Weekend Recap: Shopping friends. Forever friends.

This past weekend, I enjoyed one of my very favorite weekends of the year.  You see, every November (or sometimes, it has been December), seven of my dearest friends and I go on our "Annual Chicago Shopping Weekend". Eighteen years ago, most of us were all working and teaching in the same elementary building.  We played ...

Fun Friday Favorites: My dumpster, great scents, and suntan lotion

I know.  This is my second post in one day...but I couldn't forget to write about my Fun Friday Favorites! As you probably know, it's been a crazy week.  With our basement flooding and the mess that was left behind, I'm wiped out.  But how IRONIC.  We had a dumpster in our driveway.  Yes, that big ...