Posts by KristyG51

While we don't really "do" Santa, I think the whole thing needs some explaining, and I thought a book with the history/mythology of some different cultures would be a nice addition to our library. Something for kids 3+, not too...

I'm not looking necessarily for books that are about breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, homeschooling, etc., but more so just have them as normal details within the story. Any suggestions? They're for reading to my 2.5 year...

Anybody here have a Serger ProFinish? I think I tried to push something too thick through, and it stopped working properly. It didn't appear to be cutting right, so I replaced both the upper and lower blades. That didn't fix it; it was...

A Garden Ridge store just opened nearby. It's a big warehouse-type store with home goods and As Seen On TV junk, but I noticed in their book section there were a few alphabet/number/color workbooks. Some were Sesame Street or Word...

We live in the Schaumburg area but will eventually be moving further east toward Niles where my husband works. We take our daughter to Dr. Minkus in Skokie, and before I bother his office asking for recommendations, I thought I'd have a...

I figured it out! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...2/IMG_3714.jpg

Quote: Originally Posted by TheGirls I really can't tell what I'm seeing in that picture. Can you take a picture that's a bit less close so that I can tell which bits belong to the bike and which to the trailer? ...

I know this is a long shot, but I thought some of you might have a bike trailer, and perhaps then some of you that do might have this specific one I acquired this off Freecycle and would really love to ride around with my toddler, but...

I delivered with the midwives at Alexian. I showed up at the hospital where the nurse said, "I read your birth plan, it looks great!", got checked by the midwife and was at 8 cm, was monitored for a short while sitting on the...

I'm always looking for ways to connect with parents that have similar values as our family, and have found a great group that's based in the west suburbs. Being in the northwest suburbs that's not a far distance, but I thought it'd be...