Carol Eiseman

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Family Fun, Celebrations & Bonding Expert

Carol Eiseman

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Family focused fun, family bonding
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Webmaster, Account Executive, Mom & Wife

I am a married mother of four. My husband and I have been married for 30 years. I work full time as an account executive. The kids are all grown (from 20 -27) and living on their own or still in college. As they began to scatter I started an online family album with stories and photos of all our crazy but fun family celebrations. It then expanded into a "how to do it" resource and was renamed Celebration Ideas Online. I had been getting so many call from friends who were asking for ideas and instructions on some of the projects, parties, and holiday celebrations that went on around our home that I could now direct them to the site. From there, Celebration Ideas Online has been slowly discovered on the world wide web and traffic is building from all over the world. Amazing! I get such wonderful thank you emails from my viewers who tell me about how they used some and even improved on some of these ideas. It has been a rewarding experience.

My husband and I invested enormous amounts of time with the kids and their activities when they were all home. Our house was always filled with friends and family and there was always something going on! As I reflect back, I think it was that foundation that has made us such a close family. Even with the kids all out of the house, we remain close and connected. The website I developed is an attempt to share some of these fun memories for families that want to begin creating their own. Our family has been so blessed with strong roots and I truly believe that all those years of craziness with the parties, school and sports volunteering, holiday celebrations are at the core of our foundation.

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For many people, the summer months exude a vision of sunny beach days and family vacations; however for anyone with kids who will be attending college in September, summer brings lengthy “to do” lists! It is a bittersweet time for parents of high school graduates whose children are opting to further their education away from home on a college campus. The excitement of the graduation season fades as more and more mail is arriving daily from their future collegiate home.

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Valentines Day, February 14th, is a fun day for both young and old! It is a day to think of those we love and celebrate friendship and kindness. It was one of my favorite winter holidays when the kids were younger as I loved all the hoopla of the parties in school, Scouts and Sunday School. It was a break from the winter doldrums! I loved going to the store to let them each pick out their own Valentines. Back then "computer printables" were not in the vocabulary, if you can believe it! We bought the old fashioned boxed cards that you tore apart on the perforated lines.

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For many people, the summer months exude a vision of sunny beach days and family vacations; however for anyone with kids who will be attending college in September, summer brings lengthy “to do” lists! It is a bittersweet time for parents of high school graduates whose children are opting to further their education away from home on a college campus. The excitement of the graduation season fades as more and more mail is arriving daily from their future collegiate home.

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It’s that time of the year! No, I’m not talking about the holidays…it is Exam time for our college kids. The end of the semester brings our college kids a boatload of papers, projects and the dreaded exam week. Unless your student happens to be on a trimester schedule, the ...

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Thanksgiving seems to arrive at lightning speed after Halloween. No sooner has the last trick or treater left your door and you are making Thanksgiving dinner plans. When our children were young, Thanksgiving was a very "Norman Rockwellesque" holiday for us. The whole family gathered at Grandma ...

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March 17th is just around the corner so now is the time to start planning your St. Patrick’s Day party. St. Patrick’s day is a great reason for a party for young and old alike. It was always one of our favorite family events. Historically, St. Patrick’s Day is a remembrance of the death of ...

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Easter is a celebration of rebirth both spiritually and physically. It is a spring holiday that welcomes in new growth and flowering. Trees are budding, flowers are slowly blooming, lawns are greening and the days grow longer. The dark and cold of winter give way to a new optimism filled with ...

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Securing the college letters of recommendation is a big part of the college application process. It can be a daunting task for many students. It may be the first time they have ever asked for a reference. They may also not understand the importance that these letters bring to their college application package. College recommendation letters are an important component to most schools in evaluating the student’s application. It gives the admissions committee some insight into the student that is not visible via their academic and testing data.

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The Christmas tree is up, the Christmas lights are draping the front yard, the Christmas cards are mailed, the shopping is done, all the gifts wrapped and it’s only December 8th! Does this sound like your life??? Most likely …NO! During this busy but festive holiday season there is ...

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Summer is here and it is a wonderful time to plan an outdoor party with your friends and family. The ability to entertain outdoors offers a plethora of possibilities for great gatherings and parties. It gives you flexibility in your guest list and lots of options for fun themes, games and menus. ...

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Getting into college and the whole college application process can be a stressful journey for both students and parents alike. From 1999 through 2005, as a mother of four, I spend endless hours helping, advising and consoling our children as they were applying to colleges. Each of our four children are unique individuals who needed different things from us as parents as they were applying to colleges. We had self-directed child, who virtually did it all himself. We had a procrastinator who required more guidance and prodding.

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There are millions of scholarship dollars available for prospective college students. The problem is trying to figure out where they are and how to apply. There are websites all over the net that are happy to assist you with this process for a fee. Stop there. You want to find scholarship ...

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Carol Eiseman

"Every day hold a unique reason to celebrate something."

"The family that plays together, stays together"