Last night we went to bed at 10pm, I slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 6:30. Teresa got up at 7am.
One of my readers cautioned me on taking Diphenhydramine
(HCI), especially at my age, which I confirmed online. I’ll have to wean myself
off of that – although I have enough tablets for at least a year. Maybe I can gift
them to someone who has an allergy.
We left the apt at 8:15 and this time I found a shorter
southern route to downtown Des Plaines where we stopped in Shop n Save and
purchased a pair of kitchen gloves and I also bought a $2 Sun-Times.
We had breakfast in the Sugar Bowl; our order was similar
to yesterday but Teresa preferred the hash browns from the Niles Diner. I
started a difficult crossword puzzle only to discover it was the NY version and
the Sun-Times version was further toward the back. The cashier was from Costa
Rica and Teresa had a nice conversation with her.
We drove to Woodfield mall where Teresa was on the search
again for a black purse/bag. We didn’t find anything but when she got hungry we
stopped at Mac & Cheese in their food court where she ordered a bowl
of soup from a Mexican server. In the meantime, I went to Stan’s Donuts
where I bought an apple fritter and a medium latte. (They sure are stingy with
the apples in the fritters these days.)
When she tried her soup, it was too spicy and she didn’t eat any more.
We stopped at Golf Mill where I made another ATM withdrawal.
For some reason my Capital One card doesn’t work in the Chase Bank ATMs but
fortunately my USAA card works. Later I discovered USAA reimbursed my $3.50 ATM
fee from the other day. 😊
We stopped in Target where we purchased a couple
travel size bottles of shampoo.
We drove to Old Orchard shopping center where Teresa
purchased the tote bag for $88 she found yesterday in Viulo.
Teresa wanted ice cream so we returned to Oberweis Dairy and
she had a scoop of butter pecan and I a scoop of mint chocolate chip.
When we returned to the apt it was no longer freezing, not
sure if it’s because the lady upstairs changed the A/C setting or because I
forgot to turn off the space heater.
We left at 6:30 and Jeannie was waiting for us at our
outdoor table in L. Woods in Lincolnwood. (The parking lot was nearly
full but luckily I got the last (actually, first) parking spot on the street
and didn’t have to parallel park or squeeze between two other cars. Even
diagonal parking is a work in progress for me, trying to end up fairly evenly
between the two lines.)
My daughter has a nice bump, seeing as she’s just starting
her 3rd trimester. She hasn’t had any morning sickness or nausea but
mentioned being clumsier having broken a few glasses and plates.
We gifted her some baby clothes we got from Carter’s
and a stuffed bee we bought at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Teresa gifted her a
beautiful purse and two bracelets she made.
Teresa had her usual salmon and loved it, I had their Friday
night special, the fried perch, and Jeannie had a hamburger.
It was a beautiful night and the longest day of the year.
I picked up the check of $127.42, plus a $20 tip and we left
at 9pm.
We’re going to meet for breakfast next Saturday morning at Egg
Harbor in Highland Park.
FUNNY
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