Big Day for the Lump. First he won his doubles tennis 6-1, 6-3 against dreaded Oconomowoc. Then at the Forensics banquet, he won the trophy for the Best Sophomore, and came third overall in points. Excellent, eh?
We picked up Brady at OHare airport on Sat night…big delays as usual (thunderstorms and hail in D.C.), he was in Greensboro N.C. with a couple of lady friends. Plane was due at 10:00, arrived at 11:47. OHare closes at midnite….amazingly. So, Viv and I sat in a deserted Terminal 2 (no food, no drink, no newspapers) and counted the tiles peeling on the roof. Once he arrived, with 2 bags weighing 70 lbs each, I had by then forgotten where the car was….so we walked through the night until we found 1 CUBS and the car. Got home at 3 AM.
Prior to that we ate at Bob Chinn’s Crab Shack in Wheeling, Ill….I passed up the NZ Green lipped mussels (cuz I can’t abide eating the lips off a mussel, especially if they are GREEN…Viv had amberjack sashimi, and an entree of Kona crab. I had coconut shrimp (cliche that I am) and an entree of Halibut in beer batter. Dessert was key lime pie and Purple passion pie.Place is HUGE…seats 700 at a time. Had to be 120 people waiting. WILD.
Weather is still cool here…could do with a fireplace, but sob…don’t have one.
Fascinated to hear how those pesky warts are going, eh?
Well done Lump!
Sorry I’ve been out of touch lately. I’ve been very busy with work, lacrosse and rehearsing for a “concert” we did last Saturday. With all that going on I’ve been basically exhausted and honestly a little depressed (“flat” as Scott would call it) for some reason.
So, here’s the 30 second update:
Warts: One left on right foot toes, and a bunch on my left toes. More than half way there. The doctor says they are reacting nicely, the ones that are left are small and dying. I’m no longer getting chemotherapy drugs injected, but they are injecting inert yeast!
The house: Nothing has started yet because we booked a little late in the season. It won’t start happening before next week.
This weekend, we are off for our bi-annual Saskatchewan pilgrimmage. Today to Saskatoon, tomorrow to P.A., a day in P.A., Monday back to Saskatoon, and Tuesday home. This trip is for Shelley’s Dad’s 70th birthday.
That’s all I can think of for now. I looked for Geocaches up near P.A. but there’s only a couple. Maybe I’ll look for some Geodash points…..eh?
You should have gone for the green lipped things … they can be very nice for filter feeders. I had a big feed of them last week. Grilled with herbs and stuff. YUMMMMY I’ll bet the place is impressive. We dined at a place that sat 1200 for lunch up by Rotarua. There were maybe 30 people there when we were there and the food was CRAP.
That is quite a trip to take. Is there NO better way of getting the kid closer to home than driving until 3 am?
BTW, now at 98 geocaches and counting ………..