The Morton Arboretum (www.mortonarb.org) has become a favorite activity spot for our family. Rarely a week goes by that we don’t make at least one visit. If you are in the Chicagoland area it is definitely worth a visit, and don’t be surprised if afterwards you sign up for a membership like our family did. … Continue reading
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Quickie: Learning Korean
After listening to my oldest sing, pretty flawlessly, “Gangnam Style” along with his CD in the car the other day, he hopped out at our destination and declared: “Apparently I speak Korean!” Continue reading
Quickie: Talking to… Crossing Arms
We took a trip to the city this week, and for some reason the boys were getting a kick out of pretending to be railroad crossing arms. Every so often as we trekked around the city they’d stop turn around and with their arms out like a “T” they say “ding, ding, ding….” at the … Continue reading
Dadventure: A Very Green River
Part of the appeal to uproot my family and move out here to Chicago was the chance for new adventures, and boy have we had them. We’ve seen the Cubs Win, went water sliding during the winter, visited the art museum, and we’ve even seen two war re-enactments. Believe it or not, I think we … Continue reading