Grumpy is magic

Jack was amazed that grumpy could turn lights on and off by snapping his fingers.
Jack also made a sheepturkey out of his Legos. What does a sheepturkey say? Baagle. Baagle of course.

Not nij thanksgiving

We had all the kids plus their dogs and one cat plus my mom here for thanksgiving. We didnt do much except eat and visit. It was great. Here are a few random pictures.

To GJ via Lufthansa?!

Chicago Dog

Us! At a baseball place!

We had dinner last night with an equipment rep and several other docs and staff. We went to a restaurant called Mia Francesca. It was really good home style food. The other docs were from Texas. There were also some researchers from Texas. It was interesting to share info. The restaurant was a bit north of town. Everyone was impressed that we took the L train. It was noisy but got us there quickly.
Afterwards Paul, the rep, insisted we go see wrigley stadium. So we did. In the rain. And we took a picture to prove that we were there.

Good meeting

We had a lot of fun with Amanda over the weekend. Visiting oak park was fantastic. The homes were interesting. I really like frank Lloyd wright style. Unity temple was especially beautiful. The church seemed to be designed for unity, worship and reverence.
Metamorphoses was famtastic. I was afraid it would be strange and silly since the play is staged in a pool. But it was very good and absorbing.
Today we sent Amanda to the airport and attended our meetings. Most of my classes were about new ways insurance companies are not going to pay. I did get some good info from vendors in the exhibit hall.

Architecture!

Love chicagos buildings

Under the L, taking photos of lunch

Flashback to the 80's

Last time we walked this corridor was in the early 1980's. We had a LNG layover in Chicago and tried to entertain 2 year old Amanda here.

Off to chicago

We're leaving for AAO convention in chicago. We're looking forward to learning, good food, interesting sites and meeting old friends.