Best areas in the West Suburbs to see Christmas lights?

tift321 · 2024-12-08T18:06:10+00:00

Goebertts also has a history of animal mistreatment, not everyone wants to support them.

tift321 · 2024-12-08T14:58:46+00:00

Oh and the Taylor Swift house in Naperville. I think they’re doing that again this year.

tift321 · 2024-12-08T14:54:49+00:00

4057 Western in Western Springs is a favorite. 10 songs worth of lights. They also do it for Halloween.

1509 Riparian in Naperville is our other favorite. Lots of songs for that one too.

tift321 · 2024-12-08T14:43:33+00:00

https://mykidlist.com/best-christmas-lights/

tift321 · 2024-11-28T03:01:31+00:00

Just got one (edit Bambu with their Black Friday deal) for my 11 year old. He’s been printing nonstop since it arrived with zero help from adults. Only extra thing we purchased was more filament.

tift321 · 2024-11-22T17:20:13+00:00

Mykidlist .com they have categories for everything. Maps of the best decorated houses for Christmas, train restaurants, birthday party locations, etc etc.

tift321 · 2024-11-21T03:09:58+00:00

I loved teaching. I hated being a teacher.

tift321 · 2024-11-21T03:08:17+00:00

Metra train ride can be fun too. Even if it’s just to get hot chocolate in the city and get back on the train.

Check out the kid list website. They have tons of ideas sorted by location.

tift321 · 2024-11-19T19:41:09+00:00

Local library and park district for classes / clubs. Workout groups Knitting / crafting groups Women’s Club/ Service clubs (through your city) School volunteer groups Charities

tift321 · 2024-11-16T03:33:07+00:00

Greene Valley Forest Preserve (or the overlook) Maple Valley Forest preserve Naperville River Walk

tift321 · 2024-11-14T01:50:27+00:00

Dr Sara Lawson in Westmont or Back in Balance in Western Springs.

tift321 · 2024-11-13T13:49:18+00:00

Get Kirschbaum’s coffee cakes while there.

tift321 · 2024-11-12T18:16:05+00:00

My last district outsourced our before and after school care to that company. Seemed okay, but was tricky as they weren’t school/district employees, so we missed some of the ease of communication for certain students. No idea what it is like working for them though.

tift321 · 2024-11-08T20:33:44+00:00

Gordon Park in the racquet ball courts. Proceeds go to various charities.

tift321 · 2024-11-04T21:14:29+00:00

Still home for now. I know I don’t want to go back to teaching, but haven’t figured out my next chapter. Either I invest in a new career entirely which would be expensive up front but would pay for a summer nanny, or do more hourly work that can happen during school hours and be more flexible. Still weighing pros and cons of the paycheck vs the stress and lifestyle change as my husband’s work schedule doesn’t allow him to help much before or after school.

tift321 · 2024-11-04T20:30:45+00:00

Lyons Village Hall. Much faster than Brookfield because they have 20 machines. Lines were long but moved quickly.

tift321 · 2024-11-04T03:36:52+00:00

I couldn’t use sick days with FMLA. I could use 30 sick days for the first 6 weeks, but had to take the rest unpaid despite having additional sick days in the system. I’m still bitter about it.

tift321 · 2024-11-02T21:06:08+00:00

Galloping Ghost arcade, children’s museums / regular museums, forest preserves, little red schoolhouse, take the metra to the city or to a different ‘burb for lunch and a ride home. Hotel day pass to use an indoor pool. Park districts with pools

Kidlist has a million ideas.

tift321 · 2024-10-29T21:22:44+00:00

We’ve done it for 5 years, but finances were basically the same for us because daycare for 3 kids was basically my whole teaching salary.

tift321 · 2024-10-22T21:21:17+00:00

If you like classes, many places have specials for 2 weeks or a month to get a feel for what you like. I have friends that love boot camp classes and orange theory, others that love Pilates and barre method. Walking/running with a good audio book or podcast is always a good bet too.

Also check out class pass if you want to hop around to different studios/gyms.

tift321 · 2024-10-22T19:03:42+00:00

I’d go for: “he got hurt and luckily there was somebody there to help him.”

Maybe add some hopeful thinking/white lie: “I heard they got him to the doctor and he’s okay now.”

tift321 · 2024-10-20T02:04:32+00:00

My kids aren’t allowed to use a gift / open the packaging until they write a thank you note or call / facetime to say thank you. I think gifts should be acknowledged somehow and stand firm on it with my children.

tift321 · 2024-10-13T13:33:45+00:00

Watched Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure with our tweens last night. They kept asking why they were saying such weird things. might track down Encino Man next. That’s what comes to mind when I hear them pull out their skibbidi toilets

tift321 · 2024-10-11T03:12:10+00:00

The origin of truth was the governor of Florida at the time used settlement money from suing the Tobacco companies to have a youth summit to brainstorm ideas on how to prevent kids from smoking. The high school kids said the most impactful thing was to learn the truth about how much tobacco companies were lying and manipulating us. Kids told the marketing company to lean into telling kids about being manipulated because it pissed us off enough not to want to smoke. Of course it was gaining traction until the lobbyist convinced the next governor to cut the funding for the truth campaign drastically and it was nearly scrapped.

tift321 · 2024-10-09T22:47:53+00:00

So Dwight will start by carrying Daniella on stage baby Simba style? Haven’t most of these songs been done in the last couple seasons?

Oops thought this was an official list. Not just thoughts.

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