Skyline photos

This one was cool with the cloud deck above and the sun shining across the middle.

Our normal view with the sun shining on the city.

Storming downtown.

So, we are back home finally and I need to catch up on life.

Desserts

As if dinner wasn't enough...we ordered dessert.  But it was yummy!!

Favorites from Wednesday

Graphic45....need I say more?  This is our favorite paper and our favorite booth too!

Donna Downey teaching a class...I took the class on Tuesday with her but did not take any 

photos....I was too busy and didn't actually have my camera.

Mr. Tim doing a little DEMO at the RANGER booth. He was in every booth I swear!  We saw him every morning at the SIZZIX booth handing out a signed embossing folder set....sweet!

Cocktails

First day of show and I left the camera in the room.....but not at the restaurant......Laredo's is our favorite Mexican restaurant at the show....we totally overate and had to take a big nap when we got back tot he room.

A Visit to the Zoo

Since we had time before class on Monday we headed downtown to see some sites...this time to the north of the downtown area.  Lincoln Park Zoo is a free zoo with $17 parking.....so much for FREE.

The entryway to the main park.

Our favorite animal on this visit....the polar bear.  He just swam around and around and around.

No fond of the reptiles, but the building in the zoo were very interesting.

The view of the city at the far end of the park.

The park is along the shores of Lake Michigan but has a busy street between it and the lakeshore.

After our visit to the zoo we headed to Windy City Scrapbooks to check out their store and see what finds we could come across.

Heading to CHA!

A little site seeing along the way on our trip down to Chicago....and we are hungry and tired.  We picked up Lindsay and took her with us to lunch/supper.

Can you say YUM??

Giordanos Pizza is a Chicago must have!!  Deep dish and delish!

Finally, our room at the Double Tree Inn Chicago O'Hare.

Before photos

We are getting a new roof put on the house....the one we put on 15 years ago didn't last as long as it should have, so we are going with a steel roof this time!

We are also fixing the roof on the garage, which is over 25 years old....and the shingles are still great looking!

While the roof is torn apart we are getting a small gable end porch put on above the door for a small sitting area for the grill to be under.  That will be so nice when it rains!!

The guys are supposed to arrive while I am away for the big Scrapbooking trade show in Chicago....we shall see what happens!

Good times

After work cocktails?

Why not!Our favorite placePaula and LEann....they do not cooperate with my photo taking!!!

This is Mittens

or "Mitzer"

or "Schmitty"

or "the Mitt"

This is the last remaining kitten that "Dot" had out of three. Poor little guy. He is an outcast in the Kitty Community, but "Snickers" seems to like having him around (only when we are not looking).

Sunset on the farm

The cloud formations were just the coolest, so I had to run into the house to get my camera, I know, "why weren't you wearing it?"....I was out doing some chores.....