Comments on: Sunday Dinner http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/ The home of "The Book of Days" Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eren http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14952 Eren Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:35:21 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14952 Hello my friend...love, this little glimpse of the polished, yet still all boy, these little men are growing to be. What a good mama you are. So excited to see your beautiful face over at [simple mom]. I'll be hanging out there a bit more in the days to come too. Much love sweet mama. Hello my friend…love, this little glimpse of the polished, yet still all boy, these little men are growing to be. What a good mama you are. So excited to see your beautiful face over at [simple mom]. I’ll be hanging out there a bit more in the days to come too.

Much love sweet mama.

]]> By: Jennifer http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14694 Jennifer Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:41:20 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14694 For a while now, our family goes over to my mom's for Sunday lunch. It's a great time of eating and playing, laughing and always big portions of dessert for the kids. For a while now, our family goes over to my mom’s for Sunday lunch. It’s a great time of eating and playing, laughing and always big portions of dessert for the kids.

]]> By: Nancy http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14675 Nancy Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:30:48 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14675 We do this too on Sundays - make a big dinner. For me, it's a perfect way to end a weekend and begin a new week. Someday their future wife will thank you for teaching them how to be gentlemen too. We do this too on Sundays – make a big dinner. For me, it’s a perfect way to end a weekend and begin a new week. Someday their future wife will thank you for teaching them how to be gentlemen too.

]]> By: Carol http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14638 Carol Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:05:54 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14638 What a lovely post This may just spur me to start something similar as I feel on the hunt for family traditions too. I won't pass any special dishes to the baby, who will promptly throw them on the floor, but he could still enjoy some special lovingly made food on his high chair tray. What a lovely post This may just spur me to start something similar as I feel on the hunt for family traditions too. I won’t pass any special dishes to the baby, who will promptly throw them on the floor, but he could still enjoy some special lovingly made food on his high chair tray.

]]> By: Kate @ Life As I Live It http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14628 Kate @ Life As I Live It Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:38:48 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14628 I love it! Unfortunately, with my work schedule I work every other weekend (3-11:30pm). On the nights I'm home we do sit down to dinner as a family, but I love the idea of using candle and special dishes. (Too bad I don't have any! LOL) Maybe what I'll do is designate a night each week our Special Family Dinner night and each family member takes a turn deciding what the menu will be. Hmmm...that might work! Thanks for the idea and for sharing your traditions. Love 'em. I love it! Unfortunately, with my work schedule I work every other weekend (3-11:30pm). On the nights I’m home we do sit down to dinner as a family, but I love the idea of using candle and special dishes. (Too bad I don’t have any! LOL) Maybe what I’ll do is designate a night each week our Special Family Dinner night and each family member takes a turn deciding what the menu will be. Hmmm…that might work!

Thanks for the idea and for sharing your traditions. Love ‘em.

]]> By: Kristin http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14622 Kristin Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:53:33 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14622 I've been reading and enjoying your blog for awhile now, and had to comment today. Thank you for the reminder of a special Sunday dinner! We started a similar tradition -- Fancy Dinner Night -- a couple of years ago. On Sundays, my husband who loves to cook would get a chance to spend time in the kitchen, sometimes with helpers and sometimes without, making a "gourmet" meal. We set the table with fancy china and napkins, lit candles and enjoyed our meal together. Sunday nights would also be Fancy Dessert Night -- sometimes we would make something special, other times, it was a chance to have ice cream with chocolate sauce! Various activities and hectic schedules have made it difficult to have Fancy Dinner Night recently.... but after reading your post, I want to find a way to bring it back -- maybe another night, or maybe just a bit more planning and preparation... thank you for the reminder and inspiration! I’ve been reading and enjoying your blog for awhile now, and had to comment today. Thank you for the reminder of a special Sunday dinner! We started a similar tradition — Fancy Dinner Night — a couple of years ago. On Sundays, my husband who loves to cook would get a chance to spend time in the kitchen, sometimes with helpers and sometimes without, making a “gourmet” meal. We set the table with fancy china and napkins, lit candles and enjoyed our meal together. Sunday nights would also be Fancy Dessert Night — sometimes we would make something special, other times, it was a chance to have ice cream with chocolate sauce! Various activities and hectic schedules have made it difficult to have Fancy Dinner Night recently…. but after reading your post, I want to find a way to bring it back — maybe another night, or maybe just a bit more planning and preparation… thank you for the reminder and inspiration!

]]> By: Stefani http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14620 Stefani Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:08:21 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14620 Well that's what you get, dear, for selflessly volunteering your time! But I'm so glad that you, and all the others, do it. Without you all, I wouldn't have those lovely couple of hours on Sunday afternoons in which to run errands, clean up and finish dinner! Well that’s what you get, dear, for selflessly volunteering your time! But I’m so glad that you, and all the others, do it. Without you all, I wouldn’t have those lovely couple of hours on Sunday afternoons in which to run errands, clean up and finish dinner!

]]> By: Stefani http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14619 Stefani Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:05:00 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14619 Oh I think that's a wonderful tradition. That feeling of being a part of something, of being one of the clan, that will carry them far! Oh I think that’s a wonderful tradition. That feeling of being a part of something, of being one of the clan, that will carry them far!

]]> By: Stefani http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14618 Stefani Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:03:38 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14618 Oh Brittany, I hear you. I think that it's awfully hard for young men today to find clear direction. It seems like a good solid vision of what it means to be a man, or at least aspire to become one, is hard to come by. In fact it seems like most of society's messages about manhood are rather derogatory or, at best, condescending. Words like honor, valor, diligence, respect and duty have fallen out of fashion for sure, but we're doing our best around here to keep them alive and to raise young men that take those words to heart. I figure this can go one of two ways... they will become impeccable gentlemen, or else they will one day have great stories to tell about all their mama and daddy's silly notions. I guess likely it'll wind up a bit of both! Oh Brittany, I hear you. I think that it’s awfully hard for young men today to find clear direction. It seems like a good solid vision of what it means to be a man, or at least aspire to become one, is hard to come by. In fact it seems like most of society’s messages about manhood are rather derogatory or, at best, condescending.
Words like honor, valor, diligence, respect and duty have fallen out of fashion for sure, but we’re doing our best around here to keep them alive and to raise young men that take those words to heart.
I figure this can go one of two ways… they will become impeccable gentlemen, or else they will one day have great stories to tell about all their mama and daddy’s silly notions. I guess likely it’ll wind up a bit of both!

]]> By: Stefani http://blueyonderranch.com/traditions-and-celebrations/sunday-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-14617 Stefani Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:53:08 +0000 http://blueyonderranch.com/?p=2783#comment-14617 I think that an elegant, big breakfast would be a WONDERFUL way to start the day! ... of course it will never happen here. I can't remember my name in the morning, let alone make anything at all sacred! I think that an elegant, big breakfast would be a WONDERFUL way to start the day! … of course it will never happen here. I can’t remember my name in the morning, let alone make anything at all sacred!

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