These days, let's face it, all you do is sweat. It is so stinkin hot outside. There is something wrong with the global thermostat when here in the Natural State, it's 10 degrees hotter than it is in Afghanistan! What!! It's like we're living on the Equator when I know for a fact, we are not!Rene (or as we have come to call...Read More

Our final day in Chicago was all about the US' first World Cup match against England. Kyle's firm, StoneWard, had organized a watch party at a local pub and Kyle had to go early to help set up. As we prepared to leave the hotel, we had an opportunity to see the bridges raise up to allow a fleet of sailboats to maneuver...Read More

Even though my kids still take naps, it was difficult for me to justify wasting a single afternoon in Chicago. Although I did bring my knitting and could have made lots of progress (actually I did make lots of progress at night). I did have a stroller and I figured August could crash there if needed. And it worked. Brooklyn, on the other...Read More

If you feel like you're experiencing this vacation right along with me, well, you are! In retrospect, that is. I didn't carry anything with me on the trip to allow me to blog real time, which would have defeated the purpose of vacationing anyway!I believe I mentioned in a previous post that the Wednesday night we arrived in Chicago, the Black Hawks won...Read More

Don't take this the wrong way, but it was very cool being in Chicago while Kyle was working. Obviously, I would have loved to have him with us every minute because things are always more fun when he's with us, but having him leave the hotel room early Thursday morning to go work out of the local StoneWard office gave us a sense...Read More