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Posts tagged ‘Holidays’

“Would Santa vacation in Texas?”

While we were munching on chips and salsa other day at Chili’s, The Four-Year-Old’s eye was caught by a picture of a man with a long white beard and long white hair wearing a glittering sombrero and dark sunglasses.

The Four-Year-Old: “Mommyo, is that Santa Claus on vacation?”

“Are elves real?”

The Four-Year-Old, from the backseat of the car: “Mommyo, are elves real?” Mother, distracted by all the crazy drivers on the Thanksgiving weekend roads: “No.” The…

“Why do we eat turkey at Thanksgiving?”

Foiled in her attempt to make chicken nuggets the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving table, my frustrated four-year-old daughter naturally wanted to know: “Why is turkey such a popular dish at Thanksgiving?” Turns out you can read 15 articles on the topic and encounter the same 4 theories. But you don’t have to, because I did. Here’s why so many Americans still eat turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.