Liam and myself set up a desk at Logan Square Farmers Market to get 70 volunteers for Liam's science fair project.  It was a cold day, but we got all 70 respondents in about three hours.  In exchange for a free chocolate volunteers had to unscramble a sentence describing either…

John's group at work won a prize for a promotion for the post office, and the awards ceremony was last night. Fortunately John's very oscar-worthy acceptance speech was captured on video. Bravo for not crying, listing name after name, or having to be swept off stage after going over the…

Liam got his upper braces yesterday. He gets the bottom ones in a few months. He says it doesn't hurt all that much, it's just really annoying. He also got a bag full of bizarre implements for cleaning food out of braces–including a floss threader for flossing above the wires.…

Last weekend we went on the 25 mile portion of the Apple Cider Century ride. Lots of fun as usual and this time Miles rode the whole thing by himself (not on a tandem bike) for the first time!    After a big breakfast in the firehouse, Miles is ready…

Today was the last of the summer Yoga in the Park at Millennium Park. I only made it to a couple of this summer's sessions, but it's always a treat to be downtown for the 8am group yoga session! I was even a few minutes early today and caught this…

We had a fantastic time at Steve and Barrie's wedding in the Berkshires. So many high points and not enough photos! Some amazing things that went unphotographed include the donut trays at midnight, the incredible sound of Robbie Fulks and the band (that played for what seemed like 3 hours),…

One night we went into Grand Haven to hear the Musical Fountain, a water and light and music show that the town puts on every night. It's kinda like a closer, less noisy or expensive fireworks display. Grand Haven is a really cheerful happening kind of place, with lots of…

Ajay, the dog that was on vacation with us.

We had a great time last weekend in Michigan, between Holland and Grand Haven. We were near Port Sheldon for those of you who want to look it up on your Rand McNally atlas or on www.randmcnally.com. We brought our bikes so that we could go on the Grand Haven…

We had a great visit with Mom / Nana and Dad / Grandpa 2 weekends ago! Be sure to check out their blog too for more photo. It turns out they have the best photos! See the pages Chicago Part 1 and The Fantastic. http://web.mac.com/hmmathews/iWeb/Site 1/Welcome.html On the water taxi…