• Do I Really Want My Readers To Know This?,  Fun in Chicago,  My Sister Has Mad Skillz,  Too Funny To Ignore

    There Are Many Ways To Define Love; As It Turns Out, Way More Than I Knew About.

    March 14, 2009

    Just a quick post for you Saturday blog readers; I’m attempting to get my kitchen totally spotless today (Imagine that!), INCLUDING getting the kitchen desk cleared of the clutter. I’ll let you know if I’m successful; keep your fingers crossed for me. (I also realize that I haven’t commented back to you all on the last four or so posts: Busy week! I’m getting to it, hopefully this weekend if you want to keep checking back!) We’re also having Julesie join us for dinner and a Fab Five Game Night. Good times! Anyway, you may remember this post about my total sadness and anger about the Sears Tower being known…

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  • Do I Really Want My Readers To Know This?,  Family Fun,  My Sister Has Mad Skillz,  Shameless Promotion

    This Post Is Brought To You By The Letter R.

    February 9, 2009

    I was reading one of my favorite blogs when I discovered what *might* be a meme. I’m not sure, though. I actually volunteered for it and will not tag anyone at the end of this post either. Therefore, you yourselves can decide if it is a true meme. Basically, you get a random letter of the alphabet assigned to you, and you write about ten things that start with that letter, things that you just adore. After I finished reading the post over at Eternally Huckdoll (LOVE her.), I left a comment basically saying, “Yeah, gimme a letter!” Huckdoll gave me “R”. I was really excited, because I thought, “I…

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  • My Sister Has Mad Skillz

    I Love My Sister.

    February 6, 2009

    I’ve been having some health issues lately and told Julesie all my woes last night in an extended phone conference. Today I arrived home from work and discovered this on the kitchen counter: And yes, that’s my CLEAN kitchen in the background. She let herself in, cleaned my family room and kitchen (and I’m 99.9% sure she used the Swiffer on my wood floors), and then left me these flowers with a note and orange juice from Trader Joes. I was a bawling mess. I love her. That is all.

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  • Family Fun,  Food,  Fun in Chicago,  Jim Has Mad Skillz,  My Sister Has Mad Skillz,  Something That Could Change Your Life

    Frozen Birthday Fun in the Windy City

    January 18, 2009

    Jim’s birthday on Friday was one for the books. Poor guy had to spend the morning home, waiting for a tow truck (I happen to know lots about that, having had my car towed 4 times between late September and November…) because his truck sprung a fuel line leak. The -50 degree windchill didn’t help matters. But at least he got to wait for the tow at home, while I taught class and took the boys, who were off from school, on a birthday errand. In the evening, we went to dinner at Lou Malnati’s for Chicago deep dish pizza. YUM-O. Although the downtown area of our particular suburb has…

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  • Family Fun,  Jew Stuff,  Jim Has Mad Skillz,  My Sister Has Mad Skillz,  UGH.

    Eight Crazy Posts! (#8) (Finally!) (Whew!)

    December 28, 2008

    In this, the last of eight crazy posts, I have a few reflections on and memories of Hanukkah 2008 that I’d like to share. Last Sunday: First night of Hanukkah. Awesome night; had to dust off the cellphone rules (and adjust them a bit) because the thirteen-year-old was getting a cellphone for Hanukkah! If you did not read my first post in March about cellphone rules for your kid, it’s a must-read. Click here! It was quite exciting and I took video, but because we used the actual video camera (instead of the “video feature” on my regular digital camera), it can only be burned to DVD and not uploaded…

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