2010 Vaca...to Chicago

When you live in Hawaii where do you go to get "off island?"  If you're local Las Vegas is a good bet, but if you're not its usually back to the mainland to visit family.  After Scott got on a plane to go back to the land of sand I got on a plane to Chicago where my sister lives.  She's not far from Navy Pier so there's lots to see and do...

Only a few pictures...really...

Nothin' like seeing yourself in a gigantic mirror!

the sister...the one in the sunglasses...

not the sister..,just getting stared down by a giraffe at the Lincoln Park Zoo

time to sail!

view from the Sears (a.k.a. the Willis) tower

  

the scary ferris wheel...

Down by the lake

Buckingham fountain...its H-U-G-E

Nothing like drinking mojitos and playing poker for pennies with the family! 

Head meet brickwall...

Oh Boy.

I've only been gone from work for a week.  ONE week.

How many referrals do we have for s/l testing?




FIVE.


"Only" 4/5 are pre-k.

You know, I've tested at LEAST 80 kids within the past 2 years (plus a few months).  Only one crawled under the table, but those pre-k...some have good knowledge of the word no.  Crossing my fingers that some of these 4 will be cooperative...I'm not betting so much on the twins.  Haven't had very good luck with twins since ...well since a year ago.

And, who thought it was a GOOD decision to pick up a child who scored 105 (average) or better?  My fill-in SLP that wasn't supposed to even be handling meetings this summer for me that's who...which is why I didn't want her there in the first place!  But, now we get to see him for 60 minutes a week when he's three, speaking in long sentences and rhyming!  She's not one to say no...

I'm thinking she needs a lesson (or two) from those pre-schoolers...

Thursday night fun...

Last night we went down to the usual sunset spot and took Meli with us.  We drove since it was getting late and we didn't want to miss it...but Mel hadn't been feeling very well...

Next thing I know Meli's gagging and showing all the signs she's going to throw up.  There's not really a spot to pull over and stop plus she was sitting in my lap...so, do you let her throw up over you or the car?

I chose the car and just stuck her head out the window...an interesting visual for anyone watching!  But, it was an easy clean up/hose down.

While we were at the beach we saw a sea turtle up close and personal.  Usually we can see them when we go snorkeling here, but this one was really close to the beach eating off the rocks.

Never know what's going to happen in paradise...