FREE Admission to a Garden on Friday

Did you know that Friday, May 11th is National Public Gardens Day? To celebrate Rain Bird & American Public Gardens Association are offering free admission to participating gardens. Those in Illinois can enjoy free admission to the Chicago Botanic Garden, The Morton Arboretum, Cantigny Park, Elmhurst College Arboretum, Klehm Arboretum, Nicholas Conservatory, Rockford Park District. . We've been to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Morton Arboretum and Cantigny Park. We love it all!! See my reviews here. If the weather cooperates, we may just have to visit The Morton Arboretum again.


What a great way to celebrate Mother's Day a little early!

i {heart} IKEA even more! Free kid's meals on Tuesdays

My husband and I used to despise IKEA Don't get us wrong, we LOVE the store - the prices, design inspirations and more. It's the crowds that got us. We are true suburbanites where we can't stand crowds. Since I've been in a redorating/reorganizing mood, we decided to check out Ikea but on a Tuesday. Lo and behold - we heard crickets chirping. Not really, but it was a whole different experience. A calmer experience where we could actually look around without feeling like we were holding people up.

I digress - so we love Ikea even more because they offer free kid's meal worth $2.49 to children under 12 on Tuesdays. You can choose from the meatball, mac n cheese or chicken fingers combo.

Happy (and full) child + more time to shop = Happy Mom

We'll definitely be enjoying Ikea especially on Tuesdays.