Okay – first post. I found a blog about a couple that were retiring and becoming full-time RVers. Their blog was kind of cool – so I decided to create one for Nancy and I. Not sure what form it will take on, but I am sure it will be a work-in-progress for some time.
We’re camping this weekend at Windy City Campground in Tinley Park, IL. It is Mother’s Day weekend and we are having Nancy’s Mom and sister over to the trailer for Mother’s Day dinner. They live in Oak Forest and we’re in Streamwood – not close. Just over an hour away. So we wanted to camp…
Lindsay and I went shopping at Woodfield Mall today. It took a half hour to find a parking spot and the mall was crammed with shoppers. But we were still successful! Later we met Nancy at Sweet Tomatoes for lunch – yum 🙂 Shopping at Woodfield Mall (click images for larger view)
Happy 21 Lisa! Nancy, Mike and I took Lisa to The Melting Pot (her choice) last night for her 21st birthday dinner. Ed, Alice and Greg met us there. We had a great time. Dinner was good, cheese and dessert courses were excellent. Jim
We’re having a gathering of Garden’s friends tomorrow (Wednesday), so today, I smoked 4 beef chuck roasts, 4 red bell peppers and 4 jalapeno peppers for the chili I’m serving tomorrow. I smoked the beef for about 3 hours and the peppers for about an hour. Â I let it all cook, then rolled up the…
I have a Smartthings Home Automation hub installed in our home.  I use home automation to monitor, report and control various things around the home. Yesterday, I did several things with the home automation system…  1. Installed a new HVAC thermostat and added it to the Smartthings    home hub for remote control…
While we were touring the JoDavies County countryside today, we stopped into Massbach Ridge Winery near Elizabeth, IL, southeast of Galena. Had a nice tasting and enjoyed the scenery. Picked up a bottle of their white wine for our guests tonight. Jim