If you are a parent, you have stepped on a Lego or cursed the piles of random pieces throughout your home at some point. Well, I decided I couldn't live one more minute with Legos all over my house! After my husband and I discussed a very vague plan, we packed the kids in the car and we were off to Ikea! We were the last ones to drop off our three kids to the lovely staff at the ever so popular Kiddieland before the wait time began. Phew, that was a close one. Knowing we had limited … [Read more...]
Post Holiday Blues
It is that time of year where I am torn between getting excited about the year ahead and fighting to get motivated through the gray winter of Chicago. As I see the family calendar slowly filling up...even the summer months I can’t yet even identify with, I think I am stuck in what I can best describe as the post holiday blues. December packs a one-two punch in our home with 4 birthdays and the Christmas Holidays. And just like that --- it’s over. I believe a big factor contributing to my … [Read more...]