We had a nice preview of spring today with a near 70-degrees and partial sun, so we took a walk in the forest preserve. Aidan didn’t miss the opportunity to reacquaint himself with the earth–quite literally. Here he is transforming himself into “mud boy.”
aidan, the mud boy
March 11th, 2012
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quick trip north: a visit to harlow lake and sugarloaf mountain
September 25th, 2011
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This past weekend, we drove like crazy people eight hours north to take care of some details as we edge ever closer to realizing our dreams of a northwoods retreat. We’re almost there now. After more than a year of searching for land, and over a hundred days of trying to secure ingress/egress easements before [...]
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who doesn’t like barn animals? (i admit it, i don’t)
July 31st, 2011
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Last Saturday we headed out early to spend the whole day at the annual South Suburban Cook County 4H fair at the Children’s Farm in Palos Hills. This is a day that Aidan was really looking forward to, and one that Mike and I were dreading. It is a long day–starting at before 9am and [...]
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