1.
We have been doing the Christmas draw for a few years now,. It works well and Christmas is a lot less expensive and stressful as a result.

2. The Monday/Thursday family dinners have been on the go since the very first week of the new millenium, rain or shine, fights or not,through all kinds of traumas and happinesses.

3. The Hallowean ‘trick or treat’ punch party, with me dressed in a red and orange (gaudy!) witch outfit is pretty much established. It’s a chance for silliness on my part.

4. The Easter morning family brunch is a routine function.

5. Broader family ‘lady teas’ have been on-going for about 15 years.