This is my third and final post about Titanic this week. Here are links to my previous two posts: Titanic – Part I: It Was Sad When the Great Ship Went Down Titanic – Part II: Haven Exploration Originally I envisioned this last post being about some of my other connections and experiences related to […]
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Last week my friend Marianne from We Band of Mothers and I were featured in our neighborhood’s weekly newspaper. The piece highlighted that we both placed in Circle of Moms 2012 Top 25 Blog Lists. Marianne’s blog was honored in the “Funny Moms” category and mine made the “Moms with Inspiring Families” list. Many thanks to The […]
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Last week I didn’t know what that meant. Today I do, along with many others in our Beverly neighborhood who are honoring the life and memory of Marine Corporal Conner Lowry. Semper Fi, short for Semper Fidelis, is latin for Always Faithful. The Marine Corps uses it as their motto and their inspiration as they serve and […]
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who still remember. It means so much to me and other bereaved parents to know that, especially as more and more time passes since the deaths of our children. Last night Bob and I were watching the Chicago evening news when we happened to see an amusing story about a couple that got a flat […]
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Last month I got an email from Julie Godar, the Managing Editor at BlogHer (yes, I felt very special). She said that one of her colleagues suggested she contact me (I felt even more special). Julie explained in her email that “BlogHer has a fun new partnership with a company called Gourmet Live – featuring local expertise a la […]
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Official photo from the3six5 website. Awhile back one of my good friends from college, who is a successful PR Executive here in Chicago, told me about an awesome project called the3six5. Their tag line is “365 days, 365 points of view.” Each author is supposed to represent a different stage of and perspective on life […]
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