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Pretty excited about taking the girls to see the new Dare to Dream Disney on Ice show tomorrow night.  I’ve been noticing the commercials advertising it and the other night, my 6 year old came up to me and asked if we could go see it.  I didn’t see shows like this when I was [...]

As you’re searching for gift ideas for the young adults, I highly recommend picking up a copy of author Melisa Wells‘ newest book, Chicken In The Car And The Car Won’t Go. This book serves as an excellent Chicagoland resource guide for families with tweens and teens.  If you have teens of your own or [...]

Tomorrow, I will take a seat on a panel at the Microsoft Store with Kris, Little Tech Girl; Melisa, Suburban Scrawl; and Meagan, The Happiest Mom.  I’m excited to share my perspective of the online parenting world with some fabulous new moms and moms-to-be. There is a whole day of Bump Club and Beyond goodness [...]

Hailey and I recently enjoyed a night away in the city, a staycation, if you will, courtesy of the Talbott Hotel in downtown Chicago. Talbott Hotel (located at 20 E. Delaware Place on Chicago’s Gold Coast) was built in 1927 and is nestled in one of Chicago’s upscale neighborhoods.  The hotel has 149 guest rooms [...]

Comic Con was pretty rad.  Totally nostalgic for me.  The kindergartener was delighted to see me go ga-ga over things like old Star Wars action figures, Gizmo figurines, and anything super hero-related from the ’70s and ’80s.  Pretty sure her favorite part was when she spotted stuffed Angry Birds. There were many big highlights for [...]

I’m attending Chicago’s Comic Con for the first time this weekend.  I’m actually really looking forward to it.  People go for different reasons.  I, for one, am being lured in by the awesome TV celebs that I grew up with in the ’80s such as, Anthony Michael Hall, Lou Ferrigno, Christopher Lloyd, the original cast [...]

I remember last year’s Lollapalooza festival like it was yesterday.  I remember when the weekend was over, how I couldn’t wait for this August to get here.  We made a ton of great memories and a bunch of new friends at Lollapalooza 2010.  It was most definitely an unforgettable experience. I’m so happy that it’s [...]

One of the things in my life that I make sure to have time for is getting pampered at the salon.  I tend to get a little stir crazy when my hair reaches shoulder length.  I’ve always loved having a cute, stylish cut.  If I let my hair go for too long, it ends up [...]

Not only did we get to see Gustafer Yellowgold’s live show this past weekend in Chicago, we also got to see him once again the other night in the suburbs.  We were pretty stoked about that. The whole fam went to the show at Schubas.  By the way, if you are around the Chicago area, [...]

Just last month, I took my kids to see Dot & Ziggy.  It was such a cute play geared toward my pint-size toddler!  I’m happy to work with the Chicago Children’s Theatre and offer TWO tickets for giveaway to the Dot & Ziggy NOON performance at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago on Saturday, June [...]

We paid a visit to our local food bank, the Northern Illinois Food Bank (voted 2010 food bank of the year), to learn about how they operate.  In our quick visit, I took away quite a bit of valuable information. Here’s a video of my warehouse walk-through with Jarrod Daab, NIFB’s Senior Development Officer. We [...]

My mother-in-law and I recently took the girls to see Dot & Ziggy at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.  In a nutshell, the production was a huge hit with both the youngsters and their parents/caregivers. I was nervous at first, because my toddler is very busy and I expected at least one or two [...]

I’m so excited to announce this event! My participation in ConAgra’s Child Hunger Ends Here initiative has inspired me and given me the opportunity to do something I really love – and do it for a good cause. (Double win!) On Tuesday, May 24th, we are hosting an acoustic benefit show where all proceeds will [...]

I spent yesterday afternoon at the World of Whirlpool Blogger Lunch in Chicago.  I swoon over appliances and other miscellaneous household items, so this event was a good fit. I remember receiving a Clorox ReadyMop at my wedding shower in 2002.  As I squealed in delight, my girlfriends, who were nowhere near the marriage stage, [...]

17.2 million children in the United States don’t get enough food to live active, healthful lives – that’s one in four kids who don’t know where their next meal is coming from. That’s why ConAgra Foods is encouraging people across the country to rally together to help end child hunger in our communities. I recently [...]