Sentences with phrase «time as a family off»

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Citing Denmark as a good example, Sanders said every other advanced western nation offered employees paid time off for medical and family matters, such as attending to sick children, and the U.S. should too.

Small businesses were in the spotlight, too, and were mentioned directly several times, including in a question by co-moderator Dana Bash about how entrepreneurs should be expected to pay for potential new regulations, such as paid time off for family medical leave.

Last week, McDonald's announced a new initiative called «Phone Off, Fun On» as a way to get families to spend more quality time together.

Learning to live within your means will help you prepare for the inevitable stressors later on, such as buying a home, starting a family or taking time off between jobs.

After that fateful line, «But time went by,» we see him smile only once, and it is a rather desperate smile as he runs off with the branches, filled with ambitious plans for wife and family and goodness knows what else.

I don't celebrate Easter and I enjoy Christmas as time off with my family and an exchange of gifts as is customary whether you believe in a God (Pick one there are thousands of made up Gods) or not.

IT is too hard for people, especially family members, to see or comprehend mental illness as it is spiralling our to control unless you get help from someone who does know... The deal is a normal person, any age, any education or background can become» unglued» for no apparent outward reason... except they seem to be acting off or weird or troubled, confused, saying or doing strange stuff... and a lot of times these people are getting drugs coming into our nation from Mexico and points south by illegal aliens who purport to be «just looking for a job»...

As time passed, my grandma's health got a little worse, and the willingness of the women of the family to cook all that meat started to wane, and so did the willingness of the family members to eat it: everyone seemed to realize they did not need to show off meat as a social status anymore, and vegetables took an ever larger place at the holidays tablAs time passed, my grandma's health got a little worse, and the willingness of the women of the family to cook all that meat started to wane, and so did the willingness of the family members to eat it: everyone seemed to realize they did not need to show off meat as a social status anymore, and vegetables took an ever larger place at the holidays tablas a social status anymore, and vegetables took an ever larger place at the holidays table.

I work full time as an RN and don't often have time to cook large family meals so having the holiday off gives me that extra time to make our holiday favorites.

Now that I am coming off the food coma known as Thanksgiving, it is time to prepare for baking delicious cookies and treats to enjoy at home and share with friends and family.

My sister took today and tomorrow off work so we will have the next five days to hang out as a family and enjoy some uninterrupted time together as Christmas approaches.

The series kicks off with a Halloween dinner party featuring chef Jonathan Waxman at Barbuto serving up some of his beloved classic dishes, then with Jamie Bissonette at Toro, where guests will enjoy his delicious dishes including the Paella Mixta, Anne Burell at Phil & Annes Good Time Lounge goes family - style in Brooklyn, Justin Smillie at Upland serves up his much sought after slow roasted duck, Marcus Glocker at Batard with a crowd pleasing delicate seafood tortellini, Mario Batali at Del Posto with a lobster salad as part of a five course menu, while Joey Campanaro at the Little Owl includes diver scallops on the menu, Marc Murphy at Landmarc is set to cook braised shortrib, with Los Angeles chef, Vartan Abgaryan from 71Above preparing a very special meal at James Beard House, Scott Conant cooks for one table of guests at the chefs private loft, while Alex Guarnaschelli at Butter with her crowd pleasing crab cakes and scattered acres roasted chicken.

I work as a part time decorator, and spend my days off with family and experimenting with recipes.

I hope you all had as much fun as I did celebrating and enjoying some time off with friends or family (or the overtime you would have earned if you had to work today).

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

- Off Topic: My prayers to d families of d victims of d French attacks... May d Lord Jesus give Ur hearts Comfort as he's given me in my Grandma's death this time... Amen!!!!

«I'm enjoying the time with my family taking trips we couldn't do before — we went to Hawaii recently, which would've been impossible previously as a manager with only a few weeks off in the summer.»

I've been married nearly 25 years and been with my husband for 32 years, he was the first guy I slept with a he swept me off my feet, we have 2 children 23 and 19 and for last 1 years we have not slept together, he has gained so much weight from changing his job --(I'm not making that the excuse) but I have just fallen out of love with him, when we do talk we disagree with everything, I feel guilty for feeling like this, but sometimes I just cant be in the same room as him, I see all my friends and family happy and enjoying their time together now their children have left but all i see is a lonely life in my house.

With a family of five, I am always looking to save a little cash wherever possible as anything times 5 really adds up and even saving a few dollars off each admission can equal great savings.

The service, branching off — if you will — from its famed family tree builder, claims five times more ethnic regions than the next leading test, and also bills itself as the largest DNA network in the world.

Our lives are so busy now that the girls are in school — there's school, homework, activities, playdates, plus computers, iPods, and other technology distractions... So it's wonderful to take Sundays off to go slowly, enjoy the outdoors, and spend time as a family, with few interruptions.

As for working mothers, we've made our own trade - offs by accepting less time with our family in exchange for a career.

As I usually do at this time of year, I'll be taking off the next two weeks from blogging to relax and spend time with family.

When you consider that The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) only allows for 12 weeks of time off, sleep deprivation can significantly affect your professional life, as well.

If, by chance, a child gets sick, there is an out - of - town house guest that generates an extra load of sheets and towels or requires a home - cooked meal, or the family decides to go on vacation (usually defined for mom and dad as taking some time off work so that they can Baby Bunch in a different location), all bets are off and you will find yourself consumed by mess.

2Americans say a parent at home is best: Despite the fact that most mothers in the U.S. work at least part time, 60 % of Americans say children are better off when a parent stays home to focus on the family, while 35 % say they are just as well off when both parents work outside the home.

The authors found that regardless of gender, leaving work for family reasons was associated with lower long - term earnings, indicating that both men and women who take time off to care for family members suffer financial consequences as a result.

Starting the day off as a family is a great way to get some bonding time in.

The versatility works especially well for families that enjoy meandering in urban neighborhoods as well as spending time adventuring off - road.

De Blasio, fresh off a landslide win for a second term, is unlikely to be as accommodating to help Cuomos secure, say, the Working Families Party ballot line this time around.

Mr. de Blasio did not ease business owners» fears last week when he enacted his first piece of legislation: the Paid Family Leave law, requiring employers with as few as five employees to provide paid time off or face penalties.

LAST MONTH, ANDREW Cuomo took some time off from his job as New York's attorney general, rented a recreational vehicle and drove upstate with his three daughters on an 11 - day campaign swing with a little family vacation mixed in: «Camp Campaign» is how Cuomo joked about it with me.

There will be no blogging and no morning memo tomorrow as we give the CapTon / SoP team some well deserved time off to celebrate with their families.

As envisioned by supporters, paid family leave would offer up to 12 weeks for workers who need time off to care for a sick loved one or a newborn.

Mr Corbyn asked the Prime Minister six times to guarantee working families would not be worse off as a result of tax credit cuts as the pair clashed during a heated Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

One central point of conflict is whether to connect the paid family leave program to the TDI — a move Senate Republicans appear to be sensitive to because of concerns that increasing the benefit for workers who take off time for their own disabilities would be a cost born by employers as well as workers.

And they have the same personal obligations, health issues and family emergencies requiring time off as those in other professions.

Even as recently as Victorian times, the book notes, the dead were laid out in the family parlor, their hair cut off and twisted to make decorative mementos to hang on the wall.

A question about family life and children could easily be interpreted as the prospective employer's unwillingness to give you potential time off for maternity leave or allow you to leave the office early, Walker says.

Prior to that time, trash was dumped in unstructured landfills — Jambeck has vivid memories of growing up in rural Minnesota, dropping her family's garbage off at a small dump and watching bears wander through furniture, tires and debris as they looked for food.

They also work with the family caregivers of those with dementia on implementing caregiver stress prevention strategies such as attending monthly support groups, creating crisis plans, taking regular weekly time off from caregiving tasks, and enhancing their self - management and problem solving capacity related to their loved one's dementia symptoms.

These studies found some benefits of microloans, such as helping families weather hard times, pay off goods over time and even make small investments in businesses.

The University will grant a Postdoctoral Scholar's request to use up to five (5) days of sick leave or Personal Time Off due to the death of a family member as defined in § E. 2.

Make food fun Use your time off to experiment in the kitchen as a family.

I've greatly enjoyed my digital time off, but more importantly, I want to make sure that my children see an example of uninterrupted family time and balance in daily life, as these become elusive in a fast - paced, high - tech world

To be honest, I was like that a few years ago but now I try my best to take my time off from work to spend time with my other - half, family and friends as much as possible, and trust me I feel much better.

I had a change of clothes with me checked into a locker and Roger's family had ponchos for all of us there as well, so we headed that way and dried off, I changed, and we put on our ponchos to continue the day in the rain... we tried to get all the covered rides out of the way while it was raining and I think it was great because we killed time until our first Fast Pass appointment..

In today's fast paced life we always forget to take some time off to enjoy simple things in life, such as spending some quality time with the family!

I am off for spring break too and hoping to get some things done around the house and spend some extra time with family as well!

I am content to have to deal with fixing minor blemishes and rewaxing as needed in order to know I am not taking the time to finish these pieces then applying toxic chemicals to them that may off has around my family.