Although the holidays offer a special time for families and loved ones to get together, they can also be stressful — partly because people often have unrealistic expectations of their friends and family members. When a supposedly festive occasion...
When I was little, I had a favorite Thanksgiving Day tradition with my Pop Pop. He would carve the turkey and save the wishbone for us to break together. Whoever had the bigger end won and got to make...
Thanksgiving is next week and that means turkey, time with family and a few days off school for the kids. Here are a few easy Thanksgiving crafts to keep the kids busy during their time off.
Paint Chip Turkey
Supplies: Paint...
Holidays in a military family can be something of a Choose Your Own Adventure. Far from family and the comfort of holidays at home, you're forced to create your own traditions--sometimes with people you barely know. I'm not from a large...
As soon as Halloween is over, I immediately get the Christmas twitch. Time to drag out the Christmas tree and holiday decorations, finalize my shopping list and eagerly anticipate spending quality time with family and friends. We’ve recently started a new family...
Ah, Thanksgiving. It's a holiday designed for showing gratitude — in theory, anyway. In reality, it's a stressful occasion for us moms, who slave over food for hours and hours every year, while trying to juggle our kids as...
As soon as Halloween ends, the grumbling about poor overlooked Thanksgiving begins. What about Thanksgiving? Why are Christmas decorations out so soon? I can see why people get so worked up over skipping one holiday in favor of another,...
Let me start off by saying let’s put a little respect on Thanksgivings' name. As soon as Halloween is over, it’s all about Christmas, but we can’t skip this day — no matter how stressful it can seem. Thanksgiving,...
As Thanksgiving swiftly approaches, we gather recipes, make our menu, write our grocery list, and pack our pantry to the gill with all of the delicious fixin's for the big day — sourdough stuffing, green bean casserole (complete with...
Jacksonville Mom · This Thanksgiving Schedule Saves the Day
If you're hosting Thanksgiving this year, this is for you! Preparing a big Thanksgiving meal can be incredibly hectic. I mean, Thanksgiving already comes with so much emotional stress. You're stressed...
On the years when my stepson wasn’t with us for Thanksgiving, I prepared Thanksgiving twice. Once for him so he could have a nice Thanksgiving dinner with family, and then I prepared a second feast on Thanksgiving day.
It was...
"You should really be an engineer... that's where the money is."
Okay, here we go again. We're approaching the holiday season, which means more time with friends and family. The unsolicited advice from those close to us is already starting...