With Barack Obama’s historic second inauguration on Martin Luther King Day, I was on the lookout for ways to bring home to my children the truths and travesties of racial inequality in our past. The Chicago Children’s Theatre performance of Bud, Not Buddy turned out to be an excellent and entertaining way to do just [...]
What better way is there to introduce your kids to the theater, than to take them to see a show based on a story they know and love? If your kids are fans of Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, then you will want to head to Skokie’s North Shore Center of the [...]
This morning I decided that I am absolutely the craziest person I know. ”What led to this drastic conclusion?” you might well ask. I got up at 6.00 a.m. to go running. But it isn’t just that crazy decision that has made me the craziest person I know. Oh no. What has made me the [...]
We have been trying to figure out a good system for getting three kids to two different schools with three different drop-off times each morning. It is difficult enough to figure out the timing of leaving, driving and parking, but my kids have made it even more difficult by forgetting how to focus on getting [...]
We have only lived in the city for three years now so I still feel a little sensitive about looking like a native when we go downtown. We have a good handle (and a good system) for riding the “L” so we don’t look too foolish for that part of our journey. Unfortunately, we are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As I write this, the house is more quiet than usual. It’s naptime here which is the time of day when pace slows, the little ones sleep and everyone is quiet. Everyone, that is, except my two oldest daughters who get to play “quietly” together in their rooms while the rest of us nap. Today, [...]
When I was in school, my least favorite subject was science. I attribute this to some really (really) bad science teachers. I had the unfortunate experience of being a student of three science teachers who were on the brink of retirement. As an example of how bad things were, my mom told one of these [...]
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