Tonight we had a very fast moving storm roll through that...
Jun 1st
Lars is waiting for the storm to end before heading out for...
Jun 1st
Here’s a picture of the back yard after the hail...
Jun 1st
Had a great morning. Lars had a birthday party at 9am,...
Jun 1st
Watched ‘A Bugs Life’ and celebrated...
May 31st
Made it home after a long flight. I prefer the warm and...
May 30th
Went to Oysy for sushi tonight, then got back to the room...
May 29th
Long day. Feeling sick with a cold. I began my day with...
May 28th
After a great weekend with my parents, Lars, Brita, Leif and...
May 27th
Forgot my computer and phone charger
Disaster this weekend when I forgot my computer and phone charger. I felt sick this morning and it...
May 25th
Took a Memorial weekend boat ride over to Meyer’s for...
May 24th
Grandpa lets the kids drive for some of the trip. That makes...
May 24th
After a long drive to Wisconsin, we made it to my parents....
May 24th
Only one short flight separates me from my family. Yet I...
May 23rd
There is a movie shooting right under my hotel. I...
May 22nd
Cool Chicago design even applies to the bike racks on...
May 22nd
At Michigan and Wacker. Someone is blowing a sax on the bridge. Two guys stopped to gawk at a lobby...
May 21st
Here is a view of the front of the building facing south....
May 21st
I took a walk at lunch today and really looked at the...
May 21st
Walked past Daley plaza on my way to the hotel tonight. It...
May 20th
I spent the afternoon working on the yard and attempting to...
May 19th
The kids sang at church today. I usually don’t enjoy...
May 19th
Listen
I found ‘In Other Words’ by Ben Kweller on Pandora. The lyrics about time slipping away...
May 18th
Lars did a great job on baseball today. He made a really...
May 18th
Leif and Brita played on the chair this morning before we...
May 18th
Started day with computer problems and ended day by...
May 17th
On my way home, waiting for the train. Did a lot of writing...
May 15th
Walked out of ‘Speed Racer’ Imax tonight. That...
May 15th
Sometimes looking at two plain facades can be just as...
May 13th
Took an early United flight to O’Hare today. I never...
May 12th
I love the nightly bed ritual of putting the kids to bed....
May 12th
Sometimes at night, I pull the kids shirts over their heads...
May 12th
Brita, Grandma, Grandpa and I watched Lars play T-Ball....
May 11th
Markus and Tobias (and Uncle Stefan) also joined us at...
May 10th
Grandma and Grandpa are visiting. We all went out to...
May 10th
After a long travel week, I miss my children more than ever....
May 10th
On the Orange Line to Midway today I saw some kids tagging gang signs on the side of a building. I...
May 9th
Got stuck in Chicago last night and stayed with my friend...
May 9th
I didn’t get my ‘normal’ suite this week...
May 8th
I walked south on Wabash this morning. Took this picture...
May 7th
Walked west of the loop to a sub-par sushi restaurant...
May 7th
I once made a joke that the Caparros family needed time to...
May 6th
My day ended at the Chicago Hyatt Regency. This picture...
May 6th
My day began with a ride on the Minneapolis light rail from...
May 5th
After church Leif likes to play in the nursery with his...
May 5th
Auntalie took Brita to the annual mother-daughter church...
May 4th
I was proud of Lars today after he did the monkey bars...
May 4th
Gretchen was gone today. Brita and Leif (and I) were lucky...
May 4th
Leif really enjoyed sitting next to Grandma. She made sure...
May 3rd
We all went out to the Loring tonight. The atmosphere was...
May 3rd
I got to walk Brita to kindergarten orientation last night....
May 3rd
Back home early today for Brita’s kindergarten...
May 1st
Heading back to the loop on the Brown line after a long night at a friend’s house. Ready for...
May 1st