We're down in sunny Florida.  We got in Yesterday (Tuesday) and spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Palm Coast seeing my Dad. We got some stuff for the nursing home and such. Went to the elder care lawyer to continue the paperwork chase for Medicaid.  We left palm coast about 3pm local ( Read more... )

Happy birthday doclnghair !!!!

May you have many more. 

Happy Birthday, and many many more!

Sto lat, sto lat,Niech żyje, żyje nam.Sto lat, sto lat,Niech żyje, żyje nam,Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, niech żyje, żyje nam,Niech żyje nam!

Friday afternoon, the Chicago area got hit by a very fast moving squall line.  This storm had recorded gusts of 70mph (Downers Grove) and all over the Chicago area ( Read more... )

 Starts last Sunday with Mother's day.  I just fired up the Weber and did some stuff on the grill.  Yum!

Tuesday was mdonat and my 25th wedding anniversary.  Amazing...  25 years.  wow.  We blinked, and it was 25 years.

Saturday, we headed for Madison, for our oldest daughter's 22nd' birthday (same day as parsleigh ... Happy birthday!!!!!!!), and
to be there for ( Read more... )

This was the message sent 141 years ago today, from a desolate spot north of the Great Salt Lake in Utah Territory.  Promontory Point, to be exact.  The entire country was waiing for this message, and wild celebrations erupted from coast to coast when the message was received around the country ( Read more... )

This year's allergy season, according to the National Weather Service, and other sources is the worst in recent memory. I can attest to that. I'm usually allergic to the first couple of weeks of spring, and not too badly.    This year.....  not so good.  Nose runny, eyes itchy and watering, you get the picture.

Spring happened very early here in ( Read more... )

I don't know how we pulled it off ( Read more... )

Ok ( Read more... )

This is the vote on the Senate bill ( Read more... )