When Parents Lose Their Cool: People Are Watching
We were on our annual family get-away in Southwest Michigan, visiting the Children’s Museum in St. Joseph when a dad behind me in line chased his two year old son toward the stack of t-shirts for sale...
View ArticleDriving Home With Baby
“So, we were driving up Ontario to get onto the expressway and all of a sudden we heard a ton of honking. I kept turning around, wondering what was going on, thinking these people were crazy. Yeah,...
View ArticleHow a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Reminded Me About Hunger
When my two year old son wakes up in the morning the first thing he wants is a cup of milk and an open-faced peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Some days it’s more out of habit than hunger. Half of it...
View ArticleFamily-Friendly Party = Awesome New Year’s Eve
We attended our first “Family New Year’s Eve Party” this year. I was hesitant in the beginning. Our friend, a home brewer, was really excited about the family-friendly party Revolution Brewing Company...
View ArticleHoliday Card Check Lists?
We may have wrapped and boxed all of the holiday decorations, but there is still a holiday issue that is kind of bugging me: Holiday cards. This year we received less cards than we normally do, not...
View ArticleHow I Ended Up With 13 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies
This was the first year I decided to seek out Girl Scout cookies. You could most likely say it’s mostly due to the fact that I’m pregnant, but, in my Thin Minted defense, I vividly remember being a...
View ArticleMy Stork Vision
My mom was pregnant three times between 1978 and 1982. She had zero ultrasounds. It wasn’t that she was against ultrasounds, she just didn’t have the option. On the other hand, I’ve been pregnant twice...
View ArticleIt’s My Fault My Dog Drives Me Crazy
I love my dog. I really, really do. I just have to remind myself that I do. And, between us, I love the way things were with my dog before kids, because having a dog with a toddler and a baby isn’t...
View ArticleA Farmer’s Market in Chicago in February?
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...
View ArticleNorthsiders Invade Brookfield Zoo
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...
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