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by susieq76 from Philadelphia, PA

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Sue's Musings - Family Reunion
Mar 14, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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As the expression goes, "you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family."

That's certainly true.   In most families, there are those you are crazy about, and those who are merely tolerated, but you're all connected.    Every so often, we find ourselves  longing to strengthen that bond by reaching out for a connection to relations far and near. 

If you're feeling the urge to round up the relatives for a reunion,  I've got the perfect place to start:

It's the Family Reunion Conference, taking place this weekend (March 15 - 18) at the Marriott Philadlephia Airport Hotel.   The conference is presented by Temple University's Family Reunion Institute, which was founded by Dr. Ione Vargus (who is the mother of our own Bill Vargus....and my mother-in-law).

At the conference web site, there are tons of workshops to help you get started.  If you're already having reunions,  there are workshops to enhance the gatherings and make them more meaningful.

I'll be conducting a workshop on scrapbooking on Thursday, the 15th at 2 pm.  You can learn about storytelling, tracing your roots through DNA, and involving the kids in the reunion.   There are presentations from numerous cities and sites that are happy to host reunions.  The luncheons on Friday and Saturday will feature Kenny Gamble and Angel Ortiz.

We all have family ties, and this weekend it a great way to keep them tight.

Use the links outlined above to find out more.   Maybe I'll see you there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Robmpg
Mar 14, 2007 | 2:40 PM

1st!
Sue, my wife scrapbooks too. I had no idea you were a scrapper. That conference sounds like fun.
ThunderTush read my blog view my photos
Mar 20, 2007 | 8:33 AM

Sue, Did someone say snow down the road?
ThunderTush read my blog view my photos
Mar 20, 2007 | 8:35 AM

OMG I had no idea you and billy V were married

WOW and congrats!
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I have been the weather anchor on Good Day Philadelphia since December of 1997. It's been quite a ride, and I've been extremely fortunate. I've spent much of my time during the years taking weather on location. Those experiences have afforded me so many opportunities I never would have had otherwise. I've visited countless schools and been able to show our viewers some of the positive things going on in the classrooms in our area. We've been able to focus on the many teachers working very hard, and the students who will always remember when TV came to their school. I'm also proud of encouraging our viewers to be "tourists in their own hometown." We've taken you to special spots, like the Camden Children's Garden, the Constitution Center, and hundreds more. These are places I might have procrastinated about visiting on my own, but thanks to this job, I've been able to feel so much a part of this community as the folks out there have opened their arms. How lucky am I? My daughter has been a part of this program, periodically, from the time she was six months old. And even now, people who recognize me and Nia when we're out and about remember when I did the weather from our house on her first day of kindergarten. She is in fourth grade! So many of her childhood memories are preserved on Good Day, and I am grateful. Just in the last year, we've made astounding technological changes here at Fox 29, and it's exciting to work with the very latest in state-of-the-art technology. My latest thrill is this blog. I look forward to hearing from you!

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