I can’t remember when I last really enjoyed summer like I am this summer. Bea has forced me to get out and enjoy the sunshine and notice all the little things that make summer great. We went for another outdoor concert/picnic at the Chicago Botanic Garden on Tuesday: Wednesday was a fabulous hot day for…

If you love Jello like I love Jello then go here. Go ahead – you’ll like it.

I just found this neat toy for creating word clouds like this (click to make it bigger): All you have to do is copy a bunch of text into it and then it makes a a sort of pleasing graphic synopsis of everything. I copied all the text from the current page of my blog.…

So many fun things to do in the summer. Here are a few photos to catch you up on the special summer things we’ve been doing. We went to the second annual Evanston bike race.  Bea got a free balloon so she was happy as a clam.   More beach. She likes to play with…

We have pesto.

We caught Bea red-handed when she was spending time with Uncle Mike in South Haven.    Yes, I do find this funny. And this too. Just to be clear 1) Bea, we’ll disown you if you ever decide to smoke 2) That’s a pretzel in her mouth and 3) Her behavior in the photo doesn’t…

People have been robbing the ice cream men in Evanston. You know the guys with the carts and the nice bells and all the yummy, cold treats. I Just heard this story on the local news. I see ice cream men regularly when I’m out with Bea. This makes me sad and reminds me that there…

Hmmmm – I think she has started mugging for the camera.

Oh lordy, I love these shoes more than life itself… But, I can’t wear them because they dig into my heals and make them bleed after about a quarter mile of walking. I’ve had them since we lived in Midland. After I bought them I put them on and walked to Krogers. I almost didn’t…

What a terrific trip we had to South Haven earlier this week. I haven’t had that much fun on the beach since I was a kid. We are so appreciative of Grandma and Grandpa C. for inviting us and planning everything so well. It was great to see all the Chapman grandkids together – what…