We’re in full back to school mode here, and I already hate it. I know it’s wrong of me to say, especially since this is only my second year (and my first year with two children needing school supplies), but I’m becoming convinced that teachers conspire with their school supply lists to drive us batty [...]
I am happy for her. So happy. She is going to a school of her dreams — a small liberal arts, all-woman college on the east coast. I am proud of her. So proud. Button-popping proud. If you knew her story, how she started at a pound and half, not breathing on her own, and [...]
Millions of kids are putting on their fancy new school clothes, stuffing their backpacks, and cracking open their books right about now. And if they haven’t already begun the Fall 2010 school year, they will be very soon. While teachers are frantically making last minute preparations, or are assigning their first homework assignments, I am [...]
To make sure I get the most out of each summer, I have an annual ritual I’d like to share with you. What I’m about to write may sound shocking to some of you, but I’m not ashamed of putting my oxygen mask on first. Every summer I schedule a vacation away from my family. [...]
Dear Upset Mom to One Toddler at Brookfield Zoo, Hey! How are things? Are you enjoying your quiet morning? Did you have fun at the zoo yesterday? Can I please interrupt your day for a minute to pass on some advice and send out a plea? Guess what? Someday, your sweet 2-year-old boy will turn [...]
You know the look of other parent judging you, making an assumption about your parenting skills or even just looking down on you. Yes that one, which is accompanied with a scorn, a head shake and or a whisper to a nearby friend. The look which results in you squirming on a bench in the [...]
I am aware that to be considered a true-blue Cubs fan, one has to have been a fan for more than the last three years. Only those who have stuck with the Cubs through years and years of trials and tribulations are considered the true fans. Since we only moved here three years ago, I [...]
Sometimes I wonder if we don’t all deserve the mess Illinois is in. We are in a financial crisis that threatens to destroy public services from schools to road repairs to health care in a way we cannot even full grasp now. Still, I don’t hear a lot of outrage. I hear people politely talking about [...]
Most of us moms in Chicagoland have had a very busy summer. But are we taking time to slow down to truly enjoy the lazy days of summer? What does it mean for moms to slow down in summer here in Chicago? How is it done? For me, it’s heading to the beach. My Local [...]
I love how Facebook has connected family, old friends, new friends, brands and organizations with customers but as a mom, I’m definitely concerned about Facebook’s new “Places” feature. Places is a location app like Foursquare and Gowalla which allows users to check in to various places (ie: restaurants, stores, gym, gas stations, etc) with their [...]
Our family has spent this week getting back to life as usual after two different back-to-back vacations on the shores of Lake Michigan. We had an idyllic time with perfect weather and a wonderful time with family. Only since we have returned did I learn that: The deadliest part of Lake Michigan’s coast is a [...]
I don’t know about you, but parenting is quite a whirlwind! As a single parent, it is a whirlwind times two! My problem comes in trying to soak it all in. 14 years later, I continue to make every effort in NEVER missing a game. The urge to be present for every word he writes [...]
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