tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post4555314468235052596..comments2023-06-11T03:51:05.671-05:00Comments on Susan's Pendulum: Group ActivitiesSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152213210269075304noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-35295533891981649112010-05-18T19:55:15.936-05:002010-05-18T19:55:15.936-05:00Oh - I meant Chicken Foot, not Crow's Foot. si...Oh - I meant Chicken Foot, not Crow's Foot. silly brain. ;-)organistsandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127502429931791166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-3525881719984095392010-05-17T15:54:24.711-05:002010-05-17T15:54:24.711-05:00Sandy, I think your family is more into DOing than...Sandy, I think your family is more into DOing than ours. When we've come to visit, you have planned fun outings. It never crossed my mind to take people anywhere when they came to visit us. Ah, but maybe SB has more worthwhile places to visit than did Sharon. ;-) Or maybe you're just a more congenial hostess.<br /><br />Cate, Debbie, and EC -- I agree. I too enjoy both. <br /><br />Mom, don't worry -- I wasn't stressing about the reunion. I was just noticing differences in families. I suspect Matt's family is a lot more <i>fun</i> than ours. Nathan, however, is fine with endless talking. I'm thinking more about how to entertain company than about the reunion. After all, the reunion <i>is</i> a bunch of people blood-related to Nanna; I think most of us are just fine with talking. And then talking some more.<br /><br />I've also noticed that in the last couple of years, I'm less prone to talking. Sometimes (not often) conversations lag a bit. As I thought about this topic in light of y'all's comments today, I realized why. I have too often blundered into conversations where I unintentionally asked questions that were seen as too personal, so I've been hesitant to "pry." Also, I am hiding my head in the proverbial sand, so I can't discuss much politics or current events. Certain things have been difficult in the last 2-3 years, so I want to be on guard about what I say; nobody wants to be around a perpetual whiner. I'm beginning to realize that a game of Apples-to-Apples or Chickenfoot or kickball might just keep me out of hot water and provide pleasant diversions for all.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-9873772464620519332010-05-17T15:24:34.340-05:002010-05-17T15:24:34.340-05:00I love both. My family tends to talk while Joe'...I love both. My family tends to talk while Joe's family tends to do things. I'm OK with either.<br /><br />Things that we do? Croquet, bocce ball, card (Euchre and Sheepshead). This year for my birthday I'm organizing my family into a kickball game, which will be a first for that side of the family. Oh, and I think Capture the Flag is really fun too.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138717390215817390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-30600545280975924762010-05-17T09:43:44.082-05:002010-05-17T09:43:44.082-05:00Both sides talked. I have tried to expand that ov...Both sides talked. I have tried to expand that over the years, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I don't stress too much when the whole family is over. We put out some games, and some may do that and others just love to talk! ;-)Debbie Theisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170354120505332823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-8294444098487132342010-05-17T09:26:30.091-05:002010-05-17T09:26:30.091-05:00Please don't stew about it! Ill bring Chicken...Please don't stew about it! Ill bring Chicken Foot, and Josh just got a new dodge ball for his birthday. (Actually, I got him a kickball, but he prefered the smaller dogeball.) Talking around a fire sounds good to me. Guess that shows which side of the family I came from. We already have Name That Tune, the treasure hunt, and a trivia night. Plus 2 little ones to entertain us this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-67439078182575355012010-05-17T05:30:15.522-05:002010-05-17T05:30:15.522-05:00When I was growing up, the adults played Bid Euchr...When I was growing up, the adults played Bid Euchre. It was the same for both sides of the family. Dad's side was smaller (he only had one sibling). Grandma played an easier game (Pit, Rummy, Chinese Checkers) with grandchildren and the other adults played Bid Euchre. On Mom's side (she had 4 siblings) the barn/barnyard was all the kids needed, and the adults played Euchre. <br /><br />In my generation, we've expanded to other games - Crow's Foot is a great game for many ages with a big set of dominoes; we've done Bunco (with prizes. Sometimes we sing hymns around the piano or let all the gradeschoolish types show off their band instrument and play a song or two.<br /><br />Ah - such fun memories. thanks, Susan!organistsandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127502429931791166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-69818831406479667492010-05-16T19:57:12.181-05:002010-05-16T19:57:12.181-05:00This topic makes me laugh. Because on my side of t...This topic makes me laugh. Because on my side of the family, we DO things. We play games, or watch movies together as a group, go someplace together, or, more often than not, work on some big home repair or remodeling project together. <br /><br />When we go to my Dh's side of the family, though, we talk. Talk, talk, and talk. <br /><br />You know what? I love both. I wish my side did a bit more talking, sometimes. Sometimes, on my Dh's side, we don't get to DOING some of the things we've planned on doing because we're so busy talking the evening away. <br /><br />But generally, both are good with me.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.com