I've tried and tried to start traditions but have never been successful as I am NOT the formal matriarch of the family.......yet!

Sooooooo........ I go with the flow and have never spent a New Year's day without having a bite of pork and sauerkraut and placing money under my plate to ensure a successful monetary year. My ex's son (my step son) was only 4 when I first met him and we sat at my in-laws table this New Year's day and spoke of the tradition. ZJ spoke up and said, "I don't like sauercrap"! After the laughter subsided, I snuck a string of sauerkraut into his mashed potatoes and he ate everything on his plate. I asked him if he enjoyed his meal and he said YES! I then told him he must have liked sauercrap, cause I put some in his tatoes and he ate them all up. He said he must have but just didn't remeber how much! LOL!

When receiving a plant or flower as a gift.......one never says Thank You, as it will surely die. Instead we tell of the place we will plant or keep it and how pretty the addition will make to our collection or landscape. Trust me......it's hard not to say Thank You when receiving a present......but I stop myself cold each and every time!

When anyone of our family goes to a housewarming......we bring something that is alive. A plant or flower is perfect for this situation as most people like to pick out their own puppies or kittens (I know this from past experience...LOL!).


The front door is for stranger's. If you are a friend or family member......we use the back door!

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Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

~Thomas Dewar~