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The lilacs are out in full bloom and the air smells sweet with their scent. It’s gardening, season in Chicago. And this Windy City Momma has a secret: when I garden, I like to get REALLY, really dirty; no knee pads and gardening gloves for me! When I get in my garden, I dig for [...]
My husband and I are really lucky when it comes to childcare. When we go out, we have a built in babysitter anxious and willing to spend a few, uninterrupted hours with our child: Grandma. And while we don’t always agree with what transpires while we are out, in general, the household rules are followed. [...]
Yes, it’s not “Wordless Wednesday” but when have you ever known me to “wordless” anyway? Just had to share this great photo (okay, great photo of Adam and Kathryn Erbe) from this past weekend’s Steppenwolf Red or White Ball. Who says dreams can’t come true? The actress was really gracious and seemed genuinely interested in [...]
It’s Spring! The flowers are blooming, birds are chirping (at 6:30 in the morning) and the rabbits have started nibbling on my early lettuce. And like so many Springs in the past, I am compelled to follow the Passover traditions of not eating anything with leavening while consuming massive quantities of hard boiled eggs. I [...]
A long time ago… See that child? Hard to believe that’s me at age one year. This picture sat on my father’s dresser for as long as I can remember. I am wearing my Mother’s Easter dress which seems a bit ironic because we are Jewish. Nevertheless, the non-secular celebration of Easter was a tradition [...]
The gardening magazines are piling up on my desk. Looking out my office window, I catch a glimpse of my sparse garden and romanticize what, in a few short months, could be growing: strawberries, arugula, sugar snap peas, cucumbers, various herbs, tomatoes, basil and yes, beets. My garden will be divided in two sections: a [...]
The weather has been stellar in Chicago this week and the neighborhood kids have started emerging from their houses to play together outside. Our house tends to be party central for K and two of her neighborhood buddies. Here is living proof that sometimes spending too much time with her mother can get K into [...]
Your email: American Girl dolls. American Girl dolls is all I have been hearing for over a year. Our daughter can’t get enough of them and when asked what she would like for her birthday, the holidays, or on a Wednesday (joke), she doesn’t pause to take a breath or give the question any additional [...]
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