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A bubonically bitching week
It’s been one of those weeks. The girls have both been sick for a week, I am sick, my husband comes home…
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I grew up in the Chicagoland area and it is still one of my favorite places in the world. It probably has…
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So, summer reading programs are in full swing. I sign my girls up every year, since Bella’s first summer when she was…
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Coitus Interrruptus
Big Guy:” The Kids asleep?”Me: “Yeah, we better hurry. You know they’ll be waking up soon for… something….anything”Big Guy: “OK. where do…
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Truthful Tuesday; June 22, 2010
Honesty , is the best policy ,right? Well, maybe not but it sure does help lighten your load. I hate holding things…
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The Emperor’s New Clothes Giveaway
I love Chicago and anything fun to do with the kids in Chicago is awesome, in my book. If you are looking…
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Sick Mommy Walking
Coming off this past weekend where I just spent every ounce of my energy tending to two very sick little girls, you…
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