- Oct 23, 2014
Remembering Halloween Traditions Across Generations
Lots of $$$ choices at Pottery Barn Kids Published in ChicagoNow, October 23, 2014 I’m having a hard time remembering much about...
- Sep 29, 2014
Apple Picking Picked my Pocket
How do you like them apples? Worth $80? Published in ChicagoNow, September 29, 2014 What could be lovelier than going apple picking with...
- Sep 4, 2014
A Grandparents’ Day Reflection
Published in ChicagoNow, September 4, 2014 First grandkids Sunday is Grandparents’ Day. Now that I am a pro, with eight amazing grandkids...
- May 5, 2014
Grandparenting in a Box
Mother's Day Thoughts About Skype, FaceTime, and Virtual Connecting Posted in ChicagoNow, May 5, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) My...
- Apr 24, 2014
Helicopter Parenting Times Three Generations
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 24, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) My 90-year-old mother likes to tell me I’m her mother now. What I think she...
- Apr 7, 2014
Why my Grandkids Can’t Let It Go
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 7, 2014 During a recent gathering of my family, my grandkids staged numerous performances of scenes and songs...
- Feb 25, 2014
A Confused Woman Reviews The Lego Movie
Published in ChicagoNow, February 25, 2014 “It’s confusing and I only kind of liked it,” was my 7-year-old granddaughter’s initial...
- Feb 14, 2014
Becoming a Grandmother Through Adoption
Published in ChicagoNow, February 14, 2014 I could probably write a book called What To Expect When You Become a Grandmother through...
- Feb 12, 2014
The Boys Arrive, #5 and 6
Published in ChicagoNow, February 12, 2014 HERE COMES THE SON…FINALLY A BOY My daughter announced her pregnancy by texting me a picture...
- Feb 10, 2014
Granddaughters #3 and 4
Published in ChicagoNow, February 10, 2014 (photo by Sam Levitan) AND THEN THERE WERE THREE…AND FOUR LITTLE GIRLS Grandchild number three...