Family Reunion last weekend. Seventy-nine years people with my mother’s surname have been gathering one summer weekend to celebrate being family. We’ve met in small towns, big cities, pastures, backyards, church basements across the Midwest. And are already planning for next year. People who laugh – a lot – at the same things are always good company! May you find some time to laugh with your favorite relatives this week! Thanks for stopping by to share your awesome ideas, recipes and projects!
Featured from last week: Press Print Party – Free First Day of School Signs Cindy’s Recipe Box – Frozen Yogurt Fruit Bites Hunny I’m Home – Clorox Wipes Teacher Gift Ummi Haus – Cherry Delight Debbie Dabble Christmas – Repurposing Trees and Rethinking Storage Studio 27 – Driveway Makeover Between the Bookends – When You Have Too Many Photos for a Photo Book Two Chicks and a Mom – Christmas in July Crafts and Sewing
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Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!
Jennifer Wise says
Your family reunion sounds lovely! I love your description of “people who laugh a lot.” Sounds perfect to me. 🙂 Thank you for hosting and for featuring my “When You Have Too Many Photos to Make a Photo Book” post!
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Jennifer Adams says
Thank you for featuring my driveway makekover!
Esme Slabbert says
Happy Tuesday, Charlene, and thanks for the weekly party.
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Two Chicks and a Mom/Donna says
Wow, we haven’t had a reunion in some time–your mentioning your reunion makes me want to get on the ball for next summer! Thank you for featuring our Christmas in July post–much appreciated! Have a wonderful week.
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Charlene says
They are all different! And so much fun. The water fights had to be outlawed — but the storming of the local ice cream parlor wherever that might be still continues! The high schoolers scooping the ice cream watch with alarm as the crowd starts moving in the door — but soon get into the spirit and have a lot of fun showing off their skills and speed.
CraftAtticResources says
Happy Monday. Thanks for hosting.
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Miz Helen says
Hi Charlene,
What a blessing to have a family reunion. Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for the party!
Miz Helen
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Charlene says
It is alway so much fun. And scary to move from being the youngest to —ahem– older!
cindy says
Thank you for featuring my Yogurt Fruit Bites! Your family reunion sounds wonderful and I wish my family had started that. Now all I know are the cousins who are my age (although we do keep in touch regularly on FB since we’re all over the country) but we’re the “elders” of the family now and I don’t know the next generations (except through photos & posts). Thanks for starting our week off right each Monday!
Charlene says
We are all in the midwest so location really helps! Someone this week told me their family meets every three years with a group of 180 and rented an entire state camp for the weekend this year. They don’t get ice cream though!
Debbie-Dabble says
Charlene,
My Link Ups for today’s party are # 44, 45 and 46!!
Thank you for the feature!! I will be giving you a Shout Out both on my Face Book page and in my next Blog post!! Also Thank You for hosting each week!! I truly appreciate all the work that you put into hosting a link party!!
Hugs,
Deb
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Melynda Brown says
Your reunion sounds perfect! Have a great week ahead, and thanks for hosting.
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Laura @ Our Grand Lives says
We attended my husband’s family reunion in June and it’s always a wonderful way to connect with so many – 84 people in attendance this year! Ours is held every other year and it looks like Hubby and I are in charge of the planning for our next one. It’s a bit daunting right now but we can’t wait to continue the tradition that his parents and his dad’s siblings started many years ago! Thanks so much for another great party, Charlene! Happy August!
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Charlene says
It’s amazing to be with family and I’ll bet you have some great traditions to help with planning.
Pam says
That’s so wonderful that you’re able to gather like that with family. Thanks so much for hosting today!
Charlene says
We had some new folks this year who came because they remembered being there as a little kid and it is always great to get re- acquainted with them!
Amy Johnson says
How nice to have such a big family reunion! Thanks for the party.
Charlene says
We always have complete strangers come and ask if they can be adopted. The breakfast crowd always thinks we are nuts for laughing in the morning, but pretty soon they are exchanging jokes over the scrambled eggs.