Kid thoughts...

So funny that Deb and I are at different ends of the kid spectrum… I can remember meeting her kids for the first time, and how little they seemed. Now they’re adults! With my own little ones, I struggle with letting their “babiness” go (just love to squish them!), but at the same time want them to have independence… My daughter just started pre-school and loves it, and I love that I finally get some time alone with my son… I love how different they are, not just because of the boy/girl differences, but truly how they learn, express themselves, and do things is so fascinating to me. Sigh… I feel like I just had them.

Homo Studentus Universitatus

Blog, blog, blog sounds like blah, blah, blah…But here goes..I recently read an article that was published in the Chicago Tribune about a special species, homo studentus universitatus, aka the college student on break.

The article says that this creature returns to the parental nest several times a year for an extended stay that lasts anywhere from one to fourteen weeks! We have one of these!! The interesting thing is that our whole family looks forward to the arrival of this very social creature. (Well, almost the whole family…the creature’s brother just sighs and says, “There goes my clean clothes and gas.”) But within a very short period of time we are thinking that we should have changed the locks. We have just experienced the spring migration of the species. After I finish restoring normalcy to our house I will tell you more!

Giving to a Cause that Matters...

I’ve always had a soft spot for charities and really feel so lucky in life that it only seems right to give back to causes that matter and make real impacts in people’s lives. I’m so proud of some recent fundraising efforts that I was blessed to be member to.

Dr. Deb Starts Blogging

Blog. What a funny word. Dr. Diane, who is 15 years younger than I, is blogging about her Invisalign experience. What the heck can a 50 year old woman write about that has any interest to anyone, I ask?. The ladies at the office tell me to just try it. Write about anything, they advised. Like what??? Like what I made for dinner Friday night? How many loads of laundry I did over the weekend? Ahhh…weekend!

Dr. Diane is a Patient!

I’m excited about blogging! I’ve been emailing for ages and never understood what this meant! Hopefully, I’ll have something meaningful to share that you can connect with or laugh at! I also hope that you’ll get to know me outside of the office – and you can feel free to call me “Di” if you see me at Shaw’s or out and about town.