celebrating groundhog day

Groundhog Haiku Contest

So as you all know, we had the official Groundhog Party last week, and there was the ever-popular Groundhog Games of Skill. This year’s slate of contests included Tossing Cards into a Hat, Drawing a Groundhog with Your Eyes Closed, and Groundhog Speed Haiku. That’s right–in five minutes or less, contestants had to come up with their best groundhog-themed haiku, and party goers then voted on which haiku was the winner. Naturally, I’m going to share those haiku with you now, because when you’ve got a bunch of groundhog haiku, that’s not the sort of thing you just sit on. […]

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Groundhog Eve! Better Get Your Booties!

That’s right, woodchuck chuckers. In less than 24 hours, Punxsutawney Phil is going to set us straight on how much winter we have left. 6 more weeks? Bring it on, baby. 🙂 And as I’m usually accustomed to do, I’ll be bringing in the day with some fun festivities. Tomorrow is the family party–we’ll be doing the yearly viewing of Groundhog Day, the movie that gets better with every viewing. (My children are most likely going to hate its guts by the time they leave the house, but such is life. These are the prices we pay for groundhogs.) Always

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Writing a Murder Mystery

So the Groundhog Day Murder Mystery went off Friday to great success. Our Phil Connors was, unfortunately, down with a bad case of the flu, so I ended up having to play the part of Ralph the Drunk while also offering key bits of information Phil had told Ralph over a round of drinks. Other than that, it was a really fun evening. Great food, fun times, lots of laughs. I’ve had a couple of people ask me about how I chose which murder mystery party game to use, and the answer (for those of you who missed it) is

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GROUNDHOG DAY!!!!!

That’s right, woodchuck chuckers. It’s groundhog time. And the question on everybody’s lips (chapped lips) is what in the world will Bryce be doing this year to celebrate? Well wonder no more, porkchops. All shall now be revealed. 🙂 This year was actually a hard year to plan for. Traditionally I have a grand extravaganza on February 2nd, full of groundhog games of skill and a viewing of the movie itself. I invite as many people as my house can take, and we hog it up, with themed desserts and goodies. However, this year Groundhog Day is on a Wednesday,

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Groundhog Book

So the Groundhog Book is going quite well. Hit the 10,000 word mark today. It’s different for me, writing non-fiction. Still haven’t heard back from the agent, though, and I’m liking this project, so I’ll keep at it for now. Just wondering if you all could help inform me a bit: how specific do you think I should let this project get? Right now, I’m delving into pretty much every aspect of Groundhog Day you can think of, from the movie to the history of the holiday to the actors to the towns that celebrate it to how to celebrate

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