Dear Old Man Winter, I know that you feel like the most unpopular season of the year. People complain about you all the time. It seems like nobody has anything good to say about you. In a typical Chicago winter, there’s the cold, the snow, and the shoveling. And the hat hair. Oh, the hat… Continue Reading
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Halloween Show ‘n Tell {Spin Cycle}
First of all, let me just say that I didn’t even think about giving a gift to my children’s teachers. But just look at this cute gift that I received from one of my students! Isn’t it adorable? My creativity came into play when I designed my easy bat costume for the girls. Everyone thought… Continue Reading
Orange Light Season
The orange lights went up last weekend. When Lily was eleven months old, she would stare out the window at the orange lights. “Ights, ights,” she would say in her little baby voice as her chubby little finger pointed at the lights. The orange light neighbors were thrilled that baby Lily loved their Halloween lights.… Continue Reading
Where Are the Pumpkins?
We had a day off from school at the end of September, and my original plan was to take Lily and Emmy apple picking. We had so much fun apple picking last year, but when I checked around, many apple orchards in our area did not have apple picking available. Due to the strange Spring… Continue Reading
A Fall Wedding
Ten years ago on a beautiful Fall day, there was a wedding. The colors on the trees were beautiful; the temperature was just right, and the sun was shining. I walked down the aisle holding onto my father’s arm. The groom only had eyes for me, and I for him. We were not nervous at… Continue Reading
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