Funny how traditions get started in our family.  I do something once, everyone likes it...presto chango...a new family tradition.  

This is not just a Christmas phenomenon, this goes for everything from our annual summer KFC picnic to watching Groundhog Day on Groundhog Day, to my yearly birthday getaway to Niagara-on-the-Lake.  

I sometimes think no one has noticed when I do something new, but invariably the next time around, I get flack for not having our ‘traditional’ finger food New Years supper or our road trip scavenger hunt on summer vacation.  Heaven forbid if I can’t find Rosettes cupcakes for the Demolition Derby or Taveners Fruit Drops for car trips.  High school interview day warrants a fast food lunch treat and April means a trip to Stratford to watch the Swan Parade. 

It’s getting so that I have to be very careful before I do anything...I could be stuck with it for life!