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Over the years, I have written numerous letters of recommendation for business associates. However, my favorites to write are for young students who are applying for colleges, scholarships or their first job. These are personal reference letters and I love getting the chance to sit with these ...
High school and college graduations are looming on the horizon. These are special and momentous events for both you and your graduate. Planning you graduation party should be a fun and exciting project. Don’t let your graduation party get lost in the crowd; with some early planning you can host ...
What is a college application activity sheet? The activity sheet is a tool for admissions counselors to evaluate the student in a perspective that is above and beyond grades and test scores. All college applications require information outlining the applicant’s extracurricular ...
School will open in weeks and now is the time that Booster Club organizations everywhere are planning for the kick off of their respective seasons. With these trying economic conditions, Booster Clubs will need to become more creative than ever in their fundraising efforts. Local businesses and individual families may not be able to contribute to your budget as they have in seasons past.
Securing the college letters of recommendation is a big part of the college application process. It can be a daunting task for many students. It may be the first time they have ever asked for a reference. They may also not understand the importance that these letters bring to their college application package. College recommendation letters are an important component to most schools in evaluating the student’s application. It gives the admissions committee some insight into the student that is not visible via their academic and testing data.
Valentines Day, February 14th, is a fun day for both young and old! It is a day to think of those we love and celebrate friendship and kindness. It was one of my favorite winter holidays when the kids were younger as I loved all the hoopla of the parties in school, Scouts and Sunday School. It was a break from the winter doldrums! I loved going to the store to let them each pick out their own Valentines. Back then "computer printables" were not in the vocabulary, if you can believe it! We bought the old fashioned boxed cards that you tore apart on the perforated lines.
Thanksgiving is just two weeks away and the planning is already started at our home. For over 15 years, we have hosted Thanksgiving weekend for all the family. The guest list runs for 15 to 30 depending on who can travel in any given year. It is my most favorite holiday to celebrate. I have it down to a science and can pull it off without stress or anxiety.
Celebrate Mardi Gras! This history rich festival makes for the perfect mid-winter party! The dead of winter is upon us all here in the Northern states and it’s time to gather friends and family just in time to get everyone over the winter doldrums. Mardi Gras provides a fun and festive reason for a celebration! Mardi Gras season runs from the end of Christmas to the beginning of Lent on the Christian calendar. It always begins with the Feast of the Epiphany, the twelfth day after Christmas and ends on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday.
Fourth of July is just around the corner, so light up the onset of summer with a great gathering. Start your plans now so that you can insure your guests will be available as that is always a busy holiday. You can print or buy invitations or save your money for fun party favors and games and make calls or send emails. If you are thinking this will be annual event, as ours is, name your party. We used “Fourth of July Free-For-All” as a joke many years back and it has stuck. Our family tradition is to host a pot luck barbeque. We supply the burgers, dogs and drinks.
For many people, the summer months exude a vision of sunny beach days and family vacations; however for anyone with kids who will be attending college in September, summer brings lengthy “to do” lists! It is a bittersweet time for parents of high school graduates whose children are opting to further their education away from home on a college campus. The excitement of the graduation season fades as more and more mail is arriving daily from their future collegiate home.
Thanksgiving seems to arrive at lightning speed after Halloween. No sooner has the last trick or treater left your door and you are making Thanksgiving dinner plans. When our children were young, Thanksgiving was a very "Norman Rockwellesque" holiday for us. The whole family gathered at Grandma ...
Easter is a celebration of rebirth both spiritually and physically. It is a spring holiday that welcomes in new growth and flowering. Trees are budding, flowers are slowly blooming, lawns are greening and the days grow longer. The dark and cold of winter give way to a new optimism filled with ...
For many people, the summer months exude a vision of sunny beach days and family vacations; however for anyone with kids who will be attending college in September, summer brings lengthy “to do” lists! It is a bittersweet time for parents of high school graduates whose children are opting to further their education away from home on a college campus. The excitement of the graduation season fades as more and more mail is arriving daily from their future collegiate home.
New Year’s Eve.. a night to say good bye to the old and ring in the new.. For many people it is a night of revelry and fancy festivities. At our home it has always been a night of family and friends gathering together for food and fun. When our children were little, and we were much younger, they hated for us to go out on New Year’s Eve, even when I bribed them with their favorite babysitter, who I had booked months in advance.
Summer is here and it is a wonderful time to plan an outdoor party with your friends and family. The ability to entertain outdoors offers a plethora of possibilities for great gatherings and parties. It gives you flexibility in your guest list and lots of options for fun themes, games and menus. ...
There are millions of scholarship dollars available for prospective college students. The problem is trying to figure out where they are and how to apply. There are websites all over the net that are happy to assist you with this process for a fee. Stop there. You want to find scholarship ...
Having Family Holiday Traditions adds a wonderful dimension to your holiday season. There is so much emphasis on the the whole gift selection, gift buying aspect of Christmas, that sometimes that becomes the main focus of the holidays. It shouldn’t be that way. By starting some family traditions, you will add balance to your holiday celebration as well as fun and laughter. Family traditions also provide roots for your children that will bring them great memories in years to come. They also provide a way to instill a sense of family within your children.
Getting into college and the whole college application process can be a stressful journey for both students and parents alike. From 1999 through 2005, as a mother of four, I spend endless hours helping, advising and consoling our children as they were applying to colleges. Each of our four children are unique individuals who needed different things from us as parents as they were applying to colleges. We had self-directed child, who virtually did it all himself. We had a procrastinator who required more guidance and prodding.
It’s that time of the year! No, I’m not talking about the holidays…it is Exam time for our college kids. The end of the semester brings our college kids a boatload of papers, projects and the dreaded exam week. Unless your student happens to be on a trimester schedule, the ...
March 17th is just around the corner so now is the time to start planning your St. Patrick’s Day party. St. Patrick’s day is a great reason for a party for young and old alike. It was always one of our favorite family events. Historically, St. Patrick’s Day is a remembrance of the death of ...
The Christmas tree is up, the Christmas lights are draping the front yard, the Christmas cards are mailed, the shopping is done, all the gifts wrapped and it’s only December 8th! Does this sound like your life??? Most likely …NO! During this busy but festive holiday season there is ...