Do you take your kids trick or treating?

How old are your kids?

What are your kids dressing up as this year?

Are YOU dressing up, and if so, as what?

Hi everyone! I thought it would be nice if we could get some more discussion going in here, and get to know each other a little better. We don't get a lot of that going on :) So feel free to post and ask questions for other community members to answer periodically ( Read more... )

Yet another upcoming Halloween-type activity! I've been doing this since I was 12 years old or so, and it's definitely a family favorite. It would be lovely if some of you were able to join us!

Copied pretty much directly from my evite:


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A short while back, I posted a list of upcoming fall activities. Here is the official invite to the first of them! I do hope some of you will be able to attend!


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That time of year will soon be approaching, folks...I'm pretty busy this year, as is usually the case, but a lot of it is birthdays and weddings this year. That means I don't get to plan as many Halloween activities as I usually do, but that's OK - there's still some fun to be had ( Read more... )

I didn't buy tickets for my family yet, because a few things came up, so there's still time ( Read more... )

So, my husband will be working from home as of November and we want to move next month. We now have nothing to tie us to any particular neighbourhood for ease of travel so I may as well look for good school districts. So please save the all the reading and searching and tell me what are good schools? If you live near a school do you automatically ( Read more... )

Hey, it's been a while since we did an outing in here, folks...been kinda dead, I dare say. What say we remedy that with some SING ALONG LITTLE MERMAID action ( Read more... )

My husband and I have had to make an extremely difficult decision to give our 2 guniea pigs to a new home. Now we just need to find that home : )

I have 2 male guinea pigs, father and son actually. Snickers is black and tan and 3 years old. Butterfinger is tan and white and 1 year old. Neither have ever had any health issues. They are full of ( Read more... )

My wife and I are sponsoring an entry in the Chicago Pride Parade. We'll be toting signs and handing out literature about both Infant Genital Integrity and Equal Marriage rights ( Read more... )