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Over the Memorial Day weekend we ventured out to The Morton Arboretum or what some affectionately call, The Tree Museum. And boy were we lucky! First, it only rained for a few minutes and second David Rogers' Big Bugs exhibit was on show. Once we paid our entry fee I started to read the ''Bug Detective'' notebook that outlines which bugs are on ...

I'm a child of the '80s and thus grew up in the hey day of MTV. You know, when they actually showed music videos and the non-music shows were related to music (Remote Control 4EVER). So I logged more than my fair of time watching, acting out music videos and yes one of my favorites is ''Love is a Battlefield.''A few years ago I heard of a new ...

I haven't gotten my paczki yet, but we did vote this morning. There is a blurry photo of my daughter holding up our ''Thank you for voting'' receipt. We all got up extra early because I feared that with the snow coming in the evening others might wake early to connect the arrow and vote. But nope, no wait when we got there and it was quick & ...

Remember the days when you just needed patience and a dollar to see a movie? Well now all you need is patience and five dollars! Kerosotes Theaters have this nifty club ingeniously called, The Five Buck Club. I read about it on Gapers Block a few months ago, filled out the application, and within a week or so, my member card showed up in the mail. ...

The holidays are here, Hanukkah is past, Solstice is fast approaching, Christmas is just around the corner and Kwanzaa is sneaking up. For most of us this means gathering around a table somewhere with our loved ones to exchange presents, food, and cheer. But more than 26,000 veterans have been wounded in the current two wars and they might be ...

What do you do when the temperature drops and it's Christmas time? Head outdoors, of course! A few weekends ago we took our daughter Lincoln Park's annual Zoo Lights with one of her buddies & his family. It's our third year attending with this family and we think it now counts as a tradition. Considering that our kids are both 4 years old, ...

  Tired of the toy recalls? Lead, Roofies, burnt fingers? Then in just over 10 hours head over to the Pulaski Park auditorium where the doors will open for the 5th year in a row for the DIY Trunk show. Holiday shopping has begun!  Sure I'm a bit biased when it comes to this show. But just because my BFF runs it doesn't mean that it ...

What does the Mommy Wars, the Summer of the Shark, and the Summer of Stranger Abductions have in common? All creations of the mainstream media. The facts are that most women who have children flow in and out of the workforce and even those who are classified as stay-at-home run businesses (Avon, Tupperware) or are freelance ...