Post Date: December 30, 2020 (Dare I say “Resolutions”?) I can tell I come from the corporate world when thinking about these: first I thought where I wanted to be at the end of 2020; thenI organized those ideas in categories; then developed strategies for each category; finally, I developed (kinda) measurable and achievable objectives… Continue reading Goals for 2020
Category: Personal
Last (?) Road Trip to Chicago
About ten years ago our youngest son moved to Chicago to get his Master’s degree at DePaul University. He met his future wife there and they settled down. We visited probably once per year. And then our grandchildren were born. From then we visited two or three times a year and in every season. In… Continue reading Last (?) Road Trip to Chicago
2018 Christmas in Riverside – Chicago
Chicago Visit Dates: December 27 & 28, 2018 Our Illinois visit was starting to wind down: Santa had come and we had played every card and board game and read every new book. We wanted to spice things up. So, we made a hotel reservation in downtown for the night of December 27. The hotel… Continue reading 2018 Christmas in Riverside – Chicago
2018 Christmas in Riverside – Santa
Santa’s Visit Date: December 22, 2018 The Village of North Riverside has some pull with important people. On the Saturday before Christmas, Santa was escorted through the neighborhoods by the North Riverside Fire Department. One stop was the corner near Andrew and Henriët’s home. Exactly on schedule a fleet of fire trucks and ambulances arrived… Continue reading 2018 Christmas in Riverside – Santa
Western U.S. Loop: Uncle Jake and Aunt Sally
Travel Dates: September 28-30, 2018 I love my Uncle Jake. Carla and I love traveling the west but one of the reasons we make semi-regular trips is to see Jacob and his wife Aunt Sally. He’s the lone remaining person on my mom’s side of the family. For health reasons my mom’s family moved from… Continue reading Western U.S. Loop: Uncle Jake and Aunt Sally
