So I survived my first field trip. I have to say, the aspect I dreaded the most (the bus ride) was actually quite peaceful and the aspect I thought would be the easiest (exploring the exhibits at the Kohl’s Children’s Museum) was a trifle horrifying.
Not because the three little boys who I needed to chaperone [...]

 Turns out our 5-year-old son has learned a helpful new skill—how to immediately locate inappropriate songs as we quickly page through a jukebox’s selections.
We decided it was a good idea to take him to my new find: Mr. Brown’s Lounge*, otherwise known as the new reggae come lounge come restaurant in Ukrainian Village, for dinner. [...]

Today, G turns five. I’m not going to sit here and wax poetic about all the amazing discoveries I have had as a mother or how I can’t believe how fast it goes.
Time goes fast. Always has and always will.
Instead, I think back about how the older he gets, I realize part of being a [...]

 
“What’s enlightenment, mean, Mama?”
he asked.
Right. And I walked right into this one. As usual.
To back it up, we were having a play date at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Which, if you have never been, you must go to immediately. It is this beautiful oasis smack dab in the middle of the West Side. With parking. [...]