Things I Love Thursday – Simple Pleasures with Little Kids

Today is my favorite. I know, I know.  There's a lot going on and believe me, I'm weighed down by it all 24/7 just like you, but dammit if what's right in front of me ain't too good to be true. The sun was shining this morning in Chicago and as we've not had much …

How Do You Make Two Babies? Love, Hope, and Science Worked 4 Years Ago

It was harmless enough. The babes (not yet four years old) and I were driving back from Woodfield Mall 3 days before Christmas (yes, I lost my damn mind), and as we made the 40 minute drive I was pummeled by relentless questioning starting with: "How do you make two babies?" "Well when two people …

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

I thought I was really good at hiding them. I mean they are everywhere.  In every bathroom and toy box and behind and underneath each piece of furniture.  I think they're squirreled away in their mattresses and in a secret hiding place in the backyard. I mean, I am ashamed of the lengths I've gone …