With the holidays coming up, American Girl stores will be closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: On Facebook, several moms are applauding American Girl for this decision.

COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What's a favorite holiday tradition for you?

MY ANSWER: During the Thanksgiving Parade, I like to count how many commercials there are in the parade because you end up watching more commercials than the parade! 2016 will be my third year counting commercials. Last year, I counted 123.