i flew back to chicago last night, to a friendly -13 degree fahrenheit (-25 celsius) plus windchill. unfortunately the car wouldn’t start because of the cold, and so joe came to get me via bus and train. you know it’s cold when… …the sauce packet from the instant noodles packet is solid. …wearing gloves and read more »

new toques by mommy l… and she wanted to point out that joe’s toque is called “tree of life”. have a wonderful christmas everyone!

it’s that time of year again. i’m already getting tired of scraping off ice and snow from the car. on the bright side, the immense potholes which lined the highway i take to work were fixed, just in time for winter. some of the monster ones could cause a string of flat tires on unsuspecting read more »

now that we’ve settled into our new place, it was time for another visit to ikea for miscellaneous things we needed including a kitchen island, cabinet door knobs, a garbage can and mirror. as always, an ikea trip wouldn’t be complete without some swedish meatballs and an extra long receipt.

we celebrated our second year anniversary yesterday. it kind of crept up on us and it’s hard to believe how quickly time has passed. onwards to year number three…

thank you to all who sent me birthday wishes . i was surprised to receive a beautiful bouquet of flowers from mommy and daddy l. it was really big.

…although it may look like it. isn’t spring supposed to be coming soon?

it’s hard to believe, but our blog is one year old. what’s even harder to believe is that we actually came up with enough material for 133 blog entries. from the avid commenters to the closet checkers, thanks to everybody who checks our blog and puts up with the details of our mundane lives!

looks like there’s a good chance we’ll have a white christmas this year. after a lot of digging, we finally got the car out and made it to church for a very meaningful “service of lessons and carols“. only ten more days until Christmas!

snow can make you happy. snow can make you sad. last year it got so cold one week that our car battery died and doors were frozen shut. this year we’ll try to be more careful about keeping the car in shape during the winter season. fortunately the city has a pretty efficient snow clearing read more »