First full day of vacation and I still can’t shake thoughts of work.  I hope they all disappear by tomorrow, but something tells me the 1:00 pm conference call will blow that.   Seriously thinking about hopping on the call from the middle of the pool.  Maybe dropping the crackberry in the deep half-way through the call. 

Poor John Michael is sick.  Here in beautiful Flordia with toys, pool and grandparents and he’s sick.  I felt bad for him tonight, he’s so tired yet trying to stay up and play.  He’s so curious about anything to do with nature.  This trip a bird book has him enthralled.   It’s actually a really cool book, names the bird species, shows an illustration and even plays their call.  If into birds check it out here.  

“Man Day”, a day that John Michael and I spend together. My first blog post, non-work related anyway, in months and I couldn’t think of a better topic. I spent last Saturday in downtown Chicago with John Michael. Our good friend Jen was in town so Kelly, Jen, John Michael and I took the train in. The girls headed off to the Art Institute of Chicago, while John Michael and I embarked on a journey up river.

John Michael and I always have fun in the Loop. He likes to take the water taxi from the train station up to Michigan Ave. You get to go under bridges, it’s faster than taking a bus and costs less than a taxi ($4.00 for both of us). If in Chi-Town, take a water taxi.  I’ve placed the day’s photos below.