Trip tidbits

While driving the kids to school yesterday the Buick hit 44,444 on the odometer. It's the little things that amuse us.

This sad plant was in B's apartment. It was almost dead when we dropped him off after Thanksgiving. Now it most certainly is.

Safe pod dining in downtown Champaign. Why can't the restaurants here do that?

A different style of restaurant pod but still gets the goal accomplished. L said she wants to take her friends and eat in a pod.

This is (supposedly) the world's largest glass Christmas tree at Mack Glass. It spins! And, best of all, created by an ISU grad.

And I wasn't quick enough to get a picture but the person who has had a Trump sign on his property just south of Kankakee for years has switched it out for an "election was stolen" sign. I'll have my camera ready next time we pass by.