Remember when talking about your emergency plan meant everyone knew how to get out of the house in a fire? If you were traveling it meant having an emergency kit in your car trunk? At school you went into the hall and covered your head during the tornado drill? In today’s world, it’s important for everyone [...]
Earlier this week I read that the CDC reported that the rate of autism shot up 72% in the past five years to one child in fifty but that they are confident that this is due to greater awareness of the disorder. Reuters added that “scientists” believe that the disorder is 90% genetic. It is [...]
Another friend told me her family is moving out of Illinois. They are just tired of the train wreck our state has become. She can’t stand turning on the news to see the corruption that permeates every level of our elected governments. She’s sick of hearing about how this innocent child’s murder will be the [...]
I can still remember the girl who made middle school a waking nightmare for me. Last I heard she is an orthopedic surgeon which I thought was good because it meant that she would work long hours and not spend too much time with her children. I figure her children would do better in day [...]
One of our girls came home tonight with a dark red mark on her wrist. A boy in her third grade class grabbed her wrist in P.E. and twisted it so hard he left a mark. The P.E. teacher handled the situation by reprimanding the boy. It was all handled properly. The problem is that [...]
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 [...]
When you look back at 2012, there were so many stories which divided people in ways that were silly, scary and strange. I read about families who didn’t talk to each other because they supported different presidential candidates. I read the horrible, horrible things people said to each other during the Chicago Teacher’s Union strike. [...]
Game On! Sports Girl Talk offers you a list of fun and inspirational girl’s/women’s sports movies to watch with your daughters (and sons) during the holidays. So after working up a sweat with active indoor or outdoor fun, time to relax and tune into one of the following: 1) Bad News Bears (pg) 2) [...]
Pinterest is blowing my mind with crafting possibilities. I’m getting a panic attack hang on… okay, I’m back now. Holy geez everything from how to make silhouettes of your children out of card stock, to what to do with left over calculator paper. I don’t have calculator paper but I’m perspiring right now as I [...]
We recently renewed our warehouse club membership. We did it because we wanted to purchase one big item. The amount we saved on that item was well worth the $50 annual fee we paid to renew. I have to admit that if I had planned a little better I would have bought this item before [...]
Nate is a 12 year old 7th grade Honor Student at Dodge Academy on Chicago’s West Side. His “Ma” is our very own Chicago Mom, Natasha Nicholes of House Full Of Nicholes. Today, my mom decided to “interview” me about the strike that the teachers have been on since last week. I don’t have too [...]
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 [...]
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