Guns and the Definition of Insanity

I was texting with a mom recently about a play-date we are arranging and it never ever escapes me that I have this conversation now pretty regularly with other parents if we are visiting or they are visiting our home. This is not our parents playdate. Hell, our parents didn't even know what a playdate was, …

I LOVE A SNOW DAY

We got the call that Chicago Public Schools was cancelling school pretty early on. It was my first time as a CPS parent to get one of these calls (I still can't believe I am a parent of children going to school) and I was pretty thrilled with that in itself. Plus a tweet! Due …

Sesame Street Forever

There are few things as timeless as Sesame Street. Few things we can say, "We grew up watching this and now we get to watch it with you too" some 44 years later with our 5 year olds. The Old School Sesame Street shows are a trip. You think you have forgotten certain things about …