>>>George --
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>>> If you have some time on the commute up here, feel free to drop by. I'll even cook up some Chinese for you!
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>>Jay,
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>>Thanks for the offer, but not this trip. We're flying into Chicago O'Hare, and we're not renting a car (friends are providing the transportation). We'll be staying about 25 miles north of Chicago (Libertyville).
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>The offer's open anytime. <s>

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. After last summer's trip (which I dubbed "The Plagues of Egypt Tour" because of what happened), I have the feeling that until we make the move, we'll be flying from now on. Of course, I said that a couple of years ago too, so who knows.< g >

>We've been having a lot of Indian summers here. Over the weekend, we had our first hard frost -- at least according to my garden. But, the weather's bounced back again. Torrential rains a couple weeks ago brought down some leaves and muted the colors of others -- but those who relish subtlety will still enjoy the season.
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We're in the midst of a cold snap down here. Lows in the lower 30s, frost etc. But, like up there, it's suppsed to warm back up.

BTW, this trip is tentatively titled "The 'Payback Is Hell' Tour". We're going up because one of our friends is having a birthday that ends in 0 and last year my wife and the same and we went up there and she got a "good going over" if you know what I mean.