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spread the word8 comments

lbotp wrote 1 month ago: The good news is that the big big project I’ve been gestating for the past six months is about … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, champaign, Community, Shopping, Urbana

deja vu all over again8 comments

lbotp wrote 2 months ago: The Tragedy at the Mall is not over, folks. In fact, it’s worse than ever. A  chain of puppy o … more →

Tags: Campustown, champaign, Dogs, Shopping, TTATM, University of Illinois

stop the presses11 comments

lbotp wrote 2 months ago: A few days ago, Mr. lbotp came home from a Custard Cup run with big, big news. STOP THE PRESSES news … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, champaign, Eating Out

switching gears2 comments

lbotp wrote 2 months ago: A few weeks ago, I made one of my periodic visits to my favorite aesthetician (a very fancy word for … more →

Tags: champaign, Urbana

ringing in my ear6 comments

lbotp wrote 3 months ago: Several things are rattling around in my brain this week: As Audrey reported in the comments of my r … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, Celebs, champaign, Community, Rumor Mill, Shopping, TTATM

news flash!1 comment

lbotp wrote 3 months ago: Some of you may wonder why I blog (heck, I wonder why I blog). Over time, the reasons have evolved. … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, Eating Out, champaign, Community, TTATM

another one of my lists3 comments

lbotp wrote 3 months ago: You know lists are a sickness when your 3-year-old wants to “write” one daily. On our ra … more →

Tags: Dogs, Shopping, champaign, Culture, Community

the tragedy not at the mall?12 comments

lbotp wrote 4 months ago: The good news: I haven’t been to the mall recently (although I plan to go Friday to confirm) b … more →

Tags: Dogs, Shopping, champaign, Urbana, Rumor Mill, TTATM

it's your business8 comments

lbotp wrote 4 months ago: I go to the Showcase of Homes (now ongoing) just to ogle at the closets, with all their bells and wh … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, In the Neighborhood

breaking out on top4 comments

lbotp wrote 4 months ago: We here at lbotp headquarters are breaking out of of the new baby fog. Jellybean is almost seven mon … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, Eating Out, champaign, Campustown, Free Stuff

trending topics2 comments

lbotp wrote 4 months ago: Kudos to the Champaign Park District, which actually listened to the feedback of its patrons (and ta … more →

Tags: champaign, Community, Culture, Free Stuff

take out the papers and the trash2 comments

lbotp wrote 4 months ago: We are on our third trash provider here at the lbotp household. At the end of the month, we will cel … more →

Tags: champaign, Environment, In the Neighborhood

monday morning musings6 comments

lbotp wrote 5 months ago: So I went to the Dippin’ Dots stand at the Taste of C-U and asked the guys behind the counter … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, Campustown, champaign, Shopping, Urbana

taste of ...12 comments

lbotp wrote 5 months ago: So I opened the map for this weekend’s annual Taste of Champaign-Urbana, and it hit me like a … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, Best of C-U, Campustown, champaign, Current Events, Eating Out, Free Stuff, University of Illinois, Urbana

summer to-do list, 20095 comments

lbotp wrote 5 months ago: So I was going to write a post about things I would like to do this summer, when I went back into th … more →

Tags: Road Trip, Sports, The Great OUtdoors, Urbana

you say goodbye, i say hello15 comments

lbotp wrote 5 months ago: Farewell, Kathy and Judy show. I’ve long been a big fan of these two comic ladies who graced t … more →

Tags: media, Dogs, Babies and kids, Eating Out, University of Illinois, champaign, The Great OUtdoors, Campustown, Free Stuff

adventures in babysitting, part three

lbotp wrote 6 months ago: When Peanut was a year old, I knew that for Mr. lbotp and I to retain our sanity, we had to find a n … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, champaign, Savoy

a big thumbs up ..6 comments

lbotp wrote 6 months ago: A big thumbs up to: The new “market” section at Toys R Us. If you haven’t been to … more →

Tags: Eating In, Babies and kids, Shopping, champaign, Urbana

give me princesses, or give me death10 comments

lbotp wrote 6 months ago: I absolutely hate the Disney Princesses. Individually, I really like several of them. Beauty and the … more →

Tags: Babies and kids, Eating Out, Urbana, Community, Market at the Square


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