{"id":1203,"date":"2016-11-12T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2016-11-12T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T16:25:47","slug":"tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/12\/tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"TRADITION!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Or…..is Feet<\/em> a good theme for a family holiday \u00a0grab bag, I ask?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Or should it be, music, or books, or recipes, or “things that go bump in the night”, or handmade cards, or puzzles, or family photos, or signs of the Zodiac, or white elephants, or recipes, or “freebees” from somewhere, or magnets, or \u00a0socks?<\/p>\n

Our family has done all of the above and more. \u00a0It started about 20 years ago when we thought,(I have 5 siblings with kids) \u00a0 there are now over 50 people in our family, \u00a0let’s do a grab bag with a theme to make it more interesting. \u00a0A tradition begins!<\/p>\n

Now, for some reason, I have become the designated “Oliver” Holiday Grab Bag Coordinator. \u00a0My responsibilites? \u00a0Get input from my brothers and sisters on a theme, write a very clever poem about the theme (at least I think so), figure out who gives to who, and lastly be sure addresses are correct. And then send it all out to the Oliver group. \u00a0 A very big job! \u00a0 Tradition!<\/p>\n

I would like to say that we get 100% participation, but not so. \u00a0We average about 75%, but like in the Godfather, “just when you think you are out, they pull you back in again.” \u00a0 Meaning once you hit the age of 18, you are in and there is never any “out”! \u00a0Tradition!<\/p>\n

I used the name “Oliver” \u00a0before, let me explain. \u00a0 Many, and I mean, many years ago, my then \u00a0very young brother and sister were arguing over a something or other, and one was saying, “It’s mine” \u00a0The other, “No, it’s all of ours” which through the heat of the argument became it’s “allivers”, one word. \u00a0I remember my mother and I looking at each other and saying, hysterical laughing, “Who’s Oliver?” \u00a0 Hence, our designated famiy name, “The Olivers” \u00a0 \u00a0Tradition!<\/p>\n

So here we are very close to Thanksgiving, and I just sent out this year’s Holiday Grab Bag to the Oliver’s. \u00a0 Reflecting over the years, it’s not about getting a gift (our limit by the way is $15.00) it’s about family. \u00a0We live all up and down the east coast – and we try to get together for a family reunion every once in a while. \u00a0 We did manage it this year thanks to my \u00a0nephew and wife’s cabin and grounds in upstate New York.<\/p>\n

But until the next in person Oliver \u00a0reunion, this tradition keeps us close!\u00a0\u00a0I wish everyone a great and safe Thanksgiving with family and friends. \u00a0 Tradition!<\/p>\n

KAY’S NOTES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here's the  poem for this year - can you guess the theme before the end?<\/pre>\n
“Here\u2019s a very simple thing if you happen to get dirty<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
It can make you feel so clean and can make you smell so perty<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
It comes in all sizes, shapes and va-ri-e- ties \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Most often used in our so-called so- ci -e- ties<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Now some like a pump and some \u00a0hold it in their hand<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Choices are \u00a0everywhere\u00a0 across \u00a0our ” franchised” land<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Ernie and his Ducky are two of its supporters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
As they take their daily bath in Sesame headquarters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
By now, I think you\u2019ve got it, at least that\u2019s what we hope\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
You\u2019re right, you guessed\u2026 the theme is\u2026. that ever-lovin\u2019 soap!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
TRADITION!<\/p>\n
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Or…..is Feet a good theme for a family holiday \u00a0grab bag, I ask? Or should it be, music, or books, or recipes, or “things that go bump in the night”, or handmade cards, or puzzles, or family photos, or signs of the Zodiac, or white elephants, or recipes, or “freebees” from somewhere, or magnets, or … Continue reading “TRADITION!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-just-because"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7svLB-jp","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1203"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1219,"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203\/revisions\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}