Family Reunion Commemorative Calendar Causing Family Rift
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Family Reunion Commemorative Calendar Causing Family Rift
| Thu, 12-08-2011 - 3:23am |
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Scrap the calendar and get your parents matching robes with coffee mugs.
The calendar was a lovely idea, until the problems came up. Drop the calendar to keep the peace in the family. Some things are just not meant to be.
Unfortunately
Sorry to hear your parents are deceased.
But I am glad my comment sparked an idea for you!
My former bf's sister does a family calendar each year & adds a picture of family members (individually) on the dates/months of their birthdays and "couples" on their anniversary dates. Just an idea...
That's a thought. I could still
For our family reunion, I created a black & white photo collage of my great grandparents & my Mom, aunts & uncle. I was the grandchild hosting the weekend event. I used my grandparents' wedding picture & the family home then I surrounded this with group shots of my Mom, aunts & uncle growing with & without my grandparents. I also included wedding pictures of my Mom, aunts & uncles - oops, forgot one of my Mom's 2nd marriage. I printed copies of the collage as 8 x 10 prints and gave Mom, aunts & uncles framed copies. All my cousins got just the print (too expensive to frame for everyone). This was a big hit. The older generation loved reminiscing and the younger generation were thrilled to have a piece of history. I had asked for family pictures and then I took the pictures I received and created a photo slideshow that ran constantly in the background during our one main meal. I had printed a set of all the pictures & put them in albums. This was also a hit throughout the weekend as it allowed people to remember, ask questions & just filled in the gaps for those that weren't as close to each other.
Good luck! Dee
Thanks for the input. We did a family reunion book and did the family photos of three generations at our last reunion it was full of photos and everyone loved it.