Chicago - My Kind of Town

Our family is in Chicago right now after having driven almost 600 miles yesterday. We left KC about noon and were in Chicago at 8pm. The drive was pretty uneventful other than the toll booths. I despise tolls. I suppose if I really try I can understand their need, but really, they ruin the flow of the trip. The only cool part of the ride was that we rented a Dodge Stratus. While it doesnt exactly fit someone 6 feet tall, it was a nice smooth ride.

We are here to pick up the daughter of our pastor form Fairbanks. She comes into O'Hare Intl. this afternoon around dinner time and then we are driving back to KC. We plan to take in a couple sights today too. Hopefully the Sears Tower is worth a ride to the top, although there are thunderstorms around so we may not do it. Also, there is the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Navy Pier, all of which hold promise, but with the cruddy weather who knows.

Please say a prayer for our dog back in KC. He scared the life out of the person watching him and is now residning in our abode by himself without having been let out now for over 24 hours. On the bright side, he does know to go in to the unfinished part of the basement to do his business, but still he cant be happy. A friend of ours is going to check on hojm late this afternoon, so hopefully it will, uh... all work out :)