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Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Wednesday, 1st August 2007 @ 12:39 AM

Photographs may be just bits of paper prints but it has potent effects to your memory. With pictures, our memory runs wild. It makes you recall, let alone reminisce the time that the photo was taken. Then you will find yourself smiling if not laughing at the thought of it. Thus, photographs bring memories, fresh and crisp to our minds. In addition, photos are sort of like an evidence that we were once such and so. With pictures taken, you can show it to someone just to prove that you were... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 31st July 2007 @ 10:24 PM

Little children enjoy Halloween just as much as teenagers do. Small children really like trick-or-treating, buying costumes and hanging out with friends for most of the afternoon. They also like to decorate the house as long as the decorations are not too scary. One of the best things that children like about Halloween is being able to keep all of the candy that they get from all of the houses that they go to for a very brief visit. Getting little children ready for Halloween and the part... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 31st July 2007 @ 6:16 PM

Halloween is the time of year when children get ready to be scared out of their wits and are more than willing to have the opportunity to scare other people too. Halloween is the time of year when people start decorating their houses and buying all sorts of candy to give to the little children that have the courage to walk up their dark walk and knock on the front door of the spooky house on the corner. Halloween is also the time for all the teenagers to want to go to parties to celebrate... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Saturday, 28th July 2007 @ 9:44 AM

Halloween is an exciting holiday that many people enjoy immensely, but it is also a very scary time of the year for small children. Small children do not understand the purpose for all of the scary costumes that they see and might even think that some of them are going to hurt them at some point during the day. Small children are innocents that have no understanding of evil things and they react to things that are scary by crying and running to their Mommy for safety. Small children do no... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 26th July 2007 @ 8:15 PM

Halloween can be a very exciting day for kids of all ages and for the adults as well. It is the time of year for trick or treating and kids seem to enjoy doing this very much. Although it can sometimes be dangerous, kids do not seem to let this keep them from having a fun Halloween. They enjoy dressing up in their costumes and going door to door to get as much candy as they can. It is exciting for parents to watch their children put on their costumes and watching their faces light up with... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 26th July 2007 @ 8:12 PM

Many people in the United States take great pleasure in welcoming the arrival of a New Year. They will make all sorts of plans to attend parties and might choose to have one of their own. People want to be invited to parties where celebrities will be and some of those parties are so elite that tickets are sold each year to the highest bidder. Of course, the money for those tickets will go to a favorite charity. Chefs will begin to go New Year's party shopping at the last minute. They... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Wednesday, 25th July 2007 @ 6:57 AM

We all now the jolly old guy who lives at the North Pole with a bunch of hard working elves--right? I mean Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without him! But just how did this jolly old character come to be? Why does he where a red suit and fly around with eight reindeer? How did he come to live in the North pole with all those elves? Our beloved Santa Claus is a jolly old man indeed. His origins began centuries ago as a saint known as St. Nicholas in an area known today as Turkey... more...

Family » Holidays | By Wolfgang Jaegel @ Tuesday, 24th July 2007 @ 2:13 AM

Melbourne offers a unique holiday experience for families. Visit during the spring or summer season and discover a whole new world of fun here. 1. Be a young Einstein Melbourne Museum is one of the world's first for the internet age and is interactive, innovative and fun! Walk through a living Forest Gallery growing right inside the museum building. Come face to face with live bugs that will amaze, inspire and terrify in its fantastic new exhibition Bugs Alive! Be a kid - big or s... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Wednesday, 18th July 2007 @ 9:39 PM

Christmas traditions make the holiday season special. We all have certain rituals or customs we do every year to celebrate the season. Did you ever wonder how these customs got their start? Some traditions are well known to all some are celebrated by the few but all are a wonderful way to share the meaning of Christmas with those we love. Read on to learn more about how some traditions came to be. Advent Calendar Counting down the days until Christmas with an advent calendar is a popul... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Tuesday, 17th July 2007 @ 12:53 PM

Planning a Christmas party for your family and friends? Add a bit of spice to this year's event with festive party themes and game ideas! Whether you're hosting the family get-together, planning the office Christmas party or having the gang over for some Holiday cheer, you'll find the perfect party plan here! Get Creative! Deck the Halls with Christmas Balls! It's a make-your-own-ornament party. Set-up a table with styrofoam balls, fabric paint tubes, sequins, gl... more...

Family » Holidays | By Bob Alexander @ Thursday, 28th June 2007 @ 3:01 PM

The evening sun was a burnt orange ball sliding beneath the horizon on Pensacola Bay. Various aromas of hamburgers, smoked sausages, boiled corn and barbequed ribs filled the park. Just across the street in the bay, a barge was anchored in the water which would provide fireworks for the night. Even an occasional whiff of sweat and suntan oil from hundreds of mingled bodies simmering in the late afternoon evening sun added to the anticipation of tonight's program. Home of the Pen... more...

Family » Holidays | By Lulu Bell @ Thursday, 28th June 2007 @ 1:02 AM

During the Christmas season, to give the gift of jewelry is still one of the best ways to show your loved one how much you care. In today's world, the media leads men to believe that their spouses, mothers, and daughters prefer hi-tech gadgets or spa coupons as gifts -- yet this is simply not the case. Laptop computers and music players stop working after a year or two, and massages and luxury baths last only as long as a Sunday afternoon. In contrast, gold and silver last foreve... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 28th June 2007 @ 12:59 AM

When you do Christmas shopping, the list should never be absent. The list would contain the names of the individuals for whom which you will be buying presents. Christmas shopping can cost a bundle if you don't pay extra attention on the costs of your purchases. To help you save on costs set your spending limit next to each name on your list. Review the limits if the total shall end up being quite an amount. A Kris Cringle arrangement enables you to save since you will be purchasing ... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 28th June 2007 @ 12:44 AM

As soon as the last days of October fill the air, novelty stores' sales reach sky high. Houses prepare for a different kind of celebration for one night only. Parents and elders buy chocolates and sweets from local candy stores, at the same time, helping their kids get ready for trick or treating. Some people, on the other hand, like young professionals, whoop it up by planning get-togethers with their family or intimate friends. So if what you have in mind is merrymaking, you either plan a... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Tuesday, 26th June 2007 @ 1:09 AM

The office Christmas party - the annual event that causes normally mature and sane professionals to drink outrages amounts of alcohol, dance seductively on tables, engage in grotesque public displays of affection and voice shocking revelations that would surely have been better kept private. If you liken your company's Christmas party to a tooth extraction (and prefer the later) you're not alone. Five out of ten employees say they'd rather not attend. While half of us would rather... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 25th June 2007 @ 12:37 AM

Halloween is the time of year when everyone is busy thinking of what character he or she wants to dress up as. But sometimes, you just don't have the time to hop from shop to shop for accessories and whatnot. So if you can't seem to decide what to wear to the party go as half beauty and half zombie or dress up as a spirit. They are very easy to do and you needn't have to spend much for the costume. All you need is a Halloween make-up kit and some of your usual make-up arti... more...

Family » Holidays | By Dan Ionescu @ Friday, 22nd June 2007 @ 10:47 PM

When choosing a father day gift you must consider the most important factors: what are his passions, what he likes, don't have but needs and how big your budget is. See the traditional Father Fay gifts. Tool boxes Men love to do something with they hands and they are always doing something and redecorating the garage and fixing stuff. So a toll box will be welcome. New tool box models appear every year so for your father it will be an upgrade. A good tool box should contain a ... more...

Family » Holidays | By Dan Ionescu @ Friday, 22nd June 2007 @ 10:17 PM

Father Day is coming and you want give your dad a funny gift to remember the date and him smile all year. I have search almost all the internet and found for you 10 super funny present ideas. Let us see them. 1. Buy a photo frame and put in it the funniest pictures with you and your dad. He will love them. The photo frame can be classic or digital, it does not matter, the photos you put inside it what's important. In online stores you can find even wallets with digital ... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Friday, 22nd June 2007 @ 12:59 AM

There's no doubt that Christmas is one of the most celebrated holidays in America. But how did the Christmas celebration begin? This look at Christmas from it's origins to the celebrations of today reveals an informative and eye-opening look at this popular holiday. Like many American traditions, the Christmas holiday can be traced back to Europe. During the fourth century, Romans celebrated a "Feast of the Nativity" held on December 17th. This celebration was based on... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Wednesday, 20th June 2007 @ 1:37 PM

Christmas party games, family gatherings, decorations and gifts make the holiday season special. In many homes, the holiday season includes the Christmas tree decked in all its glory. Often, decorating the tree is a traditional event shared by the whole family. But how did this tradition start? Who decorated the first Christmas tree and why? Decorated Christmas trees can be traced back to the ancient Romans. During their winter festival or Saturnalia, the Roman's decorated trees wi... more...