While the wee ones love all parts of Halloween, there's a few small sticking points for us.  The candy is the big one, as Little Miss ha...

It's cold in Chicago now.  Our beautiful days of sunshine and 70s are gone.  It's no longer easy, comfortable, or even possible to g...

Halloween is almost here again, and I'm getting ready for the crush of children and teens who will bombard our house once again this yea...

It's always enlightening to hear what your children think of you.  Their opinions and perspectives are so often skewed - and so frequent...

I love the #VlogMom prompts because they make me think.  And this was a much longer vlog than I thought it would be (ok, just over 3 minutes...

Little Miss started saying at the end of the last school year that things were fuzzy.  As she admired both my glasses and the ones that Mist...

This past week was teacher conferences.  Our PTO provides dinner for the staff both nights of conferences, knowing that they're constant...