Chicago – TheWit Hotel Review homer, May 23, 2011 During our stay in downtown Chicago, we stayed at theWit hotel and while we loved the location and had a great time, I have a few qualms about this hotel. First, in my opinion, I would not characterize this hotel as family friendly.  There is a bar and club at… Continue Reading
Chicago – Day 3 homer, May 22, 2011May 23, 2011 We started the day very early this morning as we had a two hour drive from Chicago to South Bend, Indiana to visit a graduating senior at Notre Dame.   We spend the better part of the day on campus and a nice photo collage will appear as soon as I… Continue Reading
Chicago – Day 2 homer, May 21, 2011 After having a half-hearty breakfast courtesy of Dunkin Donuts, we took a cab to our first stop, the Willis Tower.   We waited in line for a few minutes then took the lift up to the observation deck. The kids had fun checking out the city’s skyscrappers and daring to walk… Continue Reading
Chicago – Day 1 homer, May 20, 2011May 21, 2011 We arrived late in Chicago in the afternoon around 4:00 p.m. then headed to the car rental to pick up our car.  It then took almost two hours to get from the airport to downtown Chicago. Traffic was brutal and pretty heavy but we tried to make the best of… Continue Reading
Arkansas – Self Creek Lodge & Marina Review homer, September 6, 2010 We departed today to head back home for the long drive.  As promised, here’s the review of the accommodations and the marina. First, let me state that we had a great time and we think we’ve discovered one of America’s best kept secrets when it comes to lakes and cottages… Continue Reading
Day 2 – Arkansas homer, September 5, 2010 Given the fact that we had a huge lake almost entirely to ourselves, we opted to rent a boat from the marina to take advantage of the possibilities.  The smallest boat they had available was a 25′ boat for $320 per day plus fuel expenses.    We headed to the docks… Continue Reading
Day 1 – Arkansas homer, September 4, 2010 We’ve opted to head for Arkansas this Labor Day weekend to do a little diamond prospecting!  Actually, Bart has been wanting to go diamond prospecting ever since he was a very young kid and we finally decided to take this opportunity to do it before he lost the sparkle for… Continue Reading
Day 4 – Back to Brighton! homer, March 16, 2010 It was a day of snow boarding and fun for the Flanders & Simpson crew.   There were thrills and spills but for the most part, these peeps are quick learners! So here’s a collage of the days events. There is a very important lesson learned today though. Our lodge has… Continue Reading
Day 3 – Gorgoza Park & Olympic Park homer, March 15, 2010March 15, 2010 The day started out with an intense snowball fight which quickly escalated into using shovels of snow to drench opponents. After a snowball truce, we headed over to a quick lunch at Mickey D’s before we headed over Gorgoza Park to do some snow tubing.   Unfortunately, only video is available… Continue Reading
Day 2 – Brighton Skiing & Snowboarding homer, March 14, 2010 We got a bit of a late start with the time change but the time difference from central time zone made up the difference.  We headed over to the Brighton Ski Resort and got situated with an array of skiis, snowboards and other gear.  The Flanders opted to go snow… Continue Reading