Parenting is always an adventure in the making. Just yesterday I took my three little people and one of my son's friends to Six Flags Great America. The lines were long, the wait times were insane, my son and his friend forgot tot text me to let me know where they are and I had a mini panic attack thinking they were lost to me and how was I ever going to tell my friend I had lost her child; when all the while my son and his friend were in an arcade as I was wearing downs paths looking for them both!
Read MoreWhile my children are taking a break this summer and not attending summer school, I still want to inspire their learning throughout the summer months. We still school part-part-time three days a week for an hour or so. We do loads of summer reading programs and naturally I look for anything that helps me and my kids keep connecting.
My kids love to listen to any story about myself when I was a child. They will ask me to tell them the same story over and over. It cracks me up. It connects our childhoods; they have something in common with me. There’s something pretty awesome about connecting with my kids over something I loved when I was young.
Read MoreThere's a lot of great series and shows coming to Netflix this month. Like, Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde! And another great Netflix original is being introduced. Grace and Frankie, Netflix's new funny and fearless original comedy featuring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston. It is the perfect example of how today’s families can shift, rearrange and blend in unexpected ways.
GRACE AND FRANKIE5/08/15 In GRACE AND FRANKIE, Jane Fonda (“Grace”) and Lily Tomlin (“Frankie”) star as two women whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. Both sparring partners and partners-in-crime, they form an unlikely bond to face an uncertain future together and discover a new definition of “family,” with laughter, tears and plenty of mood enhancers along the way.
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Easter Sunday is fast approaching and to celebrate Netflix has a plethora of options in movie selections for Easter for people to celebrate and streaming. There are so many movies to stream or even to rent that will keep your family in the Easter spirit all weekend long.
Read MoreAt the beginning of every month, Netflix adds a plethora of new shows, television programs, series and movies that are full of inspiration for reinventing yourself. This month (March 2015) sees the addition of a new Netflix original series – the Tina Fey produced Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a comedy series that was originally created for NBC. It stars The Office’s Ellie Kemper as a woman who gets rescued from a cult after 15 years and starts her life again as a nanny for a famous socialite in New York. Armed with just a backpack, lightup sneakers and a couple of pastdue library books, she takes on a world she didn't think even existed anymore. Despite circumstances, the three main characters, Kimmy, Tituss and
Read MoreThis month has been brutally cold this winter here in Chicago. On February 1st we had a snowfall of 19 inches and the groundhog warned us we have six more weeks of winter. Thankfully, we have a new original special Netflix show and two new Netflix original series premiering this month!
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