Good vacation stuff

Ok, rant's out of my system. Here's what was cool:

My mom and her partner: They are engaging and great and there were nmornings Mom let me sleep in when my kid woke up at six. THey live out where there aren't many public play spaces, but made the car treck to the playground with us. When they couldn't, mom actually LOANED ME HER CAR so I could look for places to go & take DS. Mom doesn't loan her car to anybody.

Hanging around on the deck with Mom & her guy and camping in the backyard was fun. Hanging with Brother and his fabulous girlfriend was wonderful. They are so good with my son. It was nice to have this houseful of family. And my step-dad found out he loved Spongebob Squarepants.

Seeing friends the night we came into Chicago was cool. Seeing other friends here and there and introducing them to a non-infant DS was a good time.

My dad and his wife did magic tricks for my kid and took us to a cool playlot that was a short walk from their place. They gathered books and toys in prep for our arrival. It was nice to see them. They grocery shopped for our arrival (we eat hippy food).

Walking around the city with my son and taking the L was a blast, for the most part. He's big enough to ride piggyback now, so my back isn't as wrecked as it could have been. He did A LOT of walking, and loved the train.

Got myself & boy, finally, to my favorite Chicago bookstore: Quimby's. Dropped a significant wad of change. Yay Quimby's.

OK, gotta pack & go to airport!