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There's no better welcome home to Chicago than a great hot dog from Gene & Jude's, where my husband and I stopped on our way home from my excruciatingly long, non-traveling day at O'Hare.  Home we went, met by smiling children, filled with joy and excitement that Mom hadn't really left for a business trip....No, wait, that was in my ...

It’s the Little Things that remind me of how absolutely fortunate I am.  The Little Things show themselves in Little Ways, under the radar.  I will not say that I have fortune in the form of wealth or fame or material possessions.  I have fortune in my family and those who come along on the journey of our life, and those who just ...

I found myself whining about the fact that I had to work today, until I realized that these 8 hours are the only time there will be calm in my life for the next 48 hours. We started our “Christmas-ing” yesterday and we will carry on through January 6. It’s just these first few days of Christmas that are crazy. This morning, my children were ...

...and I want insurance to cover it. Anyone have any ideas? My SmallBoy has THE world's BEST therapist. He's very cool, totally un-stuffy, is phenomenal with SmallBoy and his teachers, AND, uses the Wii in session for therapy. They take turns playing Wii Bowling, Zelda, Mario something or other, and lots of other games I don't know ...

Every once in a while, I have to cook.  My children conveniently make plans to be elsewhere. That should say it all.  There should be no further need to explain with a posting, right?  Oh NO NO NO NO!   When I was a single mom, we at a lot of Hamburger Helper, one form of pasta with red sauce or garlic & butter, ...

My husband and I are ''holiday geeks.'' It seems like just yesterday was Halloween, and last week was the Fourth of July; now here it is the holiday season already. Our Thanksgiving weekend festivities culminated with a tree trimming party of friends and loved ones.  We were hoping to do a real tree this year, but because we wanted to ...

A glass of red wine, my laptop, and my camera are my companions as my husband does the dishes to clean up from the long weekend (yes, he's a rare find, isn't he?  I'll keep him!).  SmallBoy sits on my left snarfing down some pasta before getting back into the groove of a school night, while I sit reflecting on the long ...

WOW!!! I've been lost in blog-limbo!  Since we last spoke, I've traveled for work again, been ambushed by the school, watched SmallBoy excel on the basketball court, had my LargeBoy tell me he would like to go with his youth group to Tijuana, and am planning for the arrival of my youngest sister for the holidays! I have some pictures to ...