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There’s a moment every October when school hallways turn into a quiet competition. One Halloween classroom door gets googly eyes, and suddenly the whole wing is paying attention. Nobody says it’s a contest, of course. (It’s totally a contest.)
I’m here for it! Walki...
Every Thanksgiving, right after the pie disappears, the whole room stalls. Plates are empty. Someone’s unbuttoning their pants, and Uncle Ray starts a nap he’ll deny later. That’s the exact gap Thanksgiving games are built to fill. I’ve found the right one flips a sleepy room fast, sometimes in under two minutes.
I’m a mom, so I’ve watched plenty of family gatherin...
Something happens the second October hits, and it has nothing to do with sweater weather. My brain flips a switch and starts craving fall snacks before I’ve even taken out the pumpkins. I live in Orlando, where fall mostly means the humidity drops a little. Everyone still runs the AC in October, no matter what the calendar says. I don’t need cooler air to want carame...
There’s a very specific kind of hunger that hits in July. The air conditioning clicks on, and somehow my brain says soup. Not just any soup, either — I want cheddar cauliflower chowder. Thick, cheesy, the kind that makes a bowl feel like a hug.
Living in Orlando means real
Every September, I get an itch to do something festive with my kids. Fall activities for kids sound so simple online — pumpkins, leaves, cozy sweaters, all very Instagram. Then I remember where I live, and the whole fantasy quietly evaporates.
Except I live in Orlando, where fall is basically a rumor. My kids ask why it’s still ninety degrees when Target al...