This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I'm always looking for meals that are easy to throw together but that my family will actually eat. Sometimes I feel like finding something everyone likes is harder than actually ... Read More about Easy Boursin Chicken and Orzo Bake
Puffs at Bolingbrook High School This Weekend
This weekend, The Brook Theatre at Bolingbrook High School presents Puffs — a fast, funny musical comedy about the students who spent seven years at a certain school of magic, just a little to the left of the spotlight. This isn't the story of the famous heroes. It's the story of the Puffs: the ... Read More about Puffs at Bolingbrook High School This Weekend
Riverside Theatre Presents You Can’t Take It With You — A Classic Comedy for the Whole Family
There's something special about watching a story come to life on stage, especially when the cast is made up of homeschool students from our own community. Riverside Theatre's fall play is You Can't Take It With You, and it's coming to Wheaton Academy's Alumni Chapel in West Chicago on November 13 ... Read More about Riverside Theatre Presents You Can’t Take It With You — A Classic Comedy for the Whole Family
October Reading Wrap-Up: 21 Books
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. October was a big reading month — 21 books finished, bringing my 2026 total to 128 of my 150-book goal. Here's everything I read, organized by star rating, favorites first ... Read More about October Reading Wrap-Up: 21 Books
4 Spooky-Cute Halloween Treats from the Frosted Fingers Archives
Halloween is almost here, and around our house that means one thing: it's time to make treats that are as fun to look at as they are to eat. I dug through the Frosted Fingers archives and pulled out four of our favorite Halloween recipes from years past. Every one of these is kid-friendly to make — ... Read More about 4 Spooky-Cute Halloween Treats from the Frosted Fingers Archives
Last Chance! Dinos! and Boo! at the Zoo End Sunday at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
If you've been meaning to get to Brookfield Zoo Chicago this fall, this is your weekend. Dinos! and Boo! at the Zoo both wrap up on Sunday, October 25 — and you can do both in one trip, which makes it the perfect excuse for one more fall family day before the costumes get packed away. One Last ... Read More about Last Chance! Dinos! and Boo! at the Zoo End Sunday at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
