I Am Number One: Crazy Cady Sister Introductions
I‘m number one. Numero Uno. The First of Ten. The test subject whom my parents practiced on until they felt comfortable enough to try again.
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Barbara Cady a.k.a Mom / Daily Life / dinner time / Family Activities / Fun and Games / Peggy Cady / Pranks / Strong Personalities / This too shall pass / Uncategorized
“This Too Shall Pass”
While I was growing up, the phrase, “This too shall pass,” was said by our mom so many times, I swore I’d never say it to my children. And I haven’t. So imagine my surprise when I heard my husband mumble it at me yesterday. Not only at me, but about me. What? How is … Continue reading
Christmas Caroling
Christmas Carols This Monday is our family’s annual Christmas Caroling party. We invite a bunch of people over, and whoever makes it, makes it. I fill up about a dozen crockpots of delicious hot drinks, and we wander the neighborhood singing Christmas carols. We get all sorts of responses. We’ve had people leave their car … Continue reading
Barbara Cady a.k.a Mom / C. G. Cady Naegle / Family Activities / Holidays & Traditions / Monte Cady a.k.a. Dad / Mystery Game
1st Christmas Party of the Year!
Tomorrow is a big day! I’m inviting a few of my favorite people over, and I’m throwing a mystery party! This, in and of itself, isn’t wholly out of the normal. What IS a big deal is the fact that I wrote this Mystery Party all by myself! My parents (and after they passed, my … Continue reading
Can You Hear Me Now???
As I sat at my computer this evening skyping with a few of my sisters, one of the husbands texted us and said, “You don’t need to scream. Talk normally.” She read the text out loud, and the rest of us laughed because her voice, though not unusual for a normal Cady conversation, had been … Continue reading
Quincequil Day
We come by our writing honestly. Dad was always writing silly stories for our amusement. I just recently ran across a collection of his stories, including this doozy: Quincequil Day by Monte Cady Arfgon Quincequil (730 – 687 BC) was a locally prominent medicine man in the region of the North American continent … Continue reading
Barbara Cady a.k.a Mom / Daily Life / Family Activities / Holidays & Traditions / Peggy Cady / Uncategorized
A Cady is a Cady
Last weekend #10 was over with her husband and two of her children. To celebrate the event, #2 dropped by as did my two daughters with their husband and boyfriend. It was a nice, quaint gathering with a noise rating of “dull roar.” After all, there were only three Cadys in the mix. Except, of … Continue reading
Barbara Cady a.k.a Mom / Family Activities / Holidays & Traditions / Monte Cady a.k.a. Dad / parenting / Recipes / S. Cady Allred / Uncategorized
10 Cady Family Thanksgiving Traditions
Goodbye Halloween. Hello, Thanksgiving! Yes, I know some of you are already breaking out your Christmas trees and listening to Christmas music. Good for you! Play it extra loud for me, will ya? But I have children, and I’m especially keen on making sure a few of my favorite Cady Family Thanksgiving traditions continue through … Continue reading
