by Shadra Bruce | Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I admit it. When the trend of sending out the annual family newsletter accompanied the invention of the deskjet printer, I was pretty disheartened. The holidays, which had already become a bit impersonal, took a giant step toward...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Christmas was so much easier when all the kids were young. The holidays were hardly over and they were counting down again. Now three of our kids are adults and the other two are tweens with ‘tudes. I don’t want a house full of holiday...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Mistletoe is a fun tradition during the holiday season, giving our family excuses to show our love on a regular basis. The first year we lived in our current house, Christmas 2008, we couldn’t decide where to put the Mistletoe, so...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Crafts with Kids
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra This year we decided to have a home crafted Christmas. With all the art supplies I have squirreled away, and tons of imagination we are making due with what we have and seeing how far that takes us. I have always been a crafty...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Recipe Corner
My sisters and I grew up surrounded by extended family that included aunts, uncles, great aunts and uncles, numerous cousins and second cousins, and grandparents. Holidays and special occasions were marked by the food we shared. Our mom, grandma, and great-grandma...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Growing up, my mother, grandmother and aunts always made their own jams, jellies, and preserves. I always helped make them and I certainly helped eat them. I really missed these homemade goodies when I moved away from home. Last...
