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Archive for July 2007

July 17th, 2007

Carnival of Family Life at Be A Good Mom

The Carnival of Family Life is posted this week at Be A Good Mom. Here are a few posts that might be of interest. If you’d like to submit a family-themed post for next week’s carnival, head on over here.
My first day of marriage counseling posted at Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk.
My Indian […]

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July 17th, 2007

Income Support

Alternative Title: How To Encourage Your “Work-Outside-the-House” Spouse

Those of you who’ve followed us around b5media for a bit will by now, I’m sure, have noticed that I am blogging less for the network. While I remain here, I have bid adieu to two other blogs that I started as well as a Channel Editor position […]

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July 15th, 2007

Anniversary Shout Outs #2

Time for another round of shout outs. Congrats to all the couples!

40th Anniversary
Mum & Dad
30th Anniversary
Mary & Jim
25th Anniversary
Peggy & Jerry
Barb & Greg
15th Anniversary
Eric & Susan
10th Anniversary
Mera & Brian
Dexie & Hubby
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July 15th, 2007

In sickness and in health…

I don’t know about you, but we went with the traditional vows during our wedding ceremony (ha—I accidentally typed “weeding” ceremony…twice….what’s the significance there?). Anyway, I’m not sure why we did that. Maybe because we’re fairly traditional people, maybe because we’re lazy. Either way, that’s what we did. And, though […]

By Kerri -- 4 comments

July 13th, 2007

5 Reasons to Get and Stay Married

Okay, so, a little while back I wrote my tongue-in-cheek list of reasons to not get married. A few of you mentioned that we needed a few reasons to get married. Here’s me fulfilling my end of the deal:
5. Makes winter nights a bit cozier. Especially if you’re married to the human […]

By Kerri -- 8 comments

July 12th, 2007

Marriage Jokes #1

A couple goes out to dinner to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
On the way home, she notices a tear in his eye and asks if he’s getting sentimental because they’re celebrating 50 wonderful years together. He replies, “No, I was thinking about the time before we got married.
“Your father threatened me with a shotgun and […]

By Bald Man -- 0 comments

July 11th, 2007

Wedding Anniversary Speech Tips

I came across this list of 10 tips for wedding anniversary speeches the other day. Some good stuff from Niamh, much of which would apply to wedding speeches, too.
I think Tip #4 (Don’t mention previous marriages) is probably one of the most difficult to navigate in today’s world of blended families. One day I’ll share […]

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July 10th, 2007

Carnival of Family Life at The Expatriate’s Kitchen

The Carnival of Family Life is hosted this week at The Expatriate’s Kitchen. Here are a few posts I appreciated.
Kate shares My Husband & His Mother-in-law at Babylune. The title alone made me laugh!
Charlie Close presents Kathy’s Birthday posted at Summer Grasses, stories from the seasons of life by Charlie Close. How […]

By Kerri -- 2 comments

July 10th, 2007

Celebrate the launch of the Music Channel!

We finally have a Music Channel!!! b5media recently announced the launch of our newest channel to join the network, the Music Channel. I haven’t had much time to check it all out yet, seeing as how I got stuck on that Guitar Hero post, but I’m looking forward to jammin’ over there for […]

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July 8th, 2007

Anniversary Shout Outs #1

Lasting marriages deserve to be noted, so Kerri and I thought we’d give a shout out when we stumble across mention of a mile-marker anniversary. If you’ve got someone you’d like us to embarrass mention, don’t hesitate to drop us an email.

Special Mention 1st Anniversary
Matthew and Dasche
65th Anniversary
Oliver and Lois
60th Anniversary
John and Nellie
25th Anniversary
Martha and […]

By Bald Man -- 7 comments