A new month and a major change for our family have inspired a new contest here at 365Barrington.com. For the month of November, we’re inviting you to enter our #365BThankful Photo Contest
We made it to the last day of 2013 and post #365 here at 365Barrington.com. It’s our third year’s worth of 365 posts before we start again from scratch, rolling the odometer
I recently shared that I’d be taking a short break from writing posts here, with the Barrington Area Library running the show at 365Barrington.com in my absence. Well, after eleven days and
We’re celebrating a milestone at 365Barrington.com. Today officially marks the third birthday of this website, which started as sort of an April Fool’s Day experiment in 2010. Three years later, we are
At the end of each year, we spend a lot of time looking ahead and setting goals for what we hope to accomplish over the next twelve months. For me, the process
You may have noticed that I took a break from publishing stories here at 365Barrington.com for about a week. It’s because I escaped to Frankfort, Michigan with my entire family to refresh,
Our son Tommy gets his exercise speed crawling toward me as I race to clean dishes, make dinner or answer emails. I’ll admit, I’m pretty good at dodging those little hands to
I woke up feeling incredibly fortunate this morning after a dose of drama and a trip to Good Shepherd Hospital’s Emergency Room last night. It all started while I was sending a
Today is my fourth Mother’s Day celebrating the holiday as a mom. I have three children, age three and under, and the one thing I know for sure is that I have
Dorothy was right when she said “There’s no place like home”, but nothing beats a long awaited vacation. I hopped on a plane last Friday ALL ALONE with no husband, no kids
You may have noticed that I’ve been a little absent over the past week or so here at 365Barrington.com and it’s because of some big news. My husband and I welcomed our
There are some days when being a parent feels like the hardest job on earth. Your kids fight over finger puppets, a little tangled hair leads to a major meltdown and if
Four years ago today, my husband Bill and I were married. Not long after that, we found out we were expecting, moved to Barrington, had our first child, had a second baby and now
A year ago today I was lying in a bed at Good Shepherd hospital with that nervous, fearful and anxious feeling that comes with giving birth. Our son, Billy, was born that
For the first time ever, today, our two-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son met Santa Claus. It was a close encounter of the quickest kind. About 60 seconds on his lap and they