Yesterday my younger son was coughing and had a sore throat. Strep throat is going around the school, and as a conscientious parent (or so I hope) I couldn't send him to school without knowing if he had strep. So we braved the crazy Chicago rush hour traffic and were only an hour … [Read more...]
Laisee lanterns for the Lunar New Year
I haven't blogged much about this, but I've been spending a few days a week volunteering in Chinatown with senior citizens. What started as a couple of English classes has morphed into craft class coordinator, field trip chaperone, citizenship class teacher's aide, and party … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Happy 2016!My kids are fretting about going back to school in a few days. We've had a great winter break and have spent half of it in Chinatown, where we've volunteered at a social service agency where I've been teaching English and craft classes.In this photo, we … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Petite Anglaise
When I was looking for a memoir about raising cross-cultural children, my friend Christine mentioned Petite Anglaise by Catherine Sanderson. I was sold when I read the subtitle, "In Paris. In Love. In Trouble." There's nothing like a memoir with tension.I'm planning on … [Read more...]
Holiday lunch 2015 at the Peninsula Chicago
When my daughter was a baby, my sisters-in-law and I started a tradition to go to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch around Christmas. We've been going every year since then and this year I brought my three kids.My older son, Jake, is usually in Arizona the last two weeks of … [Read more...]
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