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Hawaii Day 2: Hanging Out in Poipu
On our first morning on Kauai, Makai woke up at 3:30 a.m., which was 8:30 a.m. Chicago time, so we couldn’t really be mad. He would not go back to sleep, though. We made him read books by the light of...
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Hawaii Day 6: We Met the Main Man, Mickey Mouse
On our 5th morning Makai’s sleep schedule is pretty much back to normal. We spent the early morning in our room with Josh, Juney and Mae, eating breakfast, watching cartoons and playing. When we...
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Hawaii Day 16: Hanging Around the South Shore of Kauai
One of these breakfasts is Dallas’s and one is mine. Guess which is which! Dallas went golfing with his dad and I headed out with Makai. We stopped at the Hawaiian Trading Post and went in…. but the...
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Getting Psyched for Halloween
Makai and I were at Target after soccer class and as a total impulse purchase, I got this Halloween cake pan. There was also a pumpkin and a ghost, but Makai picked the skull! We just used a cake mix...
View ArticleValue Sized Baking Soda
That one time when your husband bought baking soda off the internet. FOUR POUNDS of it. Paper towel photographed for size comparison.
View ArticleSpring Break and Easter 2017
For spring break and Easter, Dallas’s parents, sister and niece came to visit. We all had such a great time hanging out with everyone! Makai acted like the perfect older cousin, holding Grace’s hand,...
View ArticleHappy 21st Birthday, Stephanie
Stephanie came to Chicago and we had a belated celebration of her 21st birthday (April 7). Dallas took Makai to his first baseball game (more on that later!) and Steph and I walked around and hung out...
View ArticleWhole Foods Market + Amazon
Went to check out the new low prices. This was all I saw. Organic bananas are now 69 cents/lb and conventional are 49 cents/lb. I read later on in the day that only 10 items are reduced in price so …...
View ArticleThe new Lakeview Whole Foods
I went to check out the new Whole Foods in Lakeview. I used to go a lot to the one on Ashland/School all the time when we lived in Roscoe Village. That store closed and moved to this location on …...
View ArticleArcLight Cinemas
My first time to the ArcLight Cinemas and the NEWCITY complex that it’s in. This movie wall was cool in the theater. Maybe it was just that night, but the whole shopping complex was so empty. Sara and...
View ArticleMakai’s New Bed
Makai has had a bit of a hard time with the move. He’s cried just about every day. He can’t understand why we had to move and has told us he misses his old room. He wants to know why … Continue reading →
View ArticleCermak Fresh Market
Checkin’ out the new store! Produce as far as you can see! A lot of rosemary for the price, compared to other stores! Digital price tags. Lots of meats. Good prices. We bought this al pastor. So many...
View ArticleAmazon Go
Walk in, scan your app, grab anything you want, leave. Works like magic. I finally went to check one of the Amazon Go stores out. We have 4 in Chicago now. It’s like shopping in the future.
View ArticleHawaii 2019 Day 13: Kamehameha Schools Alumni Luau
In the morning we walked around Waikiki. I said hello to Duke, like I always do when in Waikiki. We also later said hi to Don Ho at International Marketplace, which is now SUPER fancy. It used to be...
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