Summer Challenge #5 - The Family Legacy

This well might be one of the favorite parts of the challenge: focusing on the legacy that you are creating within your family. Have you every wanted to interview your Grandma or Grandpa, but just never taken the time to do it? Have you ever asked your Dad what his most cherished values are? There is no time like the present to accomplish these very important tasks, especially when we assign it as a part of the happyhome challenge. Take time during the next two weeks to talk to your relatives, from the oldest on down. Think of it as taking a visit through your family library and be sure to “check out” every piece of information you can. Ask questions, record the information and then submit to us a 150 word description of the most amazing thing you learned. And remember to include a picture of that special relative, preferably with you!

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Permalink Reply by Rhonda on September 30, 2009 at 5:10pm

My stepfather use to cut my hair, along with my brother and mother’s when I was younger. It was not his profession. He worked for the local school district. It was my stepfather, Chase’s Bunka who gave Chase his first hair cut. I knew that he was a barber in the past, but did not know how deep the profession went within his family. His Father and Uncle were both Barbers. They had a family business many years ago and it was always a joy for him to cut hair. I had never inquired about it in the past. The other interesting fact I learned about my mother was that her father was in WWII and because he was not home at Christmas time, my grandmother had a Christmas during a visit that summer. She put up a tree and celebrated the holiday as a family. There was a write up in the local paper with their picture. Chase and Bunka getting his first hair cut.

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