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Thanksgiving is next week. How did that happen?! I am so terrible at the holidays. Every year I end up broke, behind, and stressed. I love this time of year, and I want it to be special for my kiddos. But my inability to get everything done usually results in at least one episode of me losing my schmidt and having a mommy tantrum (mom-trum?) because all the pies got burned, the stupid turkey won’t thaw, or no one will smile for the camera.
It’s my annual shame, and this is the year that it changes! (She says in a voice filled with enthusiasm and hope.)
The TSA will still require adults to take off their shoes before going through security.
No more taking off shoes at airport security for kids under 12. That’s what the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today as it issued its travel rules for this Thanksgiving.
All children under 12 will no longer be expected to take off their shoes before going through security, though adults will still have remove theirs. Additionally, the TSA says the number of pat-downs of young children will be reduced, though not entirely eliminated.
They also offer some additional tips for families traveling through airports for the holidays: Continue reading »
Baby Stuffed Turkey...Yum!
Thanksgiving is almost upon us. And as we all fly and drive to towns far and away, prepare our epically long grocery lists or meticulously clean, disinfect and scrub our homes in preparation for the in-laws, we can get a wee bit stressed out. Will the turkey come out perfect? Will little Johnny and Jane sit still during dinner? Will Uncle Bill refrain from indulging in too much wine? So much to think about, so many anxious moments and so much worry. You know what we all need? A little comic relief, a little laugh, a giggle or perhaps a smirk, all in the name of Thanksgiving.
These twenty Thanksgiving photos represent a variety of funny, amusing and sometimes just sad turkey day fails. Just be thankful it didn’t happen to you.
Turning anything into a smile is a key parenting superpower.
Tis the season to express our gratitude. Everyone on the staff here has been chiming in with the things we’re grateful for in our lives. Our kids have weighed in on the topic, too.
Mostly we’re grateful for the good stuff: our loved ones, our good health, luck in love and work and money. We’re grateful for our kids and our homes and our mom’s apple pie.
What about all the other stuff? The flat tire I had on my car yesterday, and the unexpectedly high utility bills and the full-tilt tantrums my three-year-old throws like clockwork every afternoon? Can we be grateful for the day to day grit that gets into the gears of our lives?
Yes. Not only can we be grateful for the hard parts of our days, it’s an essential parenting superpower. Right up there with being able to read a bedtime story in the dark with one hand on the fussy baby and the other quietly wiping up spilled milk from the floor.
Group Exercise Doesn't Have to Feel Like This
I once heard an interview with the choreographer Twyla Tharp in which she said everyone, everyone, could manage at least an hour a day of daily exercise. She works out for two hours a day, but she accepts that her life is different that way.
I think about Twyla Tharp saying that I absolutely have an hour a day to exercise all the time, when I’m not exercising. So you can imagine my relief at reading that, according Dr. Toni Yancey, a professor of Health Studies at UCLA , all I need is 10 minutes. She calls these breaks “Instant Recess,” and they work in the work place, and, studies show, at school.
Adults are more productive and happier when they gather as a group and walk or stretch or do something physical for ten minutes at regular intervals throughout the day. It’s more fun to exercise in a group, so why not make a group in the office? Healthy habits have a cascade effect. Once you start moving a little, you start doing it more. With recess sacrificed on the altar of No Child Left Behind, 10 minute breaks at school can be a boon for kids. They translate into both better grades and healthier habits.
This holiday classic airs on Thanksgiving
The turkey has been cooked, carved and consumed. The dishes and dessert are done and you’ve got a house full of drowsy adults and bored kids. What are you going to do next?
You could go to bed and rest up for the Black Friday frenzy. Or, you could do what we do and cuddle up on the couch to watch movies together.
You don’t even have to run out and spend money at the video store. The major networks and cable channels have scheduled some great family-friendly fare to get you through the night.
Here’s what’s on:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – The movie that started it all in 1937, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” was Disney’s first full-length animated feature. It looks a little different than what kids are used to these days, but it’s a classic the whole family can enjoy together. 4:30/3:30 pm Central on ABC Family
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – It just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. This holiday classic originally aired in 1973 and has been a family favorite ever since. We’ve seen it a million times, but we keep coming back for more. 8/7 pm Central on ABC.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Well, friends, tomorrow’s the big day. Thanksgiving. It’s my very favorite holiday and I think it’s because Thanksgiving has somehow managed to maintain its integrity in an age when most special days are commercialized to the point of caricature. Uniquely unadulterated, Thanksgiving has never kowtowed to Hallmark executives or any other entity for that matter.
Nope. With Thanksgiving, what you see is what you get. Simply a day dedicated to giving thanks for our many blessings. Big things. Little things. Important things. Silly things. In honor of tomorrow’s holiday, we thought we’d get the ball rolling by telling you, our readers, some of the things for which we’re thankful.
Margaret Wheeler Johnson, editor extraordinaire: After a scare a friend’s family is going through, I’m thankful for health. I feel so lucky that even though I’m 28 and spend Thanksgiving a thousand miles from my parents, I’m as close to them as ever — see you at Christmas, Mom and Dad! I’m grateful to know the post-turkey coma is all in my mind—thanks, Heather. And I’m so thankful for the community I’ve found at Babble and Strollerderby. Continue reading »
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