Thanks.

posted on 9/14/2011 2:43:29 PM

I'm a little afraid of this one

posted on 4/18/2010 11:35:04 PM

I move the bedroom furniture and set up a tent. Since it is hard for the kids to get to sleep on Christmas Eve, let them all camp out together. They always stay up late "camping" but then they sleep in the next morning because they are exhusted. Then on Christmas they are rested and not cranky.

posted on 4/8/2010 4:00:00 PM

lemon oil is great for hard water but my water also has rust in it. does anyone know how to get rid of all those stains that are on the tub around the drain but also on the plastic shower curtain?

posted on 4/8/2010 3:49:28 PM

THIS IS TRULY A FIVE STAR FIND!  ANYONE WITH HARD WATER OR EVEN SLIGHTLY HARD WATER WILL LOVE THIS.  AND NOTHING TO RINSE AWAY, NOT ONE CHEMICAL TO HARM OUR ENVIRNMENT!  PAM

posted on 3/28/2010 3:22:17 PM

you can also use wd40 to keep the glass doors from getting waterspot. its a repellent

posted on 3/19/2010 12:48:25 PM

I'm curious to try the steel wool and the WD40 idea!

posted on 3/18/2010 9:28:22 AM

I have tried this, it is wonderful.

posted on 3/16/2010 1:32:22 PM

Sandra,I'll try your tip, thanks!  Also, I wanted to pass along my "miracle" cleaner which cleared the cloudiness from a shower door which had not responded to Soft Scrub, bleach, ammonia...even my mom, a cleaning fanatic, couldn't get the cloudiness gone.  A mist of WD40, which I then rubbed on with a paper towel, worked like a charm!  I rubbed in the WD40 with a paper towel, then cleaned the WD40 off with an all-purpose cleaner.  Warning--WD40 can make your shower/tub floor extremely slippery, so take care to make sure any WD40 that may have dripped downward is thoroughly cleaned off the floor.

posted on 3/15/2010 8:08:45 PM

is it spring cleaning time already?? I could have sworn I just finished!

posted on 3/15/2010 3:03:49 PM

Thanks for the tip, I plan to try this today..

posted on 3/14/2010 1:18:01 PM

I USE A DRY CLOTH ON A DRY SHOWER STALL & PUT LIQUID GOLD ON THE CLOTH..IT CUTS THROUGH EVEN THEHARDEST OF SOAP SCUM & WHEN I FINISH USING THE CLOTH IN DRY SHOWER, I RINSE OFF THE WHOLE SHOWER INCLUDING DOOR  & IT HELP THE WATER BEAD UP & NOT LET SOAP SCUM BUILD BACK UP..THIS WORKS GREAT BUT YOU HAVE  TO CLEAN THE SHOWER WHILE IT IS BONE DRY IN ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK.  

posted on 3/14/2010 12:37:23 PM

What other traditions do you do throughout the year???   I am the one who hosts my dad's birthday dinner...   and usually my mom, the girls get together and go out to hang...   Also, I have my nieces and neighborhood girls over for a girls night...   tv, snacks, games and etc.  Gotta re-live my youth...   and have those fun girlie girl nights!   what do you do???     Kim, Vocalpoint!

posted on 1/12/2010 10:10:44 PM

Neither my husband or I had really memorable traditions from Christmas when we were growing up so we really wanted to have a speacial traditions for us and our children. So every Christmas we get each child an ornament and Christmas PJ's. We wrap them in gift bags and the kids get to open them on Christmas eve. They each put there ornament on the tree and wear there pjs to bed. We also buy a family ornament each year.  All the ornaments will go on our tree until the kids grow up and get married at which point as a wedding gift they will get there ornaments, so can have them for there own tree as they start familes of there own.

posted on 1/12/2010 4:07:13 PM

My Mother's family always has oyster stew on Christmas eve. I still practice that trdition evry ear with my family. It is comforting to know even if we are not together we know the others will dine on oyster stew too.

posted on 1/8/2010 3:07:43 PM

When our son was young we moved out of state so we would visit family right before Christmas and arrive home on Christmas eve.  We started the tradition of picking up Christmas Eve pizza.  Our son is now married and their family continues this tradition.Another new tradition we have started is having our grandchildren recite Bible verses at Thanksgiving.  They receive $1 for each verse and use this money to buy Christmas gifts for each other.

posted on 12/29/2009 9:49:14 AM

Every Christmas Eve, my children looked forward to making a Monkey Ball Cake together.  The next morning, we nibbled on it while we opened our gifts.  My children are all older now and still expect the Monkey Ball Cake on Christmas morning!  They are now making their own Monkey Ball Cakes with their children on Christmas Eve!Bonnie

posted on 12/28/2009 9:08:23 AM

We take our kids to see Santa every year, at the same place, with the same Santa.  We get 1 3x5 picture and frame it to use as a holiday decoration.  I have a great holiday decoration series that shows how my kids have grown over the years.  And, this year, Santa remembered us! 

posted on 12/21/2009 9:01:58 AM

Every Christmas we each choose an ornament to add to the Christmas tree that symbolizes something that matters to us.  One year my husband added a John Wayne ornament that represented the westerns he and his grandfather would watch together as he was growing up.  It is a great way for us to tell stories and share our family history in a fun way.  The kids really love it. 

posted on 12/20/2009 10:37:24 PM

We always bake a cake for Jesus, But, I really love Crystals idea of taking it to a homeless shelter:) Even though that is a 2 1/2 hours away from where we live. Thanks for the idea Crystal!

posted on 12/16/2009 5:13:19 PM

On Christmas Eve we celebrate Wiligia, a very special tradition for my culture. We also  open stockings.

posted on 12/16/2009 11:22:53 AM

We've begun the tradition of making a gingerbread train with our boys.

posted on 12/14/2009 2:39:36 PM

We always get together with my husband's family on Christmas Eve and enjoy eating lots of yummy food (and there's a whole host of "traditional" Christmas Eve foods for our family) and watching the Grinch movie and then "A Christmas Carol".

posted on 12/14/2009 2:38:35 PM

For Christmas we always go to my parents and my Dad (who is a minister) has always read Luke 2 - The Christmas Story.  It is a tradition that I enjoy.  He then prays and we open up presents.  It helps us reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.

posted on 12/13/2009 11:53:29 PM

We have Christmas Eve dinner because my husband is Scandinavan and then try to have a turkey for me on the Sunday after Christmas. We travel a lot and I began buying Christmas ornaments from around the world for my kids. Now, I buy for the grandkids. In Germany in April, I bought Nutcracker Ornaments and in Amsterdam, little wooden shoe ornaments for the grandkids.Merry Christmas to All.

posted on 12/11/2009 4:02:13 PM

LOL- everyone opens their stockings first so I may have my first cup of coffee in peace. We also do a gingerbread village with everyone decorating their own house. 

posted on 12/10/2009 9:35:32 AM

On Christmas eve we go to church services and then come home to pick up our gifts we wrapped to take to the mentally challenged children's home in a town across the river from us tp pass out and cookies to share with them also. Then on home to exchange one gift ourselves before bed. The next morning, the children and grandchildren are here pretty early and we have a nice breakfast and they then play games and such till dinner. We then sing Happy Birthday to Jesus with his cake lit and have our dinner.  Afterwards our gifts are exchanged with all kind of excitement going on. This is pretty much how we have always had a Christmas so it has been a tradition for quite a while and is really great.

posted on 12/9/2009 11:09:38 PM

funny tradition of passing fruitcake around from year to year through family to see who gets it from year to year

posted on 12/9/2009 7:07:33 PM

My mother n law has bought my family Christmas ornaments for about 18 yrs now. She buys each member of the family their own ornament. The ornaments are picked special for each one of us. They represent something that would remind us of things we had done that year (playing sports, hunting, new baby, music and etc). Our whole tree is now decorated with ornaments from her. What memories we can reflect on! I look forward to passing that tradition on to my children. Knowing Jesus and family........what more can you want a Christmas! Ok....... maybe presents are also enjoyable. lolChristina

posted on 12/9/2009 1:13:49 PM

The holiday tradition with my family used to be was putting out my grandmother's bells around the door. She died when I was just a little tyke of 4 from leukemia, so I do not remember her. The bells have been lost but thank heaven's my mom still remember's her mother.  I am so grateful for this. She is forgetting most of her kids name's.  It's confusing since there is 5 of us, and Alzheimers is so debiltating.

posted on 12/9/2009 1:09:08 PM

• Marie said:

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  On Christmas Eve day I try to do whatever I can for a complete stranger I may come in contact with, while out last minute shopping. So many people are out and about with a lot of anger on this day you would not believe. I try to bring a little cheer to what is going on around me. To the mom who is frustrated with her little one(s) while standing in a long line, to the elderly couple who cant find where they parked their car, or the guy who has no ideal what gift to give to his mom,sister, or lady of his affection. It gives me a bubbly feeling doing something for someone else as we approach  the Holiest Day of all time. Blessings Vocal Point Family, may you have peace and goodwill in your hearts today and always.

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posted on 12/9/2009 11:20:45 AM

On Christmas Eve , we have Church service, Praising and Thanking God for the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day the children and grandchildren come for brunch and dinner, we eat dinner and exchange gifts. Relax, talk about what's going with everyone.Georgiahttp://www.gaprospers.info/

posted on 12/9/2009 10:01:41 AM

My family on my dad's side gets together for Christmas breakfast and exchange gifts or either we get together before Christmas and have snacks and play games.  Then on my mom's side of the family we have a big Christmas dinner, exchange gifts and play bingo with household products as the prizes.  We enjoy both gatherings because family is so important and we like to cherish every moment because you never know if it will be our last.

posted on 12/9/2009 7:42:34 AM

On Christmas Eve day I try to do whatever I can for a complete stranger I may come in contact with, while out last minute shopping. So many people are out and about with a lot of anger on this day you would not believe. I try to bring a little cheer to what is going on around me. To the mom who is frustrated with her little one(s) while standing in a long line, to the elderly couple who can't find where they parked their car, or the guy who has no ideal what gift to give to his mom,sister, or lady of his affection. It give's me a bubbly feeling doing something for someone else as we approach  the Holiest Day of all time. Blessings Vocal Point Family, may you have peace and goodwill in your heart's today and always.

posted on 12/9/2009 6:06:55 AM

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  We have a happy birthday Jesus party complete with cake to help remind the kids what were celebrating.

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posted on 12/9/2009 5:54:44 AM

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  Getting together with my sisters and brothers and all their kids and grandkids and catching up with all thats been going on in our lives.  We laugh about happenings and talk about past times, when we were kids.  Everyone has a great time being with each other and sharing food, conversation and fun.

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posted on 12/9/2009 5:52:31 AM

ZZThe true meaning of Christmas, there is too much time spent on shopping for gifts and parties. Brenda

posted on 12/8/2009 10:42:33 PM

When my first child was born, I started buying a Christmas ornament every year for him.  As his brothers came along, I continued to do this for each of them.  I try to make the ornaments have something to do with something that happens to them that year, shich is not always easy, but, every year, when they hang them on the tree, there are always stories to be told!  I started this tradition so that when they move out, they will have enough ornaments to start their own trees, along with many happy memories.  Well, this year, we welcomed my first granddaughter into the family, and I am proud to say that my son and his wife are continuing the tradition.  They just bought her first ornament for her.

posted on 12/8/2009 5:30:34 PM

OUR FAMILY MAKES CIOPINO WITH SF  DUNGENESS CRAB AT LEAST FOR IN THE POT AND SOMETIMES WE ADD JUMBO SHRIMPS. MUST HAVE EXTRA SOUR DOUGH BREAD TWO TO SOP UP THE YUMMY TOMATO SAUCE. AND A GOOD BOTTLE OF CHARDONNAY.THE ONLY TIME I DRINK WHITE WINE!!

posted on 12/8/2009 5:12:46 PM

Now  that my parents are no longer with us. my oldest sister has Christmas. We celebrate it on the Eve like we used to when we were kids.  We all sit down to a big dinner, then my sister who has a good voice for storytelling....reads a special story...not just for kids but brings the true spirit for adults as well.  Then it is time to open up the presents.....we start with the youngest first....they oepen just one gift and show everyone....then the next youngest opens one....and so forth...until all presents are open.  We then drink some eggnog and reminisce about when we were kids.  We have Chrstimas music in the background and sing a carol or two.  It is a very special family time remembering the  true christmas spirit...

posted on 12/8/2009 4:23:23 PM

On New Year Days my sisters and I and our families spend the day together...we snack all day, read last years predictions and make new ones....and then play "rob your neighbor".....we have been doing this for two decades. It is always lots of fun....and lots of laughter.

posted on 12/8/2009 4:17:41 PM

We have a 'happy birthday Jesus' party complete with cake to help remind the kids what we're celebrating.

posted on 12/8/2009 3:56:44 PM

Like a lot of families. we have the tradition of new pajamas on Christmas eve.  We put our pajamas on, make a thermos of hot chocolate and drive around looking at the Christmas lights.  Even though they are teenagers, my children still can't stop giggling as soon as my husband and I go to the car in our robes and slippers.  When my daughter was three I added to the tradition by also getting her some nice, relaxing bath products to help her calm down so she could sleep!

posted on 12/8/2009 3:26:06 PM

Reading the Chistmas Story from the bible on Christmas morning.  Reminds us what it is all about!

posted on 12/8/2009 1:58:01 PM

Since the time I was very little, I can remember that on Christmas Eve, we would all get to open one present. My parents remember doing the same thing every year. Now we have passed that tradition on to my son, who is now 18 yrs old.

posted on 12/8/2009 1:56:29 PM

My son and daughter and her family enjoy going to cut down a Christmas Tree the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. We drop my daughters tree off at her house then we all go to my house with my tree. While my son and son in law get my tree in the stand and put the lights on it, my daughter and I make peanut butter kiss cookies. This year was especially fun because my twin 3 year old grandsons were excited to decorate my tree, and it was the first year my son's girlfriend joined us. I always make a nice dinner, this year lasana.

posted on 12/8/2009 1:52:03 PM

A simple tradiotion but every year the kids get to open one present on Christmas Eve.  That present is always a new pair of pajamas to wear for Christmas morning.

posted on 12/8/2009 1:47:07 PM

I like the family tradition by staying at home and not traveling, cooking the family meal and inviting my sister and brothers and their families for some good eats and catching up w/things, watching a football game and the house being loud and fun!!!!

posted on 12/8/2009 1:45:41 PM

We place a nativity scene under our Christmas tree. It is the same nativity scene my mom used when I was a little girl. We also back a birthday cake for Jesus and on Christmas eve we take it to a homeless shelter along with small gifts.

posted on 12/8/2009 1:20:48 PM

We have continued many of the traditions of my husband's family. On Christmas Eve, we prepare some traditional Italian foods and have friends and family join us for an evening of joy.

posted on 12/8/2009 1:12:28 PM

Lots and lots of cookies to share.  Some traditional Lithuanian treats.

posted on 12/8/2009 1:06:04 PM

I have kept to the holiday tradition of my husbands family who are polish, with the traditional Christmas Eve Dinner.

posted on 12/8/2009 12:54:13 PM

Christmas Breakfast/ starts the day just right

posted on 12/8/2009 12:40:58 PM

My whole family gets together to go sledding and drink lots of hot chocolate during the first big snow storm of the Holiday season....

posted on 12/8/2009 9:53:45 AM

Getting together with my sisters and brothers and all their kids and grandkids and catching up with all that's been going on in our lives.  We laugh about happenings and talk about past times, when we were kids.  Everyone has a great time being with each other and sharing food, conversation and fun.

posted on 12/8/2009 9:37:23 AM