Here is a picture taken last year of my family decked out in their favorite team colors.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sox & Cubs in 1st Place
Who would of ever thunk that our baseball teams would be in first place at the same time? We are!!!
Here is a picture taken last year of my family decked out in their favorite team colors.
Here is a picture taken last year of my family decked out in their favorite team colors.
Up on the Roof
The raccoons have struck again!
They thought that our attic would be a great place to nest. They didn't get in but they did manage to shred our attic fan. So we bought a new one. Mike had asked brother-in-law, Bill - the family electrician, something about the wiring. He was pretty sure he knew what to do but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. Bill volunteers to come over and help.
Who volunteers to climb up on the roof? NOT ME!!! That would be Bill.
They thought that our attic would be a great place to nest. They didn't get in but they did manage to shred our attic fan. So we bought a new one. Mike had asked brother-in-law, Bill - the family electrician, something about the wiring. He was pretty sure he knew what to do but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. Bill volunteers to come over and help.
Who volunteers to climb up on the roof? NOT ME!!! That would be Bill.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Golf & Dinner
Last night Kory joined Mike & me for some golf. Now Kory has been trying to beat Mike for several years now. He has beaten me a couple times usually when I'm off my game. :)
Last night he could do no wrong. par,par,birdie,bogie,par - Kory is even after 5 holes. What? Don't think about it just keep golfing. He thought too much about it and finished with a 41. Beat Mike's 44 and my 47. Way to go Kory...
At Christmas time I donated some toys at my chiro's office and won a gift card to a new restaurant in town. OnCue Hennessy's (north by the tollway) I found the gift card in my purse and suggested we give it a try after golf. I park my car at the Walmart (no sense us both driving there).
When we get there I noticed the fancy white table clothes the cobalt blue water glasses and thought - we are WAY under dressed, let's eat outside. (Good Idea). As we are walking through the place there was only about 8 or 9 tables taken and NO one was eating. It's 6:30. I was trying to check out the portion sizes.
The place was kinda pricey. It had a wine list that was a novel and a martini list 3 pages. Mike thought about the scallops $28 but got the Walleye $23 and salad $5. I choose the vege wrap $14. I asked the waitress about the fresh fruit. She said The usual watermelon and cantaloupe. I decided on the fries. I don't eat fries, but Mike does and if the fish wasn't enough he could eat my fries. We got our food and it was really tasty and we are thinking OK not too bad.
Then the table next 2 us got their food. (obviously they had been here before). One lady got the fruit. WTF! It was strawberries, blueberries and kiwi I didn't see any melons.
Then the other lady got her grilled scallops. Holy shit they were the size of hockey pucks. The next table just ordered appetizers. The garbage (my name for them not the rest.) nachos were a foot high.
It's a do over, but next time we will wear our sun dresses and dockers and bring our savings so we can have dessert.
Last night he could do no wrong. par,par,birdie,bogie,par - Kory is even after 5 holes. What? Don't think about it just keep golfing. He thought too much about it and finished with a 41. Beat Mike's 44 and my 47. Way to go Kory...
At Christmas time I donated some toys at my chiro's office and won a gift card to a new restaurant in town. OnCue Hennessy's (north by the tollway) I found the gift card in my purse and suggested we give it a try after golf. I park my car at the Walmart (no sense us both driving there).
When we get there I noticed the fancy white table clothes the cobalt blue water glasses and thought - we are WAY under dressed, let's eat outside. (Good Idea). As we are walking through the place there was only about 8 or 9 tables taken and NO one was eating. It's 6:30. I was trying to check out the portion sizes.
The place was kinda pricey. It had a wine list that was a novel and a martini list 3 pages. Mike thought about the scallops $28 but got the Walleye $23 and salad $5. I choose the vege wrap $14. I asked the waitress about the fresh fruit. She said The usual watermelon and cantaloupe. I decided on the fries. I don't eat fries, but Mike does and if the fish wasn't enough he could eat my fries. We got our food and it was really tasty and we are thinking OK not too bad.
Then the table next 2 us got their food. (obviously they had been here before). One lady got the fruit. WTF! It was strawberries, blueberries and kiwi I didn't see any melons.
Then the other lady got her grilled scallops. Holy shit they were the size of hockey pucks. The next table just ordered appetizers. The garbage (my name for them not the rest.) nachos were a foot high.
It's a do over, but next time we will wear our sun dresses and dockers and bring our savings so we can have dessert.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Insurance Benefits?
Stacy calls and asks me to help her with her benefits for her new job.
Kory just got out of the hospital. He went in with chest pains (he's 30) he spent three days going through tests and they found out he has really high blood pressure. It got to 220/150 at one point and his heart rate dropped to 35 during the night -sleep apnea. So he will need medicine and constant care for awhile and Dylan's medicine is outrageous so I was really happy to see that she was offered a really good plan. Thank God!
What the hell do people with out health insurance do?
Kory just got out of the hospital. He went in with chest pains (he's 30) he spent three days going through tests and they found out he has really high blood pressure. It got to 220/150 at one point and his heart rate dropped to 35 during the night -sleep apnea. So he will need medicine and constant care for awhile and Dylan's medicine is outrageous so I was really happy to see that she was offered a really good plan. Thank God!
What the hell do people with out health insurance do?
Stacy gets a job!
I think I'm a very good secret keeper. So when Stacy called me and told me she was offered a job, but she wanted to surprise Mike and Kory, I thought Yeah, I can keep that secret. She surprised them on Father's Day.
First off she called me at work right after she got the call! I let out a scream and everyone thought that I had won the lottery. NO something even better - my stepdaughter got a job!!! Right now she is teaching summer school.
In the fall she will be teaching 6 grade at Hampshire Middle School. She is very excited and I'm so proud of her.
The district just built a new high school so the middle school is taking over the WHOLE place so she will get her own classroom. Something special ed. teacher's don't always get. I can't wait to visit the new "KRIB".
First off she called me at work right after she got the call! I let out a scream and everyone thought that I had won the lottery. NO something even better - my stepdaughter got a job!!! Right now she is teaching summer school.
In the fall she will be teaching 6 grade at Hampshire Middle School. She is very excited and I'm so proud of her.
The district just built a new high school so the middle school is taking over the WHOLE place so she will get her own classroom. Something special ed. teacher's don't always get. I can't wait to visit the new "KRIB".
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Zip n Steam
If you haven't tried the ziploc zip n steam, go out and get them NOW!
They are pretty pricey but you can reuse these buggers over n over.
Use it up - Wear it out - Make it do - or do without!
I love vegetables so this is no brainer cooking for me. And it's good for me too.
I haven't tried everything that I would like too, but here is my top 12 so far.
12. snow peas
11. onions
10. Fish/shrimp both frozen, I haven't tried fresh yet.
9. Carrots - sad too, cause I love carrots
8. cauliflower
7. zucchini/yellow summer squash
6. cabbage
5. red potatoes
4. broccoli - this is a no brainer
3. Brussels sprouts - frozen
2. Asparagus - cheap and in season right now
1. Spinach - Fresh, I could eat this every meal.
Don't bother with corn on the cob. Not Good.
I can't wait to try fresh green beans and beets when they come in season.
They are pretty pricey but you can reuse these buggers over n over.
Use it up - Wear it out - Make it do - or do without!
I love vegetables so this is no brainer cooking for me. And it's good for me too.
I haven't tried everything that I would like too, but here is my top 12 so far.
12. snow peas
11. onions
10. Fish/shrimp both frozen, I haven't tried fresh yet.
9. Carrots - sad too, cause I love carrots
8. cauliflower
7. zucchini/yellow summer squash
6. cabbage
5. red potatoes
4. broccoli - this is a no brainer
3. Brussels sprouts - frozen
2. Asparagus - cheap and in season right now
1. Spinach - Fresh, I could eat this every meal.
Don't bother with corn on the cob. Not Good.
I can't wait to try fresh green beans and beets when they come in season.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Hanging with Grandma
Last Saturday was a very busy day for me. My dryer broke so I needed to hang some clothes on the line. I decided that I should probably cut the grass first, so the wet clothes don't pick up all the grass and dirt that was going to fly.
I pick up sticks, cut the grass, hang some clothes, plant some flowers that I got from Sharen, do some weeding.(All before Noon) After the first load of clothes were dry I take them down and was going to hand the next load when we got some visitors.
Brian showed up with the granddaughter Kaylyn.
Brian and Mike were going to finally finished up splitting the last of the tree.
Mike starts the splitter and Kaylyn gets freaked and jumps into my lap. I have to tell ya - it felt good to hold that little girl and to make her feel safe.
While the boys were splitting the wood Kaylyn and I had a big fire burning. Her hair kept getting in her way and she decides that she needs a red binder like Grandmas for her hair.
What? Kaylyn HATES to have anything in her hair. She let me comb her hair and in went the matching binder.
The neighbor Lu was out cutting her lawn so Kaylyn decides that she wants to ride our tractor - She runs to Mike and asks him. Mike told her that it was Grandma's tractor. So here we are riding around the back yard.
It stills amazes me the innocent love that comes from a small child. The feel of their little hand grabbing yours when they want your attention. When she asks you a question and stares at you and then smiles because you have the answer. How she's not afraid to tell me "I love you, Grandma".
How did I get so lucky?
Side note: She can still be a little naughty so don't leave your camera lying around. Here is what I found when I went to download some pictures..
I pick up sticks, cut the grass, hang some clothes, plant some flowers that I got from Sharen, do some weeding.(All before Noon) After the first load of clothes were dry I take them down and was going to hand the next load when we got some visitors.
Brian showed up with the granddaughter Kaylyn.
Brian and Mike were going to finally finished up splitting the last of the tree.
Mike starts the splitter and Kaylyn gets freaked and jumps into my lap. I have to tell ya - it felt good to hold that little girl and to make her feel safe.
While the boys were splitting the wood Kaylyn and I had a big fire burning. Her hair kept getting in her way and she decides that she needs a red binder like Grandmas for her hair.
What? Kaylyn HATES to have anything in her hair. She let me comb her hair and in went the matching binder.
The neighbor Lu was out cutting her lawn so Kaylyn decides that she wants to ride our tractor - She runs to Mike and asks him. Mike told her that it was Grandma's tractor. So here we are riding around the back yard.
It stills amazes me the innocent love that comes from a small child. The feel of their little hand grabbing yours when they want your attention. When she asks you a question and stares at you and then smiles because you have the answer. How she's not afraid to tell me "I love you, Grandma".
How did I get so lucky?
Side note: She can still be a little naughty so don't leave your camera lying around. Here is what I found when I went to download some pictures..
Monday, June 9, 2008
Stacy's Party
Stacy's graduation party was Saturday too. So after we finished the race. Mike, Bryan, Mary, Sharen and I head on home, quick (okay maybe not quick) change into some dry clothes and head out to the party.
I was starting to stiffin up. My legs felt like I was wearing pantyhose that were too tight (Guys you would'nt get that but the women will) and I was walking funny so Terri offered me a pain pill. I was like yes - anything.
I took a tylenol 3 and was feeling better when Eileen, she's a really good friend from the past who is married to my cousin, whispers to me the the kids are gone. I'm like what are you talking about? The kids are done playing -let's go.
You don't have to ask me twice.
So here we are being kids again.
Bryan joined in and of course Cheryl "doesn't do anything her Aunt Karen doesn't do" so her and Mary joined in too. Bryan did a flip that sent Cheryl into the side wall and she was trapped between the floor and the wall. TOO FUNNY! Mary saved her by pulling her up.
It felt good to play like a kid! Then again on Sunday it was back to reality and trying to figure out how to move without pain.
I was starting to stiffin up. My legs felt like I was wearing pantyhose that were too tight (Guys you would'nt get that but the women will) and I was walking funny so Terri offered me a pain pill. I was like yes - anything.
I took a tylenol 3 and was feeling better when Eileen, she's a really good friend from the past who is married to my cousin, whispers to me the the kids are gone. I'm like what are you talking about? The kids are done playing -let's go.
You don't have to ask me twice.
So here we are being kids again.
Bryan joined in and of course Cheryl "doesn't do anything her Aunt Karen doesn't do" so her and Mary joined in too. Bryan did a flip that sent Cheryl into the side wall and she was trapped between the floor and the wall. TOO FUNNY! Mary saved her by pulling her up.
It felt good to play like a kid! Then again on Sunday it was back to reality and trying to figure out how to move without pain.
"Amazing Race"
Warning this post is LONG.
**19 stops in 2 hours and 45 minutes.Team Millikan #13
Everyone is given a starting stop. (does that make sense?)
Ours was the townhouses across the park from the boat. A roadblock right out of the box. Where's waldo? Bryan ran up and down 4 stories and had to write down where 4 waldo's were. 4 minutes.
Next stop gift shop downtown. 5 blocks. Just a clue.
Back to the casino along the bike trail. 5 blocks. Another roadblock. Bags!!! You had to get to 21. It took me 13 tosses. 6 ringers and 3 on the board. less than 2 minutes.
Back to the bakery downtown 4 blocks. Just a clue.
Back to the park along the casino. 4 blocks. the First Detour. Catch or code. We take the code. You have 2 sheets of paper to write down the answers to the riddles. One was a word search and the other was a fill in the blanks. (Sharen and I are starting to feel the pattern - back & forth, back & forth).
"With our coat of arms logo we will feed you today. Still don't know? Check your back and be on your way."
On the back of our "Amazing Race" t-shirts was the logo for the bar that was sponsor this.
Back to the Elgin Public House where we first met up! 4 1/2 blocks.
I "AM" the place to go... When your funds are running low!
Thank you for Mary and her I-phone. We didn't know where this bank was. She looked it up and Dave and Jon ran there and called us back Yup - Amcore on Dundee Ave. get there -6 blocks.
It's Africa hot and we have 10 more stops. HELP!!! Sharen and I are melting....
Next stop the Center. 4 blocks.Another Detour.
Climb or Trek.. We aren't idiots - climb has to be the rock wall so they choose Trek.
Dave, Mary, Mike, and then Jon (in that order) all climb on one set of skis and have to walk across the grass from cones to cones. Sharen takes a potty break and I try to fill the water bottles and we get called back - They are done. WTF?
They have the clue and are out the door. Sharen and I are seeing a pattern here. Run the race drag the twins. We are not quiting and are determined (or stupid) to finished this thing.
Need to go back downtown. 6 blocks. Find the place for some "pep" at the corner of the "Windy City" and what you would want to put in your step" Chicago and Spring streets. The coffee shop. Now we have NOT stopped to rest or even breath for that matter.
After the 3rd stop Sharen and I haven't seen a clue or even heard a clue read. We are just following the group and trying to talk each other into continuing.
Head on down the hill to the tower building. 2 blocks.
Next stop is just a short 1 block to the new high rises. Detour. Mind or Move.
These guys want to move. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
We need to search the 6 floor condo for 6 items. pen or pencil, penny, book of matches, piece of candy, paper clip, rubber band. Carrie stood in the middle and kept shouting out what we needed to find. Mary comes through with the last item that was escaping up. The paper clip.
Note: Mind was fixing a puzzle. After we found that out Sharen and I were REALLY disappointed we didn't do that.
On to Walton Island. 7 miles away - OK maybe 7 blocks, but it felt like miles.
Sweat is running down my face, my arms, and even my butt.
Back pass the last stop to the new "Bandits" shop. The Bandits are the new pro softball team in town. 8 blocks the other way.
Shoot me NOW!!!
"We're open 24/7 365 days a year. We are here to protect and serve." Police Station!
Back and forth again - 6 blocks.
Of course they get there before us again and have to wait. One of the rules is that you cannot get your clue until ALL of your team is present.
By now Sharen and I are like whatever. Where do we go from here? Who cares about the damn clue - just keep walking.
Back down to Walton Island only we didn't cross over this time we had to go the far end at the bridge at the Pioneer Memorial statue. 4 blocks.
"Victorian in style, grab a table and stay for a while. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner... Our malts are always a winner! - 8 block back the other way for a roadblock. Eat (notice I didn't say drink - You have to eat these malts) a famous malt. Jon was the lucky one.
Less than a minute we were off again.
Sharen and I have no clue what the clues said but we knew we weren't going to like it. By now we had crossed over 2 stop that we didn't use yet.
Back to the Hemmens Cultural center. 8 blocks.
My body is NOT listening to my heart. GO!!!!!!!!
"Hair, nails, massage and more- When you come out of this shop you'll get compliments galore!!" Sharen and I heard this one cause they didn't know which way to go. We just head on back downtown cause we know there are 2 salons down there. Jon and Dave run ahead to see if they can scope this out. Now Sharen and I have seen people go in the back door of this one place and are convinced it's in there. It was - but we just walked on by it. Go body Go. Please. 9 blocks.
We get it figured out and get our last clue.
Back to the back of the Hemmens along the bike path to the Doug Hoeft statue. State Rep Munson is handing out the clues. Only thing to do now is get back to our first stop. 10 blocks.
Stick a fork into Me and Sharen. Believe me, Sharen and I were trying our damnest, but we lost out on 3rd place and a trophy by 30 seconds. To top it all off we lost to a team of youngin's. Good friends of Jon's.
The Elgin Public House had free burgers and sandwiches for everyone. I was to hot and tired to eat and poor Byran was starving cause we thought for sure there was going to be a food challenge so he didn't eat before hand. oops.
I'm afraid to add up all the walking we did, but we had a good and exhausting time.
**19 stops in 2 hours and 45 minutes.Team Millikan #13
Everyone is given a starting stop. (does that make sense?)
Ours was the townhouses across the park from the boat. A roadblock right out of the box. Where's waldo? Bryan ran up and down 4 stories and had to write down where 4 waldo's were. 4 minutes.
Next stop gift shop downtown. 5 blocks. Just a clue.
Back to the casino along the bike trail. 5 blocks. Another roadblock. Bags!!! You had to get to 21. It took me 13 tosses. 6 ringers and 3 on the board. less than 2 minutes.
Back to the bakery downtown 4 blocks. Just a clue.
Back to the park along the casino. 4 blocks. the First Detour. Catch or code. We take the code. You have 2 sheets of paper to write down the answers to the riddles. One was a word search and the other was a fill in the blanks. (Sharen and I are starting to feel the pattern - back & forth, back & forth).
"With our coat of arms logo we will feed you today. Still don't know? Check your back and be on your way."
On the back of our "Amazing Race" t-shirts was the logo for the bar that was sponsor this.
Back to the Elgin Public House where we first met up! 4 1/2 blocks.
I "AM" the place to go... When your funds are running low!
Thank you for Mary and her I-phone. We didn't know where this bank was. She looked it up and Dave and Jon ran there and called us back Yup - Amcore on Dundee Ave. get there -6 blocks.
It's Africa hot and we have 10 more stops. HELP!!! Sharen and I are melting....
Next stop the Center. 4 blocks.Another Detour.
Climb or Trek.. We aren't idiots - climb has to be the rock wall so they choose Trek.
Dave, Mary, Mike, and then Jon (in that order) all climb on one set of skis and have to walk across the grass from cones to cones. Sharen takes a potty break and I try to fill the water bottles and we get called back - They are done. WTF?
They have the clue and are out the door. Sharen and I are seeing a pattern here. Run the race drag the twins. We are not quiting and are determined (or stupid) to finished this thing.
Need to go back downtown. 6 blocks. Find the place for some "pep" at the corner of the "Windy City" and what you would want to put in your step" Chicago and Spring streets. The coffee shop. Now we have NOT stopped to rest or even breath for that matter.
After the 3rd stop Sharen and I haven't seen a clue or even heard a clue read. We are just following the group and trying to talk each other into continuing.
Head on down the hill to the tower building. 2 blocks.
Next stop is just a short 1 block to the new high rises. Detour. Mind or Move.
These guys want to move. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
We need to search the 6 floor condo for 6 items. pen or pencil, penny, book of matches, piece of candy, paper clip, rubber band. Carrie stood in the middle and kept shouting out what we needed to find. Mary comes through with the last item that was escaping up. The paper clip.
Note: Mind was fixing a puzzle. After we found that out Sharen and I were REALLY disappointed we didn't do that.
On to Walton Island. 7 miles away - OK maybe 7 blocks, but it felt like miles.
Sweat is running down my face, my arms, and even my butt.
Back pass the last stop to the new "Bandits" shop. The Bandits are the new pro softball team in town. 8 blocks the other way.
Shoot me NOW!!!
"We're open 24/7 365 days a year. We are here to protect and serve." Police Station!
Back and forth again - 6 blocks.
Of course they get there before us again and have to wait. One of the rules is that you cannot get your clue until ALL of your team is present.
By now Sharen and I are like whatever. Where do we go from here? Who cares about the damn clue - just keep walking.
Back down to Walton Island only we didn't cross over this time we had to go the far end at the bridge at the Pioneer Memorial statue. 4 blocks.
"Victorian in style, grab a table and stay for a while. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner... Our malts are always a winner! - 8 block back the other way for a roadblock. Eat (notice I didn't say drink - You have to eat these malts) a famous malt. Jon was the lucky one.
Less than a minute we were off again.Sharen and I have no clue what the clues said but we knew we weren't going to like it. By now we had crossed over 2 stop that we didn't use yet.
Back to the Hemmens Cultural center. 8 blocks.
My body is NOT listening to my heart. GO!!!!!!!!
"Hair, nails, massage and more- When you come out of this shop you'll get compliments galore!!" Sharen and I heard this one cause they didn't know which way to go. We just head on back downtown cause we know there are 2 salons down there. Jon and Dave run ahead to see if they can scope this out. Now Sharen and I have seen people go in the back door of this one place and are convinced it's in there. It was - but we just walked on by it. Go body Go. Please. 9 blocks.
We get it figured out and get our last clue.
Back to the back of the Hemmens along the bike path to the Doug Hoeft statue. State Rep Munson is handing out the clues. Only thing to do now is get back to our first stop. 10 blocks.
Stick a fork into Me and Sharen. Believe me, Sharen and I were trying our damnest, but we lost out on 3rd place and a trophy by 30 seconds. To top it all off we lost to a team of youngin's. Good friends of Jon's.
The Elgin Public House had free burgers and sandwiches for everyone. I was to hot and tired to eat and poor Byran was starving cause we thought for sure there was going to be a food challenge so he didn't eat before hand. oops.
I'm afraid to add up all the walking we did, but we had a good and exhausting time.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Workout for the "Amazing Race"???
So Mike got the rules for the "Amazing Race" that we are participating in this Sat. I decide that I should get a least one workout in before then. :)
I know thinking about getting in shape won't get ya there!!!
I get up from my desk and check out the weather and try to figure out the most physical route for my 15 minute walk. :)
I see "Murray" and "Woodstock" our resident ground hogs across the street come out from the tall grass with their two babies. Cute!! YES - I named them.
Then 2 drunks come walking down the railroad tracks - one stops to take a leak in the same tall grass (Hey Buddy - The grass ain't that tall,I can see you). The other is having a hard time just standing still.
I think I'll just walk up and down the stairs a few times. Besides the team needs someone to blame if we don't win. Don't worry guys I'll have my game face on.
I know thinking about getting in shape won't get ya there!!!
I get up from my desk and check out the weather and try to figure out the most physical route for my 15 minute walk. :)
I see "Murray" and "Woodstock" our resident ground hogs across the street come out from the tall grass with their two babies. Cute!! YES - I named them.
Then 2 drunks come walking down the railroad tracks - one stops to take a leak in the same tall grass (Hey Buddy - The grass ain't that tall,I can see you). The other is having a hard time just standing still.
I think I'll just walk up and down the stairs a few times. Besides the team needs someone to blame if we don't win. Don't worry guys I'll have my game face on.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Carrie's Birthday
I know another birthday in the family.
Today is my sister Sharen's daughters birthday. It's funny a couple times today when I was writing the date I thought about writing 6/4/80 instead of 6/4/08 because that's Carrie's birth date.
Here she is as a little girl ain't she a cutie-pa-tutie.
I don't know how the dates appear on these posts, but I tried to post this around 4:40 pm cause that's when Carrie was born. It was a Wednesday night and we had a softball game. If I remember correctly I played well that night and tied one on after the game at the Sports Pubs.
Today is my sister Sharen's daughters birthday. It's funny a couple times today when I was writing the date I thought about writing 6/4/80 instead of 6/4/08 because that's Carrie's birth date.
Here she is as a little girl ain't she a cutie-pa-tutie.
I don't know how the dates appear on these posts, but I tried to post this around 4:40 pm cause that's when Carrie was born. It was a Wednesday night and we had a softball game. If I remember correctly I played well that night and tied one on after the game at the Sports Pubs.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Linda's Birthday
My sister Linda turned 60 today.
Surprise 1 -The Courier News has a spot on page three everyday that says "Good Morning to our valued subscriber" and then they pick a name. I arranged it for it to have Linda's name today for her birthday. (Nice to have friends in high places)
Surprise 2 - Last night while Sharen and I were doing our normal walk through the forest preserve we came up with a plan to surprise Linda by decorating her car instead of the house - like the other sisters. We knew she would never expect it.
So I went out and got some balloons and Sharen made a sign and we head on down to her place of employment this morning. She starts work early, but we knew others would see her car.
I ran into a girl I bowl with on Thursday night and asked her to tell Linda what we did only if it looked like rain.
Well - Guess what it not only rained it poured!!! Good Thing Kathy told Linda in time because she got all the decorations inside and had enough to decorate her desk and the lunchroom. Turns out they were having a cookout for her for her birthday!
Here she is at her desk! Happy Birthday sista-binda...
Surprise 1 -The Courier News has a spot on page three everyday that says "Good Morning to our valued subscriber" and then they pick a name. I arranged it for it to have Linda's name today for her birthday. (Nice to have friends in high places)
Surprise 2 - Last night while Sharen and I were doing our normal walk through the forest preserve we came up with a plan to surprise Linda by decorating her car instead of the house - like the other sisters. We knew she would never expect it.
So I went out and got some balloons and Sharen made a sign and we head on down to her place of employment this morning. She starts work early, but we knew others would see her car.
I ran into a girl I bowl with on Thursday night and asked her to tell Linda what we did only if it looked like rain.
Well - Guess what it not only rained it poured!!! Good Thing Kathy told Linda in time because she got all the decorations inside and had enough to decorate her desk and the lunchroom. Turns out they were having a cookout for her for her birthday!
Here she is at her desk! Happy Birthday sista-binda...
Monday, June 2, 2008
Party Crashers
Happy Birthday to Mary!
Saturday after Mike and I watched the boys play baseball and the yard was done we got cleaned up to go out for dinner.
"Why don't we head into the city and sit at a sidewalk restaurant and have some beers and people watch? Then we can surprise Mary at her party!"
So that is just what the old folks did. We headed down to Lincoln Square. That place was CRAZY. I called Bryan to find out if he was there and he and Pat were headed over - Mary was there someplace. Mike and I hid out at the entrance and in walks Bryan - I snuck up behind him and surprised him.
While he and Pat went to find Mary Mike and I took a walk around town. (We had to feed the meter).
We sat at Ricochets to wait for the party and do some more people watching.
We only stayed till 9:15 or so and then headed on home. We stopped for something to eat at the Golden Nugget on Irving Park.
All in all a good Date!!! Sure beat sitting at home channel surfing.
Saturday after Mike and I watched the boys play baseball and the yard was done we got cleaned up to go out for dinner.
"Why don't we head into the city and sit at a sidewalk restaurant and have some beers and people watch? Then we can surprise Mary at her party!"
So that is just what the old folks did. We headed down to Lincoln Square. That place was CRAZY. I called Bryan to find out if he was there and he and Pat were headed over - Mary was there someplace. Mike and I hid out at the entrance and in walks Bryan - I snuck up behind him and surprised him.
While he and Pat went to find Mary Mike and I took a walk around town. (We had to feed the meter).
We sat at Ricochets to wait for the party and do some more people watching.
We only stayed till 9:15 or so and then headed on home. We stopped for something to eat at the Golden Nugget on Irving Park.
All in all a good Date!!! Sure beat sitting at home channel surfing.
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