Pictures from this weekend!

Pictures from this weekend!

Breaking Dawn with Beth Engelman, Jim Higley and me!  Aren't we adorable?

I have been a very, very busy woman this weekend. So I thought that I would share a few of the pictures I took of the fun events. Thursday, November 17th: First, Kayla was in the Pioneer Press as well as featured on The Mommy On A Shoe String video column. Then Beth Engelman and [...]

Finding Ways to Let Memories Live On

Finding Ways to Let Memories Live On

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Thank you to LiveOn for this sponsored opportunity to blog about storing and sharing my most important memories with those closest to me. Although story ideas were provided, all thoughts and opinions are my own.  The Best Things In Life Aren’t Things It is Thanksgiving which means that we are spending time with family, telling [...]

DAWN OXI Dish Soap: The Perfect Hostess Gift!

DAWN OXI Dish Soap: The Perfect Hostess Gift!

Dried Oatmeal!  That will never come out!

This is a Sponsored post written behalf of DAWN  dish soap. All opinions are 100% mine. We are off to my Aunt and Uncle’s house for Thanksgiving this year and I have to say that I am quite relieved.  Being one of 4 daughters, the responsibility for clearing the table and helping to clean the [...]

The Power Of Play This Weekend at Navy Pier

The Power Of Play This Weekend at Navy Pier

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Struggling for things to do this weekend?  Can’t decide what to do because it all looks fun? Please join me at Navy Pier while K and I check out some of the best gifts for the holidays and for next year.  She is always in the market for a new toy! The fair runs this [...]

In Oprah’s LifeClass, the Real Woman Comes Out

In Oprah’s LifeClass, the Real Woman Comes Out

Oprah & Some of Chicago's Finest Bloggers

I was skeptical when I learned that the great “O” had scheduled a new show after a 3 month hiatus.  But this time she’d be on with a twist–she was going to harness the power of the internet and social media. And then I got the call, um, tweet: ?Would I be interested in coming [...]

The Demand

The Demand

The Human Demanders

Like most moms, it would be nice to use the bathroom or even take a shower once or twice without the risk of watchful eyes peering through the shower curtain.  I wish that I could exclude my husband from this obvious affront to my privacy but there are times when even he makes the list. [...]

Twenty-Two Things I’ve Never Done

Twenty-Two Things I’ve Never Done

The One Place in the World I want to see

This post was inspired by the Pioneer Woman’s list of the top 22 things that she has never done and by Kat from “Mama’s Losin’ It.” We started counting down the days to my 40th birthday last May.  As the day draws ever closer, I took a moment to list the top 22 things that I have [...]

Life’s Whispers: Oprah, Kol Nidre and Me

Life’s Whispers: Oprah, Kol Nidre and Me

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  “Your life speaks to you in whispers first, then thumps, bricks and brick walls. Learn to get it in the whisper.”  -Oprah Winfrey As most of my friends and readers know, I became a stay-at-home mom in January.  At the time, I had great plans: lose weight, take art classes, organize my house, become [...]

Special Occasions: Found in the Strangest Places

Special Occasions: Found in the Strangest Places

"Oh My G-d!  There's my Mom!"

Many thanks to Hallmark for inspiring me to make a Special Occasion T-Shirt at BlogHer11. I am addicted to being with my daughter.  So sending her to 4 weeks of summer camp nearly put me in a depressive state.  If it hadn’t been for my fantastic hero of a husband who made sure that I [...]

The Tooth Fairy Faces A Slight Salary Cut

The Tooth Fairy Faces A Slight Salary Cut

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I heard that the going rate for a tooth has decreased in the United States.