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Immunity is Overrated
Since the girls have been sick, we start every morning with them coughing in my face and telling me how terrible they feel. It was only a matter of time before ... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Misery Loves Company
I think we get a note home about once a week informing us that someone in the girls' class has strep or some other highly contagious disease. Read more
Posted on 06 March 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Turning the Homework Tables
Every night we review the girls' homework. We let them know what needs to be corrected, without correcting it ourselves. One day they came home and the blond... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Pickiest Eater
When we adopted Oreo, people said, "You'll never clean your floor again." It was one of the benefits everyone mentioned. Dogs are supposed to eat anything that... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Funny Girls
The girls have a new Sunday ritual with Daddy. He reads the newspaper and they read the comics. Since we subscribe to both Chicago newspapers, each girl has... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dog on Front Porch
The brunette twin's backpack fell apart one day. Two zippers wouldn't work, so she couldn't close it. I knew when we bought it that it wouldn't last like the... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Out of Balance
The blond twin is having a hard time with her sister's growth spurt. She developed a jealous streak because her sister has been getting new clothes at a faster... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Group Anxiety
Sometimes I look at the work our girls are doing in second grade and wonder when items like PowerPoint presentations became standard fare. This month, the... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dumb Luck is Better Than No Luck
Yesterday afternoon we took the girls downtown to ice skate. We try to do this once a year as they think it is so fun to skate outside in the shadows of the... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Buyer's Remorse
The brunette twin outgrew her winter coat recently, which shold be an easy thing to replace. After all, it's winter in Chicago, so we're all still wearing winte... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Natural Or Adopted?
Originally posted on the Chicago Moms blogI was standing at the counter scanning a routine medial form when something caught my eye. Read more
Posted on 16 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sticks and Stones
Yesterday we stood talking to the crossing guard when Oreo found a metal stick wrapped in green plastic. It was about an inch in circumference. The stick as... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Valentine's Day Second Grade Style
The girls are giddy today about Valentine's Day. They took a bag of Valentines to school for their class and teachers. In the bag they added Valentines for... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Chicago Auto Show Anxiety
Originally published on the Chicago Moms blogWe’re headed to the Chicago Auto Show this weekend to research a new vehicle. Our ten-year-old mini-van is falling... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Strangest Winter
We're having the strangest winter in Chicago. It has been warm and dry from Thanksgiving on. I'm not really complaining. Last year I walked Oreo in the piles... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Summer Blond Again
Last summer I let the blond twin use Sun In to create blond highlights in her ever-darkening hair. Our family had a long, hard summer. The Sun In brightened... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Winter WOW
The brunette twin loves the story of Winter, the dolphin featured in The Dolphin's Tale book and movie. When we started planning our trip to Florida, we... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Bargain Shopping Reality
Every year I try to purchase a few items to put away for next year. This is the time I try to pick up new winter coats for the girls. I has an eye-opening... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
It's Always in the Background
We were eating dinner in a Shoney's restaurant when the brunette twin came to me with tears in her eyes. She said, "I miss Grampa and Aunt 'Lene."I said, "Why... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Cancer Strikes the Brownie Troop
When the email came across, I'm guessing no one imagined it was to inform us that Mariyah had leukemia. The girls were at a sleepover birthday party when I... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2012 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION