christmas

Whether you have kids or you've been a kid (which you have lol).... the mall Santa experience can be crazy. Screaming kids, impatience parents, loud Christmas music and a lot of distractions. It can be overwhelming for anyone! But it can be especially overwhelming if you are the parents to children with Autism or other disabilities where an environment like that can be too much to handle... Read M

I hear the phrase "Christmas Bonus" quite a bit, but I don't know anyone who is actually getting one. To be clear, this isn't one of those "War On Christmas" complaints. I wouldn't care if it was called "Holiday Bonus", "End Of Year Bonus", etc. I'd gladly take the extra pat on the back. Personally, I've had two Christmas bonuses in my entire working career. They were tiny, but free money is always appreciated.

How can it already be that time of year? Thanksgiving is in a week and then kicks off the Christmas season! And what a better way to ring it in than the Holiday Parade in downtown Billings! The parade takes place the day after Thanksgiving so next Friday, November 24...

I don't have pets... But if I did you better know they would have huge stockings! I asked around my office and the overall consensus was that pets are 'kids' and part of the family.  How can you not buy the one thing that loves you unconditionally all the toys in the pet store! Lik...

Halloween is on Tuesday and then begins what I determine to be the beginning of the holiday season. I know technically the Christmas season doesn't start until after Thanksgiving but the holidays always go way to fast so I like to start celebrating early so that I can get the most out of it! I t...

You know it's almost Halloween when we start seeing Christmas everything! But who the heck cares?! We all know that the holiday season starts when the Hallmark channel comes out with all their new movies for the season! So, grab some hot apple cider, a warm blanket and get set for October 28th because that's when the first new holiday movie drops...

So here's the deal. You will begin your Christmas shopping in just 2.5 months and you'll probably have no idea what to get OR your child will have already asked 9,751 times for said toy. I'm just preparing you... You're welcome! Hatchimals Surprise Fingerlings littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit Num Noms Nail Polish Maker FurReal Friends Roarin’ Tyler The Playful Tiger Barbie DreamHorse and Do

Everyone I talk to has a different tradition. Some like to take down all the stuff the day after Christmas. Some folks wait until after New Years (which seems fitting) and then there are people who I know wait until the Super Bowl or even Valentine's Day...

I know some people are really hard to buy for and there is just nothing in the stores here in Billings that will work. You've probably taken so much time trying to figure out what to get that you haven't realized that Christmas is on Sunday...

I personally don't have any Christmas traditions other than eating way too many cookies but a coworker of mine has a Christmas tradition that I had never heard of. Since she was just a baby her Mom would buy a snow globe every year for her for Christmas...