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Tax time: You can't deduct that?
March 20, 2013
Marianne is having a tough time doing her taxes so she called in the big guns: her dad and a little clear liquid muse. 

Sinkholes: A cautionary tale
March 13, 2013
In her Cocoa Puffs-induced paranoia, Marianne Walsh is convinced sinkholes are after her. 

Winter awakening: Sledding in Chicago
March 6, 2013
Marianne Walsh hates the cold, but at her patient husband's prodding, she experiences a fun rite of childhood nearly for the first time. 

The real reason we have kids
March 4, 2013
Marianne Walsh isn't ashamed to admit she's technology-challenged. But all hope for isn't lost since she's got her own in-house IT department. 

Third child, happy child
February 27, 2013
Son number 1 and number 2 clearly have each of their parents' traits, but son number 3 is nothing like the rest of Marianne Walsh's little family. Now she knows why and she's so very glad. 

Little black dress? Not for this Chicago mom
February 20, 2013
Bridesmaid dresses clogging your closet, too? Marianne Walsh was determined to find a place to wear a sexy one-shouldered red number again. But the bus stop?  

Redefining romance
February 14, 2013
Marianne's husband may not take her out to romantic dinners, but he does take out the garbage.  

Can’t fight this feeling anymore: The Grammy Awards
February 13, 2013
Sorry REO Speedwagon, but there's a new music group in Marianne Walsh's life now that she's a cool hipster mom. 

It’s my party and I’ll eat cookies if I want to
February 6, 2013
Need something to do tonight? Get to Evergreen Park and ask Marianne Walsh lots of embarrassing questions at her book signing. There WILL be cookies. 

Listen to your mother
January 30, 2013
The P-word 152 times? Marianne Walsh - mom of boys - pens a rum-inspired piece that wins her an audition for the live show "Listen to Your Mother."