Greetings Family,
I do hope this message finds everyone well and filled with the holiday spirit. We are getting our fill of Christmas Movie Marathons in our house and I am eager to rip open those beautiful gifts under the tree!!
The purpose of this message is to propose an idea that came to me today as I was determining the final gift to bestow upon my "Secret Santa" recipient.
We all lead very busy lives and it can be hard to stay in contact. So I propose that whichever member of our growing family that you drew for the Secret Santa, will be in your care until the next holiday season when we draw names. What does this mean?
With that being said, we will need to make sure that everyone has updated emails, addresses, and telephone numbers. Also, the blog that Mom created is a great place to post things to update everyone or a mass email.
After speaking with the matriarch of the family, we think this would be a great way to stay connected as a whole. Please respond with your ideas and thoughts, and whether this is something that you would be interested in doing this year and for years to come.
We miss everyone, and hope you all are staying warm and cozy!!
Blessings,
~ Q
Q. Olivia Rivers,
CEO, Rivers Empire
Social Networking & Marketing
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Gifts
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Keeping your Secret Santa
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
wonderful time with the fam
so good to be with you guys! you are amazing and we are soooo proud of all our kids!
thanks again to meg (counselor) and james (pappa bear) for scoping out the place and being the point team.
thanks to lee (grillmeister) and q (motivator and cinematographer)
jon (songmeister and bundle of joy) and ashley (saute momma) and harry ( professor)
of course thanks to the D.A.D. our patriarch leader!
what a great time, good company, good talk, good food!
safe travels and enjoy the rest of your thanksgiving holiday.
thanks again to meg (counselor) and james (pappa bear) for scoping out the place and being the point team.
thanks to lee (grillmeister) and q (motivator and cinematographer)
jon (songmeister and bundle of joy) and ashley (saute momma) and harry ( professor)
of course thanks to the D.A.D. our patriarch leader!
what a great time, good company, good talk, good food!
safe travels and enjoy the rest of your thanksgiving holiday.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
when will you arrive?
what is your arrival time?
we will be having our traditional thanksgiving meal on wednesday, late afternoon. if you are able
to attend that would be great. thursday, we will be taking harrison to mci to fly back to nyc- he has to work on friday.
grandma a will be holding down the homefront until we get back from the lake.
grandma g may come if brenda and devane arrive on thursday. if not she will be at our dinner on wednesday.
ashley and jon will be in council grove on thanksgiving day
megan and james will be in junction city, harrison will be here and i assume q and lee will be traveling to warrensburg.
please be careful driving and if you need to rest or change drivers, please do that!
love you much!!!
MoM W and D.A.D
we will be having our traditional thanksgiving meal on wednesday, late afternoon. if you are able
to attend that would be great. thursday, we will be taking harrison to mci to fly back to nyc- he has to work on friday.
grandma a will be holding down the homefront until we get back from the lake.
grandma g may come if brenda and devane arrive on thursday. if not she will be at our dinner on wednesday.
ashley and jon will be in council grove on thanksgiving day
megan and james will be in junction city, harrison will be here and i assume q and lee will be traveling to warrensburg.
please be careful driving and if you need to rest or change drivers, please do that!
love you much!!!
MoM W and D.A.D
Sunday, November 11, 2012
sooo looking forward to seeing you guys.....
since the weather has started to change- baking is in the air!
i will be preparing for our annual cookie baking day, which will probably be december 1st! megan has helped me the last couple of years make cookies to bless our neighbors.
i am looking forward to the day when all my daughters and grandchildren will be in the kitchen with me. of course we will have to "sample" lots of cookies and treats!
since there is nothing like the smell of something baking in the oven, there will definitely be a treat or two for our evening snack time!
seeing you soon! love you much!
i will be preparing for our annual cookie baking day, which will probably be december 1st! megan has helped me the last couple of years make cookies to bless our neighbors.
i am looking forward to the day when all my daughters and grandchildren will be in the kitchen with me. of course we will have to "sample" lots of cookies and treats!
since there is nothing like the smell of something baking in the oven, there will definitely be a treat or two for our evening snack time!
seeing you soon! love you much!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Grandma G
grandma g is doing much better. we went out on a store run yesterday. you know how the grandmas
love to shop! I encouraged her to conserve her energy and take it slow.
we got all the shopping done, picked up some chicken and even voted! now she won't have to worry about getting out to vote next Tuesday.
be sure to call or text her whenever you can. do the same for grandma a! they love telling other people how their grand kids take care of them!
a big thank you to #3! thanks for helping to keep grandma's house clean and organized.
see you guys soon!
love you much!
love to shop! I encouraged her to conserve her energy and take it slow.
we got all the shopping done, picked up some chicken and even voted! now she won't have to worry about getting out to vote next Tuesday.
be sure to call or text her whenever you can. do the same for grandma a! they love telling other people how their grand kids take care of them!
a big thank you to #3! thanks for helping to keep grandma's house clean and organized.
see you guys soon!
love you much!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
update on Grandma G
hey family,
just a mass update on Granda G-
she has had a rough couple of weeks. lots of pain and is just now feeling better.
the dr. has settled on- (click the link)-trigeminal neuralgia
she still has to see the neurologist in November, so we will find out more later.
it has been quite a rotation of us to watch over her.
Carmen, Karen, Taylor and Brenda have taken shifts to take care of her.
the meds made her very sleepy and dizzy.
last night she was walking around and felt much more like herself. the pain has scared her though, she gets anxious when she feels tremors of pain starting up.
both Grandmas now have medical issues and are not as mobile as they once were.
having said that, I know they would appreciate hearing from each of you on a more consistent
basis. if you have been doing this- good for you, please continue. if you have not- please call these women, they would love to hear form you. they tend to get anxious when they don't hear from you, it gets them to worrying, and that's not good for them.
just a short call, text or email will do. just to hear your voice calms them considerably.
I will try to keep you in the loop and do a better job. this message is not just for you, but for me too!
it is so easy to not call and get wrapped up in our daily lives that we forget about the people that matter to us
just a mass update on Granda G-
she has had a rough couple of weeks. lots of pain and is just now feeling better.
the dr. has settled on- (click the link)-trigeminal neuralgia
she still has to see the neurologist in November, so we will find out more later.
it has been quite a rotation of us to watch over her.
Carmen, Karen, Taylor and Brenda have taken shifts to take care of her.
the meds made her very sleepy and dizzy.
last night she was walking around and felt much more like herself. the pain has scared her though, she gets anxious when she feels tremors of pain starting up.
both Grandmas now have medical issues and are not as mobile as they once were.
having said that, I know they would appreciate hearing from each of you on a more consistent
basis. if you have been doing this- good for you, please continue. if you have not- please call these women, they would love to hear form you. they tend to get anxious when they don't hear from you, it gets them to worrying, and that's not good for them.
just a short call, text or email will do. just to hear your voice calms them considerably.
I will try to keep you in the loop and do a better job. this message is not just for you, but for me too!
it is so easy to not call and get wrapped up in our daily lives that we forget about the people that matter to us
also, this same message goes for the D.A.D. - please call this man on a regular basis before he drives me crazy!!!
Monday, October 1, 2012
fall is here
hidee ho family! spent a couple of days with #4 in wichita. good times. thanks jon!
as we closer to the "family event" the leaves are changing color and the air is starting
to crisp up a bit. ahhh fall!
thanks again to megan and james for getting the ball rolling and snagging the cabin.
let's try to get our portion of the payment to them as soon as we can.
i know this is a bit early, but we would like to have names drawn for christmas. this helps with planning and budgeting (maybe even finding some sweet deals as well)!
if you would, i would like q to put everyone's name in a nifty jar and draw for us.
q, you will be the master of the list, so if you forget who you have, contact q!
as we closer to the "family event" the leaves are changing color and the air is starting
to crisp up a bit. ahhh fall!
thanks again to megan and james for getting the ball rolling and snagging the cabin.
let's try to get our portion of the payment to them as soon as we can.
i know this is a bit early, but we would like to have names drawn for christmas. this helps with planning and budgeting (maybe even finding some sweet deals as well)!
if you would, i would like q to put everyone's name in a nifty jar and draw for us.
q, you will be the master of the list, so if you forget who you have, contact q!
Friday, September 21, 2012
meet me at the cabin
well family, plans are coming together for our 1st and hopefully annual "rivers family thanksgiving getaway"! it did not have a name, so i just named it! we can polish up the name later...
thanks to james and megan for the idea and for getting the ball rolling. it will be nice to get together in a laid-back atmosphere. the cabins look amazing and I can't wait to see all of you.
just to refresh your memory and to get you in the mood, here are a few pictures of some of the cabins. Not sure which one we will have yet, but james will let us know.
james, could you please update us by posting to this blog. thanks! also post your comments and suggestions here as well. although this is a public blog, nobody knows about it but us, so we can use it as a way of communicating. until later, love you much!
thanks to james and megan for the idea and for getting the ball rolling. it will be nice to get together in a laid-back atmosphere. the cabins look amazing and I can't wait to see all of you.
just to refresh your memory and to get you in the mood, here are a few pictures of some of the cabins. Not sure which one we will have yet, but james will let us know.
james, could you please update us by posting to this blog. thanks! also post your comments and suggestions here as well. although this is a public blog, nobody knows about it but us, so we can use it as a way of communicating. until later, love you much!
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