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Ringing in the New Year with Most of My Children

In my last blog, I wrote that I would be ringing in the New Year, with or without my children. My older teens had plans and wouldn’t be part of our traditional family time. Well in a strange twist, it was my 12-year-old son who ended up spending the night at his best friend’s house. And my older teens ended up at home. Although their plans fell through and they were disappointed at first, we ended up having a great evening together. While munching on goodies like summer sausage, guacamole and my, what some may consider to be a strange … Continue reading →

I’m an Old Fuddy Duddy!

When I was younger I couldn’t wait to stay up on New Year’s Eve! I loved watching the ball drop and making lots of noise to ring in the New Year. This year it’s a whole different story. It’s not even 8:30 yet and I am exhausted! As a single parent, I am always running around trying to get things done, especially during the holidays. There is always so much to do and I have a little helper running behind me and undoing things faster than I can get them done! If you are a single parent, you know exactly … Continue reading →

Top Tens

We always ring in the new year as a family. When my mother was young my grandfather wanted a way to keep all of the children off the roads at night. So he started the family New Year’s Eve tradition. To be fair we were allowed to bring a date, and I almost always did, for my own sanity. As a teenager we often complained about having to spend the night with family instead of out with friends, but in the end we always had a good time. We played games, had a big dinner, read fortune cookies, and read … Continue reading →

Happy New Year

If you are a single parent chances are while all everyone else is out on the town celebrating you are at home with the kiddos. It’s time to start a new tradition. Have a New Years Eve party with the kids. If you have other single parent friends then you can all get together and celebrate with the kids. Have a little party, make sherbet punch and lots of finger foods. Make a Happy New year banner and hang it up. As part of the party have the kids make noisemakers and streamers. Toilet paper rolls filled with dried beans … Continue reading →