Finally, a response! I am choosing to feel the love and overlook the sarcasm. Ask and ye shall receive - more pics of Yuan Yuan. But first: another posting. Read it! You'll be tested for content and comprehension.

Today we leave for Champagne-Urbana to see the Illinois Matherlies. Our hostess is taking us out for breakfast (again) and we'll push off around 9. That should put us there around noonish depending on traffic and bladders.

As you can see from the pictures above we went to the City Museum but it was closed. The doors were open and people were walking in. So we did, too. A rather priggish woman asked what we were doing and we told her the door was open. We stayed for a few minutes and then left. You can see that it has all kinds of animal sculpures and places for kids to climb and slide. Too bad it was closed. Anyway, we went on the Botanical Gardens. We took a little tram ride that was the quick and easy way to see the place. It is about 90 something acres so we couldn't have walked it if we wanted to.

We were all tired and cranky and Yuan Yuan fell asleep on the way home. I was so exhausted that we decided to order Chinese out instead of have me cook. We visited with Audrey duriing dinner and then I read the kids a story (the Just So Stories!) while Vikki and Ann took Audrey home. Audrey is 85 and she's having an MRI today about which she has been very worried. We wish her the best.

I have gotten to know a few of the coffee hounds here at the local Starbucks. I'll miss them all, terribly. But I won't miss hearing "Good Morning, what can I get ya' !" or "I'll have a double decaffeinated half-caf soy mocha vente latte, with a twist".