Sunday Roll Call

Hello everyone

We had a great time yesterday.  And Christine we were very lucky we did not have to worry about food or water.  We (meaning Greg, me and his family....yes I met his family).  We were at the Oak Street Beach restaurant and they had a VIP section on the patio section and there was unlimited drinks and food.  I had my fill of iced tea!!!  It was actually very nice.  I sipped on iced tea from under an umbrella and ate a nice lunch....right on the beach.  I can't even imagine how much this cost.  But it was awesome.  When we were done we walked over to Cheesecake Factory and I finally had a piece of their cake.  And I have to say without being too immodest or boasting....but my cheesecake is better...hahaha!!!!!  I guess I really could sell my cheesecake. 

In the morning we took the train and we got to Chicago so early and it was so beautiful outside we decided to walk to the beach from the station.  I thought why not take a stroll to the beach and see the city.  And plus you can all the shops on Michigan Ave. and it was early enough it wasn't all crowded yet.  So it was really enjoyable and we got some exercise in. 

Afterwards we were pooped.  I got home and watched a movie and went to sleep. 

Today I am cleaning and doing laundry.  Generally getting things ready for Amanda's visit.  I can't wait.  She will be here in 3 days!!!  Woohoo!!!  Tomorrow I will go do groceries and get things for her while she is here.  And what she doesn't eat she can take with her for her long car trip to Washington.  So they don't have to stop to eat as much.  So I will purposely over buy. 

What are you guys up to today???

Well back to enjoying my Sunday morning.  Have a wonderful day all....

Looks a little wonky out there with the weather. The clouds out there yesterday caused the air show to not have all of the high acts and O'Hare restricted their air space because they were using it with take offs. Dave is a private pilot so he listens to all of the air control, TV and radio broadcasts at the same time. Drives me nuts but I just straightened up the house. He was watching live internet and listening to WBBM FM (yes, FM 105.9) for the majority of the info.

I got all the laundry washed yesterday except for the sheets which will done this morning. The other stuff just needs to be popped into the dryer for about five minutes to take the wrinkles out and then I will hang it outside on the line. During the drying time I will do some vacuuming and dusting then sometime during the day the flowers and vegs need to be watered. Somewhere during that time I will continue to organize Alaska and other pictures on the 'puter. I ordered two terabyte (1 TB each) external hard drives to store the photos. I eventually will start shooting the pictures in RAW format instead of jpeg. RAW takes up a lot more file space then jpeg. That much space will probably last us for several years even at the rate I am going with taking pictures. I finally started deleting bad photos even though it bugged me to do it. To me it is almost like throwing away a physical paper picture.

Well, finished my java  now off to start hanging laundry and B-fast.

Happy Sunday,

It is not suppose to rain until late tonight or tomorrow. I am good with that since the kids are here to help Hubert with the basement steps. The girls just went out to Walmart to do some shopping, and I am finishing the prep for lunch.

Crystal, your day at the beach sounds like alot of fun.

Nancy, we have had alot of weird expenses this summer too. My dryer is making a weird noise, and Hubert said it sounds like it may be going out. We have had it forever, so if it does, it doesn't owe us anything. (plus the AC repair and the new water heater). Also when on vacation, we had to order a new frig for one of our places.

Christine, you are always so organized. I think that comes from having a job and limited time to do stuff. I know it seems that I get a lot more done when I am working.

Jessica, you are one day closer to the new you.

Sharon?

Dawn, I love your beach pictures. Have a safe trip home.

I am going to go  to hull some strawberries to go with angle food cake and cool whip for an easy dessert for today.

Have a great day.

Hugs,