The food allergic kids somehow find each other. As a result our home has rules about nuts. Nuts are not allowed in my son’s room. Sticky nut milks and nut butters are not allowed anywhere at any time. Food labels are checked for “secret” nuts or nut powders. Processed and packaged foods are carefully checked [...]
My dad grew up on the Southside and my mom grew up on the North Shore. They met in college, settled in the Northwest Suburbs (in what I imagine was a good compromise), and continued to move east over the years. Now they’re living on the North Shore, as is my family and one of my sisters and [...]
On June 7, 2012, I was invited by the Lurie Garden at Millennium Park for a private tour to learn more about this amazing 5-acre garden right smack in the middle of Michigan Avenue. Recently, the “Lurie” name has made headlines in Chicago with the move of the Children’s Memorial Hospital to the new, Lurie [...]
There are many things that make me question our choice to live in Chicago during the winter months. Obviously, the cold is at the top of the list, but lately I’m more likely to be found complaining about the lack of fresh in-season vegetables that are grown locally. And I miss having a Farmer’s Market. [...]
Remember the good old days when your mom would kiss you goodbye and tell you to be back before dark? And you’d roam through your neighborhood without a care in the world except who would be available to play with you? There were no cell phones or GPS systems or microchip devices to keep track [...]
A while back, I asked a question that generated quite a bit of feedback on Twitter: “If you HAD to choose one or the other, would you rather have a kid with good manners or a kid with good grades?“ Now, your answer might seem pretty black and white at first, but go ahead and [...]
It’s hard to believe my youngest son is now on his fourth week of kindergarten today. The first day was a little bumpy as I juggled both of my children’s needs. Plus in the eyes of my kindergartener, I made the vital mistake of leaving him with his dad while I walked my oldest son [...]
I think we’re all pretty aware by now that our society has a real problem with childhood obesity. Heck, some even call it an epidemic. And unfortunately, even though there’ve been attempts to try to educate parents and schools about making better menu choices available for our kids, the fact of the matter is that [...]
When people ask me about living in Chicago, I always admit that we don’t have to worry too much about traffic. Pretty much everything we need is right in our neighborhood: grocery store, library, school, Target, church. We really don’t have to drive much more than 2 or 3 miles to get to where we [...]
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