Wonderfully Despicable Costumes

So…you might think you had the best costumes this Halloween, but I was handing out candy and the best ones I saw were my brothers and their trick or treating company.  They had an almost complete Despicable Me cast. (Click here for the trailer.) Rico as Vector (with a Squid Launcher) and Neville as The Box of…

Reframing How We Think

In high school I had an awesome youth leader and now she is a mom…a mom with a blog. It is usually about parenting, but I sometimes pop over to read her latest post.  In April, she posted “Bossypants Vs. Being a Leader – Reframing How We Think About Our Kids.”  (You should click on the…

Listen and Be Merry

These are two of the my favorite feel good songs right now.  They are just happy! This first one is by McFly, a british band that I have listened to for years.  It has been a couple of years since their last cd, but they just released this new video and it is so fun.…

I Love It!

So…something a little different for today.  I can’t find this video anywhere but the NBC website.  So click HERE and head on over there to watch it. Ok…go now! . You back?  Good. I really can’t watch this video without laughing out loud.  I kind of want to write a post like this. Here goes……

Two Hearts of Love for The Doctor

I have a new t-shirt and I am pretty excited about it!  The best part…it is my own creation! Ok…so I was going to do a full tutorial, but I am really horrible at remembering to take pictures.  I really need to work on that.  But until I develop better tutelage habits…here is a less than full…

3 Friends, 1 Boat Tour, 1 Goal Down

It’s official…I have started to cross things off my 101 in 1001 list! Last Friday, two of my friends agreed to brave the cold with me and head out on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan for a tour of the city via boat.   . Despite the fact that cold fall weather has officially…

Off to the the Movies

My last day in Chicago is going to be a great one.  This morning I am off to a boat tour of the city. (More on that later.)  And this afternoon, after my sister finishes teaching, she is going to pick me up and we are going to the movies. It is kind of like…

Robots, Secret Lives, and the Boy Next Door

During my stay in Chicago (and the week before) I have been working my way through a pile several books high.  And, because I never seem to get around to writing full book reviews…I’m going to give each book a little blurb all in one post. Brian Selznick started something new when he wrote “The Invention of…