For Families Eyes Only

Week 01 - Weekly news articles about family time...

Thinking about family time this week triggered my military family background... remembering times when my Dad returned home from assignments (although not from combat zones), and when both my brothers returned safe and sound from Vietnam. So here's our tribute to those in the military who treasure their family time!

130 Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team returned home Monday ...

Fort Campbell, KY – The rainy weather that has been over Montgomery County since the early weekend broke for a bit on Monday morning in time to allow 130 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team to return home without getting a good ...

Publish Date: 05/03/2011 5:29

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/05/03/130-soldiers-from-the-1st-brigade-combat-team-returned-home-monday-morning/

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This gal's got some terrific ideas for making games really fun! Make up your own rules... like drawing games (blindfolded), checkers (getting rid of checkers wins). Although the intro is a bit slow, stay with it because her ideas are worth it!

Family Fun Night! - 15747 Create your own family fun night tradition with the ideas, games, recipes, and activities in this book. More info: www.chinaberry.com

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What kind of a family games room does your family want?

Don't be afraid to dream big, my friends... you may be surprised at just how do-able a state-of-the-art, tricked-out family room may be!

Check it out...

Creating the Ultimate Home Game Room

By: Joe Schmieder

Creating the "Ultimate Home Game Room" isn't as hard as you may think. "Ultimate" doesn't necessarily mean the most expensive game room either. It just means it's ultimate for you, your family and your friends.

The basics for every game room include "games & signs". That's all it takes to create your game room. Of course some organization is also needed, you don't want a mess of posters, pub signs and neon signs taking up your walls.

Creating Your "Ultimate Home Game Room"

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If you've lost count of those rainy weekends and holidays that spoiled your children's fun, try these rainy day games for kids.

Just a little preparation now will bring a 'thumbs up' from your kids when they're stuck indoors later on. It won't cost much... in fact, you probably already have everything you need for indoor games and rainy day fun. Nor will it cost you very much of your valuable time.

Give yourself a break, and your kids a lift... be prepared for the next rainy day with these fun activities and family games for kids:

Record familiar sounds... Give them an inexpensive tape recorder to record the sounds made by rain, thunder, a doorbell, a ringing telephone, bathroom shower, buzzing of a fly, creaky stairs, someone snoring. With their fertile imaginations, they'll come up with an amazing tape.

Find someone who can put the recording on a CD or DVD, along with a little intro by your kids. You'll not only preserve a wonderful memory, but create a timeless gift for their grandparents.

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Enjoying the same family hobbies makes everyone look forward to family time.

Family Time: Doing Hobbies Together

By: Veronica Scott

In today's fast-paced world, quality time with the family is getting harder to find. It's difficult enough to find the time to eat dinner together, let alone find the time to do hobbies together. But somehow we manage to find that time, even if it's just an hour or so each night. Since quality time is so precious, finding the right hobby for the whole family to participate in might be a bit of a trick, but it's not impossible.

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