May the Force be with you this holiday season and throughout 2016! Here are some fun Star Wars themed activities courtesy of Disney! For more added […]

Hi everyone and Happy November!!! I'm not sure about you, but I love the fall especially November as we roll into Thanksgiving my absolute favorite […]

It's hard to believe the summer is almost over. One second, we are talking graduation gifts and the next, we're back at school. The summer […]

It's June which means school is out and for one special graduate (my niece Hillary) college is over. I wrote about Hillary last March, when […]

Hi everyone! Once again MOAS is teaming up with Meatheads Burgers to help promote reading and preventing summer brain drain. The program, called Voracious Readers, encourages kids […]

When I was first introduced to Beth Burns I was psyched. Burns is the founder of the (er) factor, which is not just a website, […]

Hi everyone! Happy Summer!!! I can't believe JRB has finished 3rd grade! It seems like just yesterday we were starting Kindergarten. Now that it's June and […]

Summertime is family time, whether you are at the beach, the woods or in your backyard. It's a time to be together, be outdoors or […]

Hi Everyone! If you live in the Chicago area and have kids, please join me for a FREE Reading & Craft party at my favorite […]

Amazing Hikes, Beautiful Sights, and Family Fun this Summer. We continue our travel series where we look at amazing vacation options for the whole family. BTW […]

I must have blinked because somewhere between getting my car stuck in 3 feet of snow during the Superbowl and surviving the coldest February in […]

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This spring the Lyric Opera House is performing Carousel which many regard as the best musical of the 20th century. As you can imagine I […]

I don't know about you, but this has been one crazy week. To celebrate I am hosting a craft party at Floor and Decor in […]

  UPDATE: Congrats to Latanya for winning this #giveaway! Great Graduation Gift Idea #EarnItFrameIt Meet HLE. She's my niece. The oldest of all the cousins, trailblazing her way […]