
He’s ba-ack! The Elf on the Shelf is a relatively new way the youngest generation celebrates the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving, the elf appears and observes who’s naughty and who’s nice. Each evening, he flies back to the North Pole to give Santa his report and lands in a new […]

Although it was Kansas City’s 83rd Plaza Lighting Ceremony, last night’s ceremony was a first for me and the kids. I didn’t grow up here Somewhere-in-the-Middle-of-the-USA so the ceremony wasn’t part of our family’s Thanksgiving tradition. Plus also, I don’t like crowds. Or being cold. But with a high of 70F yesterday and a sweet […]