Christmas Time in Illinois
Christmas Eve Morning It was so amazing to have my nephew in the house and my other siblings and their significant others. Christmas Eve Shopping We have this tradition on […]
Christmas Eve Morning It was so amazing to have my nephew in the house and my other siblings and their significant others. Christmas Eve Shopping We have this tradition on […]
21st December My mom had bought tickets for us to participate in this thing in Galena. It was called “Snowflakes and Sweets Stroll“. They give you 10 tickets to use […]
15th December We woke up the next morning at my parents’ home in Illinois. B would not be arriving in the US until the 16th. He won’t be staying with […]
I’m currently hiding. I am at my sister in law’s home. I love her more than anything, but my mother in law is another story. We made the 3.5 hour trip down here to see B’s family. While I may not be MIL’s favorite person, I know my children need […]
We started our trek to Chicago. The first trip with the kids since the separation. We are going home for Christmas to see family, both mine and his. B will […]
About a month ago, I agreed to attend a performance near Central. It would be with two other coworkers. There was concern about being on Hong Kong Island in the […]
My 41st birthday. Ugh. I spent my birthday at home. I was sick with a fever. I missed work. Luckily, there were no kids in that day. I feel older […]
M’s friend from the Philippines came to do tattoos for him and his friends. A few months ago, I had told M that I wanted to book the next time […]
When we were at the doctor on Monday, Monster was talking about something we were going to do while we were home for Christmas. I gently reminded her that Dad […]
Monster and I ended up at home today. We went to the swimming pool at our compound yesterday, and she got some water in her ear that wouldn’t go away. […]