The Brits have Landed

Last Friday, my mom, brother and his fiance made the trip across the pond safely and just in time to endure stifling not-quite-like-England temperatures. Of course they are not over here to only enjoy the warm weather but also to bond with their new grandson/nephew. The little guy passed his first month mark on Friday too and the associated trip to the doctor gratefully turned up no surprises.

It's Katie's first trip to Chicago (not counting her previous trip to the US involving a stop-over at O'Hare). As one who suffers an immense fear of flying, it's quite a big deal that she is here at all. She's been reading Alan Carr's book "The Easy Way to Enjoy Flying" to help her get over this phobia. Well at least it was good enough to get her to the airport and to overdose on tranquilizers.