cherryd41 @Cherryd41 (1119) • United States 8 Sep 09

Hi Do you have fond memories of playing board games with your family? When I was younger Operation was a big hit and of course the ever popular Monopoly. When I had a family of my own some of the family favorites...

board games

family gatherings

family time

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when was the last time you had a family cookout/bbq??

bookreadermom08 @bookreadermom08 (5614) • United States 14 Aug 09

My mothers side of the family is a very large family, but over the years alot of them have drifted apart... although with 9 siblings, there are still many that get together a couple times a year, like holidays, and have a...

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cookout

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Do you enjoy family gatherings?

trinee @trinee (514) • Trinidad And Tobago 17 Jun 09

I love family gatherings. My brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews and In-Laws come over from time to time. We cook at home and relatives bring drinks and of course there are lots of photos and videos during the event. It's a nice...

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do you have reunions?

jingbautista @jingbautista (2456) • Philippines 3 Feb 09

one thing i want and liked and loved with our culture here in the Philippines is that we handle reunions, family and school and even friend reunion. in this busy world, we need to be connected and get in touch with other people's...

family gatherings

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reunions

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Do you have a favorite treat, cookie or other that you look forward to having

jillhill @jillhill (37353) • United States 29 Nov 08

during the holidays? I don't eat or make alot of snacks for myself so I totally enjoy going to the family Christmas and pigging out on things like Puppy Chow....and Chex mix. I also love seven layer bars and sour cream raisin bars...

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How are you celebrating Labor Day

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 26 Aug 08

This weekend we celebrate "Labor Day". At usa.gov, the headline reads "Labor Day—the first Monday in September—celebrates the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of America." This is a...

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If your sister or brother...

sharon_ @sharon_ (1169) • United States 28 Apr 08

Married your "EX",would you feel awkard being in their company at family gatherings etc? I don't think that I would be able to attend a family gathering if this were the case.

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Are you excited about Christmas???

livvy @livvy092002 (1033) • Philippines 19 Nov 07

Christmas comes every year and every year i am so excited about it. Even if there are times or years when things wasn't really going on well in my life, i still have passion and excitement about christmas. I think it's because i...

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I'm excited 4 our family reunion tomorrow! :)

claire03 @claire03 (1443) • United States 24 Aug 07

hey guys, i just want to inform everyone that tomorrow is the day i've been waiting for! it's our family reunion at knoebels park finally. i am so excited, i mean we are all excited. hehehe.. we already prepared all the things we...

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Our Family Reunion this August 25th

claire03 @claire03 (1443) • United States 21 Aug 07

hey guys, i'm so excited for our upcoming family reunion this August 25th at knoebels park. we do it once a year and it's so wonderful to see all our family together. Knoebels is really a big nice park where they have different...

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Do you have family traditions?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 4 Jun 07

Do you have family traditions..things you family does faithfully on holidays or certain days of the year? What are some of them. Like when I was growing up ..it was tradition to sit down at thanksgiving dinner and have a...

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Being the child of the youngest...

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 6 May 07

I am the youngest in my family. I am well separated by age from my siblings. All of their children are adults. That is, they are all over 20 years of age. Some are married, some have live-in partners. My children are 10 and 14....

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