More shopping

Cindy and I drive out west Sunday to do some more shopping. We just got home before the rain started and here she is, all said because she didn't find much to buy. She did a scrapbook, some paper and a Spiderman onesie for the baby.

I did a little better - some candles, a puzzle, a strand of bead garland, a tank top and a funny nameplate thing for Andy's desk that changes sayings when you flip the pages over.Yeaterday we watched all of "Nobody Wants This" on Netflix and spent Sunday watching "No Good Deed."

Then L sends this asking whether she should dye her hair. No wonder I'm always stressed. Damn.

Sister in town

Andy is out of town so Cindy came for a visit. She brought gondolas from Avanti's for dinner Friday night, set them on the dining room table, and August started nibbling at them. Bad cat.

She got to talk to E when she called on her drive home from work. She also got to talk to L when she Facetimed me.

Safurday we were up early and did a lot of thrift shopping.

How did I not buy this shirt?

Cindy got lucky finding puzzles. Most were just $1.99 each. She bought 20 puzzles for herself!

She also bought toys and puzzles for the baby including three super old Playskool wooden puzzles, scrapbook stuff.

How cute are these? Six puzzles, brand new, for $1.99.

I had a decent day too - a passport holder, two puzzles, two strands of Christmas garland, Easter tulip candles, a bread basket, Christmas cards, two dresses and a Christmas trivet.

Game night

Since Andy was out of town, I stayed after work Thursday night for our volunteer game night. Dinner was sandwiches and chips which was nice because I didn't have to cook.

We played Left Right Center with pennies. The volunteer who brought the game plays it with her grandkids using dollar coins.

Then we formed teams of two to play the original 1981 version of Trivial Pursuit. The volunteers knew a lot more answers than I did.

One of the volunteers had these stickers and magnets made for everyone to take home.

Viva Las Vegas

Andy flew to Las Vegas very early Wednesday morning. He was at the airport before I was awake. He was pretty excited - he got a free upgrade to economy plus and had a seat in the row just behind first class (lots of leg room) and the United Club breakfast buffet had real sausage (not turkey sausage).

He sent this picture going over the Hoover Dam.

He was meeting with clients for dinner Wednesday night but the remainder of the trip will be golfing with his regular golfing buddies. I got home from work Wednesday and his personalized golf balls had arrived, just one day too late to make the trip.

The boys are staying at the Flamingo. It's one of the oldest hotels on the steip and Andy said it's pretty tired. And the pool is closed for renovation which they weren't told when they made the reservations.

This was on Andy's walk to find breakfast Thursday morning. Views from his room:

New church sign

Andy and I noticed that the church's 150th sign (on the ground) was losing some of its ink. Since we have some left over, we took one with us when we went to church Tuesday night to peruse early donut records. It's all better now.

Vegas Strip puzzle

I started this puzzle a few weeks ago in honor (?) of Andy's golf trip. I got it done days before he leaves.

And wouldn't you know there's a golfer on the puzzle.

Shopping for an interview

Look at L being all professional! The jacket, when buttoned, was a little tight so she's going to keep looking. She recently extended her College Program so she'll have an income in case it takes a while to land a full-time job. She has at least one interview coming up.

She liked how this dress fit so well, she bought both. Now to find a navy blazer that will coordinate with both. Doesn't T look thrilled to be dress-shopping?

No, August

This is why we can't have nice things.

Chicken delivery, Burning Bush

B had a fraudulent charge on his credit card so he ordered a new card. The bank said they'd have to send it to us since his address is new. I waited all week for the card to arrive, then he said, the bank sent it to him anyway. Ugh. But can you find chicken that's less than $6 a pound? Yes, I can. So we bought some chicken and took it to him yesterday afternoon.

It was a beautiful day and there must have been a race or something because we couldn't get on Lake Shore Drive from the Eisenhower. We were very turned around in the Loop.

Officially lost in the city. At this point, we put his address in the GPS.

We eventually got on Lake Shore Drive, dropped off the chicken (and cosmic brownies as a surprise), then stopped for a drink at Burning Bush Brewery in Old Irving Park.

Such a nice, airy space.

It was dog-friendly but the dogs were so well-behaved you wouldn't have known they were there if you didn't see them. This cute little dog was forced to wear a Michigan vest. Poor thing. At least Michigan won. Good for the dog, but not good for my March Madness pool.

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Nice relaxing Friday night - sitting next to August watching the Illini play in March Madness. They beat Xavier 86-73 and I picked Illinois to win that game in the office pool bracket!