Well, here we go. This is my first time blogging.
The name of my blog is "Fourth Sunday Dinner". Why, you ask?
As my children have gotten older, gone on to their careers and started having their own outside interests, it seems like we are spending less and less time together. So, I decided that on the Fourth Sunday of every month, we would get together for dinner. My husband usually has off of work on the fourth Sunday of every month to participate in his men's group's (Knights of Columbus) monthly fundraising breakfast at our church. So ... this seemed like the perfect Sunday to make plans to have some family time.
To make the Fourth Sunday Dinners more interesting, I decided that each month would have a theme and each participant would be responsible for a certain part of the meal. Invitations would be sent (by me) for each dinner announcing the theme and the assignments.
The theme for January is: New - celebrating the new year. This theme asks each person to prepare something they have not made before. The assignments are:
Mom and Dad - Main dish
Ben and Nicole - Hot side dish
Josh and Katie - Cold side dish
Jacob and Vivi - Dessert
The dinner will be held at Mom and Dad's home this month. Next month, the theme will be to make something Red, Pink or Sweet. With the assignments moved up one; i.e. Ben and Nicole will be making the Main dish and the dinner will be held at their home.
There is also an added element. Each person has to add to this blog something new that happened to them in the past year. Other blog additions will be decided on each month.
I am really looking forward to starting this new family tradition and getting together with my family on a monthly basis.
I thank God every day for the wonderful husband and children He has allowed me to have. I see so many families torn apart by divorce and problems with their children and, as I pray for their reconciliation and rekindling of the love they lost, I also look at my life and know how blessed I am. Especially since my husband and I are about to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary.
Oh, yeah, stay tuned. I will add a synopsis of our first dinner at the end of this month!
