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I want to hear from YOU!  I am working on a story and would love to include your thoughts and experiences.  Parents with special needs children:  YOU need to read this.  I need your input to help other parents just like us.  I lost this post in the crash of Chicago Parent, but had posted a hardcopy in my son’s OT ...

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 ...

So, seriously what happened to the flight and what is the relevancy of Bob? Continuing from part one of my post, “Working Mama Becomes Ultimate Business Traveler Mama – (and Who is Bob)”, I had now sat through two flight delays, and, ultimately, cancellations, while trying to get out to White Plains, NY on a business trip to Darien, CT. The ...

My “day off” at O’Hare began as a regular day, just with a longer commute to work.  My husband and I dropped the kids off at school and followed the usual morning routine, slowing down only to wave a fond hello to my office as we drove past.My flight to White Plains, NY, ultimately ending at our Connecticut office, was scheduled to leave at ...

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 ...

Then I need YOU!  Educating people about autism and Asperger’s Syndrome is one of my goals in life.  Up until this school year, I thought I had done a pretty good job.  We met with SmallBoy’s teachers prior to the start of the school year, talked about different things to expect, strategies, what we can do as a whole – working ...

Parents with special needs children:  YOU need to read this.  I need your input to help other parents just like us.  I lost this post in the crash of Chicago Parent, but had posted a hardcopy in my son’s OT office.  Please take a moment to read and, please, feel free to respond to the email listed here or in a comment on the ...

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 ...

Madness, I tell you!  I'm not even hosting Thanksgiving and I'm scrambling to get things done while still working full time this week (well, at least til Wednesday).  My youngest sister is coming up for the holidays from Kentucky and bringing her boyfriend to meet the family. Ok, now, I'm sure my sister and her boyfriend wouldn't ...