something you don't see very often anymore

So I went to our local gas station today to buy a newspaper and saw something you don't see very often anymore: a guy standing outside the gas station, talking on the pay phone. I haven't seen that in years, now that almost everyone has a cell phone. I don't even know how much a call on a pay phone costs anymore!

We had a good trip to Chicago. Brecken did a great job traveling. He was asleep for his first airplane take-off so his ears were fine. He woke up later and liked looking at everything, including the thing in the seat pockets about what to do in case of emergency. He liked to "read" that. He was not asleep for landing, so his ears bothered him and he cried, but that was the only time. On the way home, he got to ride in his car seat because the plane wasn't full. He thought take-off was pretty fun- the plane started shaking and going fast and he grabbed his car seat and grinned. Then the pressure hit him and he didn't like that anymore!

My grandma's new assisted living place is very nice. She still gets a view of Lake Michigan, which was very important to her. And, her new apartment is 2 rooms instead of one like her old place, so her bed can be in a different room. It's actually two apartments, converted into one. It's very nice. We had lunch with her in her dining room the first day. I wasn't impressed with the food but Grandma was so as long as she's happy, that's all that counts. :) She had a wonderful time showing Brecken off to anyone who would look, which was most everyone!

Back to school tomorrow... It'll be a long haul until school gets out. We don't have any days off between now and then. And Josh was telling his mom what all we have to do every single weekend from now until then, and we're jam packed! Every weekend is booked with something or other! Hopefully that will make the time go fast.