Monthly Archives: August 2009

A Day at the Musuem of Science and Industry with Dale's Family

   Dale’s mom Jackie and brother Wayne came to visit. Wayne brought Lauren and Ian along and we all went to see the Harry Potter Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. Ian is a big fan of Harry … Continue reading

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Ravinia!

Rebecca had the fabulous idea to get tix to see 80s icons Pat Benatar and Blondie at the Ravinia Festival, a fun outdoor amphitheater. I would post pictures of Rebecca and I at the concert but we were just eating … Continue reading

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A Busy Hosting Season Begins…

Heather came to visit this past weekend and I got to have some quality time with two of my best girlfriends. Since Heather lives in northern Michigan and the Rebeccas live in the Chicago area we don’t get to hang … Continue reading

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New Birds!

Since adding a plant to our back porch we’ve been overtaken by birds! And this large Cardinal has made quite a roost for himself. He sits on the candle holder and nibbles at the sunflower seeds. The other birds keep … Continue reading

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The last of the Wisconsin camping photos…

So I gave up scrapbooking for blogging…and you’re stuck with the results, people! This is the last of our Wisconsin camping weekend photos for the summer (because we have company booked nonstop for the next few weeks). It’s long but … Continue reading

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More Wisconsin Camping!

Wollersheim Winery is in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, and we really enjoyed our little tour of it. They show you this horribly dumb movie to introduce you to the winery but from there you get to see some fun things. … Continue reading

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