I Miss The Winter Holidays in NYC

I used to live in New York City. My children were born there, and we moved to the West Coast when they were 3 and a half, and 16 months old. They don't remember it much, except for our annual summer visit and occasional mid-year jaunts. But I sure see it on TV all the time ,what with the national nightly news being broadcast from there (on the major non-cable networks), the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the lighting of the Rockefeller Christmas tree. I do not, I repeat - NOT - miss being cold all the time! Nevertheless, there are so many wonderful things to do in NYC over the Christmas holiday, that it's easy for new activities to be overlooked. My new favorite thing to do in NYC (that I won't get to do this year,since I"m not returning until after the holiday season), is the Muppet Whatnot Workshop. It's pretty expensive for what is essentially a stuffed animal-slash-puppet, but the Muppet Show was one of my faves as a little kid, and I still watch clips of it on YouTube. The only sad thing about the 2009 Thanksgiving Day Parade is that NBC won't let Glee be part of the parade.

I probably won't be back in NYC until next summer. When I get back home, though, you can be sure one thing I'll be unpacking is my new, personally designed muppet. :) I know I'll make a way to fit that into our family travel budget.