Chicago Holidays: Day #6: Cheesecake Factory & Evergreen

Sephie getting a heart tattoo from Aunt May

Wild Berry White Chocolate Cheesecake & 30th Anniversary Chocolate Chip Cheesecake & Red Velvet (not pictured)


Dad gets a tattoo

Chicago Holidays: Day #5: Watertower and Carson's

@ Carson's with family and friends, Arianna.

Huge "Kid's Meal"

Pork Chop and 1/2 slab Baby Back Ribs

And the best.. my favourite... Prime Rib with Au Jus and baked potato. Done right!

"Playing the world's smallest violin"

Back at American Girl Avenue

2 hand stuffing face yummy Wow Bao!

John Hancock

Chicago Holidays: Day #4: Shopping and Old friends

Melissa and Eric


Old Orchard to find those elusive boots.

Seems like there's a new tradition.. sleeping through dinner.

the fort

Chicago Holidays: Day #3: DDD

3 Target runs.. and still unsuccessful in finding those boots!


Continuing with our Chicago tradition, we touring the Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. This time it's Vito and Nick's Pizzeria.

Located in a predominated black neighborhood, this restaurant was 99% dominated by Italians... we walked in as the 1% Asians.




Pizza does not look like much. Super thin... a little greasy, but, man ... was it SO GOOD! It may look like you can finish the entire pie yourself, but it was really filling.

Signature Guy poster in the back

Chicago Holidays : Day #2

Dim Sum with friends and family @Phoenix

Denise




Teeter and Totter has new friends:
Daniella
Lillian
Necky
Dell
ZiZi


Legoland

The inappropriate touch

The inappropriate lick

Just .... inappropriate.

Chicago/Christmas Day!

Christmas feast #2




Teeter and Totter



Christmas feast #3 in Chicago

Made a wish at the fountain. Her wish? For daddy to eat his boogers.

Home Hardware shopping spree

A local Home Hardware store's lease was up. Time to sell!

Sign in front says: "$10 per basket: Whatever you can fit!"

So, we loaded as much as we could onto 5 baskets. Enough to fill the trunk.

Pipe Insulation 3' x 3/4" (x17 $.89ea) = ($15.13)
25' flexible insulated ducting = ($50)
8" lantern shade (x8 @$6.99ea) = ($56)
12" lantern shade (x9 @$14.99) = ($135)
bag of paint strainers (~400 @$.19ea, HomeDepot=4 for $2.09!) = ($209)
Humming bird feeder = ($12 online)
Krylon Mystique Color2Color: Magenta/Gold = ($18 online)
Krylon Low Odor Spray = ($6 online)
Green Earth Japanese Beetle Trap = ($20)
Aqua Leisure Water Muscles (x3 @$4.69ea) = ($14.07)
Aqua Leisure Ear and Nose plugs (x3 @$2.09ea) = ($6.27)
Air Mattress plugs = ($.99)
Home Signage Numbers (random) = ($23.50)
Wiremold cable management system
- T-fitting (x4 @$3.49ea) = $13.96
- Flat Elbow (x3 @$1.67ea) = ($5.01)
- 90degree elbow outside (x2 @$1.91ea) =$3.82
- coupliing (x4 @$1.67ea) = $6.68
- inside elbow (x3 @1.91ea) = $5.73
- white inside elbow (x11 @1.91ea) = $21.01
Drawer Slide = ($3.29)
Picture Hangers (x3 @$4ea) = $12
Wallpaper trimmings (x6 $3ea) = $18
Plastic socket (x2 @2.29ea)
Benchmark Staples 1/4" = ($2.59)
DupliColor touch up paint: Copper = ($7.49)
Stickers (x43 @$7ea) = ($302.00)
Solar power light = ($5)
Natura Lawn Fertilzer (x3 @$20ea) = ($60)
Natura Bone and Blood Meal = ($17)
Pure Turpentine = ($60)
Minwax Wood stain: Ipwich Pine = ($8)
Citrus Oil Degreaser ($19)

Total value: $1141.12
Total spent: $56.00
First time in my life, I now know how it feels to be in an apocalypse.
We are now officially...hoarders.