Home for the Holidays!

Ah, holidays and vacations. Can we ever have too many of them? But you’re going to have to look at them somewhat differently now that you’re ending your marriage. It’s true that some divorced parents are still able to celebrate the big holidays together, but for most a schedule must be agreed on. Thankfully, it’s really quite straightforward. The easiest days to work out are the parents’ birthdays, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. As for the children’s birthdays, well, not many children would be upset to find out they’re celebrating twice, and that goes for Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day, too. Slightly more complicated are the three-day holidays that occur throughout the year. There’s Martin Luther King, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and residents of this state, Nevada Day, otherwise known as Halloween! Parents need to take account of their work schedules when deciding where the kids will spend the long weekend. Remember,