Casey Kasem. Every year when the calendar winds down to the last official week of the year, I hear Casey Kasem’s voice in my head. He’s the radio personality that has counted down the top 40 songs for some 30+ years. He retired this year. I remember sitting in my bedroom as a teenager, wondering …

It is officially winter in Chicago. Even though the calendar won’t reflect this reality until two more weeks, there is snow and wind, ice and sleet, and single digit temperatures. The frozen tundra that is my home 4 months each year has arrived. Last week I hauled my little bundle of people to the grocery …

“If you don’t listen to Mommy then Santa Claus is not going to come to our house!” My six year old was mad. His younger brother, age three, was not eating his breakfast. Then it was time for shoes and socks and school backpacks. The three year old was not having any of that either. …

Hi Green Mama Friends! So here is a nifty little first for this website, the opportunity to host a blog tour. Elisabeth Corcoran is a writer, thinker, and a mom who lives in the Chicago area, far west, out in Elbun to be exact. She’s got a new book titled “He Is Just That Into …