Tag: Thanksgiving
Take-Out Thanksgiving Options in Kansas City
If you aren’t up for making an entire Thanksgiving meal this year, check out some of the many options for take-out meals, side dishes...
Tips to Enjoy the Plaza Lighting Ceremony with Kids
If you’re from Kansas City you already know what a staple the Plaza Lighting Ceremony is to the start of the holiday season. Christmas...
Kansas City MomCast Episode 6 | Behind the Scenes Gratitude
In today’s episode, we focus on the people in our community who we are grateful for but who are rarely in the spotlight. These...
Giving Tuesday: 50 Places to Donate in Kansas City
There are many non-profit organizations that have either started in Kansas City or have a local Kansas City chapter from a national organization that...
A Gratitude-Focused Lifestyle
As parents, we spend years encouraging, reminding and prodding our kids to say “thank you.” Usually, we start with a small nod, then a...
Creative Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving 2020
Thanksgiving is going to feel different this year. It has to. Despite an entire world willing 2020 to take a much-needed detour away from...
The Hostess with Nothing to Host
Last month when Halloween itself was just a few weeks away, I entered a department store searching for an outfit for my husband for...
Planning for 2020 Holidays During COVID-19
Mid-October brought the arrival of Amazon Prime Days, along with Black Friday-like deals at a number of other retailers. Naturally, I started thinking about...
My Number One Holiday Life Hack: Outsourcing Meals
Let me start with this: I love holidays. I am the person guiltily playing Christmas music in the car before Thanksgiving. I have themed...
Grief and Gratitude
I’m pretty sure there was a whoosh of glitter when the clock struck midnight on Halloween. The candy wrappers had barely settled before everything,...
Help! A Vegetarian is Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner
Picture this: your sister-in-law/nephew/neighbor/brother’s new girlfriend is vegetarian/vegan and they’re coming to your house for Thanksgiving. When it comes to making veg* versions of...
The Season of Gratitude
I turned 13 right before Christmas 1999. I was in seventh grade, and the most important thing in my world was fitting in with...
Pregnant at the Holidays: 5 Things You Won’t Hear Me Say
"I totally want to stand in the cold outside Best Buy for 12 hours for a cheap TV."
I love the game of sales and...
Holiday Meals Without the Stress
Guess what, Mom? It is November. Somehow it snuck up on us! This season always promises magic and fun, but usually brings with it...
Dividing Time Between Families During the Holidays
My husband and I both come from large extended families. He has several siblings, nieces and nephews. I have two brothers and a plethora...
