While we were in Illinois.....

August 24th-September 20, 2015

Here we are back in Illinois. We knew when we were here in May that we would be back in Illinois in September, we had some real estate dealings we hoped would be resolved by now.....unfortunately....it didn't work out that way for us!?!

Coming now to Illinois, in September, makes visiting with family & friends difficult. Just about everyone we know is either working or in school. We spent a lot of days out at Hi-Tide by ourselves doing nothing!

                     There was a lot of relaxing going on, tell me Lennie doesn't SPOIL that dog!

         We've already had lunch, Otis is now trying to negotiate a little something extra for himself!?!

August 27, 2015-Thursday- Today Sonic is celebrating 50 cents Corn Dogs & we are there!!!!

                                                  Note our bikes on the back of our car!?!

          At 50 cents a corn dog, we had 2 each! Len even got us a order of onion rings to share!

                                      Sometimes junk food just tastes soooooooo good!!!!!!
Our lunch was yummy, not so healthy.....we'll take care of that! That's why our bikes are on the back of our car! We're going to ride from North Aurora to Batavia.

                                                                    Ready to roll.....

                                                                      not too far.....

Overlooking the Fox River in Batavia.

And a Batavia Bulldog standing proud!

             It was an easy ride to Batavia, it was a nice day, we decided to ride on to Geneva.....

 The windmill at Fabyan Park. When I was in third grade in Wheaton, our class trip was to the windmill here at Fabyan Park!!!

                                                 It's a nice ride along the Fox River

                                                   Look what we found in Geneva!?!

       I guess our bike ride took care of the corn dogs? If not.....it was a reward for riding that far,

& back!

August 29, 2015-Saturday-Tonight Lennie & I are attending a surprise 70th birthday party for Betty McAlister, an old friend & coworker from our work days at BRK Electronics. When I was visiting in May, Alice & I caught up to Betty. Her sister Dorothy was present & managed to tell Alice of the surprise birthday party. Worked out for me as I knew Lennie & I would be back from Colorado in time to attend!The party starts at 5:00pm. We're going to be early enough so we can get in on the surprise effect! The party is being held at the Prisco building in Aurora. Betty is coming to the building under the guise she's having church pictures taken!

                      They were finishing decorating & setting up the food when Lennie & I arrived.

                                          Alice brought her great grand daughter, Shinaya

                     Here comes the Bishop of their church, Mt Olivet, Betty's got to be coming soon!?!

                                                          Here's Betty & she IS surprised!!!

                                                                     She's crying.....

 She's just now realizing who all is there including all 5 of her kids, 4 of them live out of town & kept it all under wraps!

                                              I was checking out the birthday cake!

                                                         The food was excellent!!

            The Bishop giving Betty some meaningful birthday words(he talked too long!)

                                                  The Bishop introducing Betty's 5 kids!

                               Entertainment!(They're playing HAPPY BIRTHDAY!)

LONG time FRIENDS!!!!

The party was a lot of fun & the food was EXCELLENT!!!!

August 30, 2015-Sunday-Today is Chris' birthday! We're going to have dinner with her at her favorite restaurant, Fireside, in Sugar Grove. As usual.....she had to work later!

                                                      First......BIRTHDAY PRESENTS!!!!

                                              Lauren was visiting, she joined us for dinner!

                                                             After dinner.....cake!

The evening ended with this full moon! I can actually see the Man in the Moon's FACE!!!!

GOOD-NIGHT!

 29, 2015-Saturday-