I witnessed some pretty impressive parenting today.
 
G and I were at the beach with my friend T and her 3 lovely girls. T and I were already on our second glass of secret-not-allowed-beach-wine when we heard that shout of glee that all parents dread hearing at the beach:
 
“Mom! I found a fish! And it is [...]

 
I just wasn’t prepared. I wasn’t prepared for the amount of joy I felt when I saw my 4-year-old son score his first soccer goal.
 
It’s crazy—it’s not like he is even on a team. We enrolled him into this $12 (yes, $12. We can’t hate the City of Chicago ALL the time) class on Saturdays [...]

 
Are you a secret poetry fan? Or, just trying to exercise your literary muscles before the Printers’ Row Bookfair this weekend? Then I would highly recommend going to this great poetry zine:
www.pirenesfountain.com
They have some wonderful words and you might even recognize a few of the authors…