HP Daily Blog

If you’re in the market to be a grandparent, HP Hospital is willing to show you the ropes…In addition to the usual stuff – safety, feeding, etc. – you’ll likely learn ways to be the “favorite” – i.e. plying the kids with tv, candy and ice-cream. 

Wed. May 5th, 7-9PM. $20/couple – Audio Visual Lecture Hall at HP Hospital.

Register HERE

Ooops – not Summer camp – rather Boot Camp!  HP Hospital is showing new dads the ropes – diapering, feeding, pretending like you’re sleeping in the middle of the night. 

While it doesn’t explicitly say it, HP Daily Blog has heard that this event is BYOB – and includes watching a live NBA game. 

So if you’re a dad-to-be, the event is on Sunday Feb. 20th from 10am – 12:30PM…But that you shouldn’t expect to get home until 8pm or so…

Fee is $20:  Register HERE

HP Hospital is offering American Red Cross Baby-sitter training for 11-15 year olds.  We always thought that baby-sitting training involved figuring out how to use the remote control and determing where all the goodies were stored. But gone are the days when baby-sitting is … well sitting…Now, you’re expected to be pro-active, and in the baby-sitting world that means you have to know first aid and home safety.

Conveniently, this one-day baby-sitting training class will teach you everything you need to know about being a responsible sitter.   

Saturday, January 23rd from 9:00AM – 5:00PM: HP Hospital (Meeting Room 1)

Register HERE

If knowledge is power, than a blood pressure screening may be just what you need.   Every couple of weeks, Highland Park Hospital provides free screening on a walk in basis from 8:30am- 10:30am in the Cafeteria.  And while your there, check-out their vending machine options – easily the best in the city.

A complete list of dates and times can be found at this link:  Screening Dates. 

If you don’t know where HP Hospital is – Lucky you!   It’s at 777 Park Avenue West in Downtown HP.

While shuttling between the Braeside and HP train stations, we couldn’t help but notice a small, yet competitve rivalry breaking out amongst the monthly pass artists.  November pits 2nd grader Giovanny against October’s Shintaro – the 1st grader who’s got some serious non-straying power…Both Giovanny and Shintaro are clearly tremendous colorers, mostly staying within the lines but occasionally clipping them.  On first glance, the 1st grader appears to have received some performance enhancing assitance on stenciling, but maybe Shintaro is just that good.   

And Giovanny really aced that red car – right down to the winter radials.  Even looks like he rotated them! 

Impressive stuff…. Clearly these two both have a bright future – so long as they Play it Safe.

If you’re looking to buy a home and need an advocate to protect your interests, Highwood-based Home Raters, helmed by Stuart Zwang, knows their stuff. 

“We had three other inspections and nobody picked up on that.”  When the selling broker makes that comment, you know you’ve hired the right house inspector. 

Home Raters: 512 Greenbay Road:  847-433-3450

Bolts gone AWOL

Hopefully they weren’t from the 200 pound traffic-light dangling directly overhead.