My Ebenezer

I figure if I start answering your questions right away, maybe you’ll be motivagted to ask more!

What traditions will you be passing on to your children, and what ideas do you have for new traditions? Great question! The traditions that first come to mind are about Christmas. Christmas Eve will always be spent with Daddy-O’s family - it’s something he’s done since he was born. We eat, sing Christmas Carols in German (mostly i just move my lips and pretend) and only then can we open presents. Another tradition for Christmas is Giant stockings. We do this with my family - everyone puts a little something (and a lot of gag gifts and junk) into everyone else’s stocking. It’s a lot of fun to go through them! Finally, Sunday lunch is a tradition we hope to start - not that we haven’t been eating lunch on Sundays forever. But we’d like to make an effort to go to Grammy’s every other Sunday for lunch. (Get ready, Grammy) Jana has some great tradition ideas - you should check out her site!

I love it that you love “Nanny’s” sweet pickles. I have had the recipe somewhere and always think I should make some. I do think that K has made them one time — they are even better if you grow the cucumbers! I don’t think anyone could make them as good as Nanny!

What is your favorite childhood memory and is it something that you will try to recreate with your kids? This is a tough one. I think my favorite memories are probably from the road trips me, mom and T took to Florida for vacation. It’s the only time in my childhood that I remember my sister and I actually getting along. We definitely want to create these fond memories for our kids - maybe not in Florida, but by taking at least one trip every year or two. This one will require more thought because I know there are many more! Oh, and the Wednesday evening thing was called “Prime Time”.

Keep those questions coming - I’d really love to hear from some more of you!

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