Musings From My Minivan
Do you like to smile? Do you like to laugh? Do you like to play games? Do you like to spend time with your family doing all of the above? Well then I have got the perfect event for you, right here in the perfect city. The Chicago Toy and Game Fair! [Read more...]
Well, it’s birthday season in my household again. I call it a season because over the course of 34 days I celebrate all three of my children’s birthdays. Yes, my children’s birthdays are exactly 17 days apart each. I’m not kidding. My youngest child decided to come into this World precisely in between her sister and bother. And what a metaphor that has been for her. But that’s another blogpost. No, the task this past weekend was to celebrate in force my youngest daughter’s 8th birthday. Which as she will tell you isn’t until Monday-just to make sure we didn’t forget to celebrate her then. Actually, Jaedyn has a right to want to celebrate every day, because for the last couple of years her birthday celebrations haven’t been all that celebratory. Illness, schedule, money and more illness have gotten in the way. [Read more...]
As many of you know I have been an actress since I was a child. Before becoming known for my work with children I worked on many stages across the country, and here in Chicago. One stage, however, that I never got a chance to work on when I was a “practicing actress” is The Chicago Shakespeare Stage at Navy Pier. Nonetheless, I have had the great fortune to enjoy the stage from the house as an audience member. Not alone, but with the best theatre dates I can think of… my children. [Read more...]
Saturday mornings through March 6th are a Comedy of Errors. No, not at my home, but on Navy Pier at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Now through March 6th the World famous Chicago Shakespeare Theatre is producing their wildly popular Short Shakespeare series, featuring The Comedy of Errors. This series sports family friendly 75 minute abridged versions of the bards’ famous works, easily digestible for minds as young as 8. I brought my 11, 8 and 6 year olds along. The story kept my kids’ attention fully. Eventhough the show is in verse the actors did such a beautiful job of playing the content of their dialog that my kids weren’t lost. It also helped that the show itself is filled with physical comedy that kept us all on the edge of our seats anxious for more. My 6 year old was cackling… while standing up, sitting on my lap and twirling around in front of her seat. (Yes, she had to move around a lot throughout the performance, so I suggest sitting in the balcony with younger viewers). [Read more...]
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