Visiting the relatives

July 24-26, 2007--I took a side trip to a side trip, renting a car in Chicago to go see my grandma down in Mattoon, IL. This 20,000 person town surrounded by farmlands is where my father grew up. I had just missed my grandma's 80th birthday celebration (her actual birthday is next year) due to the road trip, so I went down to spend a couple days. We also visited with her sister, my aunt and her husband at their farmhouse, and took a trip up to Springfield to see my other aunt and cousin. Here we are at the yacht club in Springfield:


Before leaving, we went back to the farmhouse to collect some sweet corn for me to bring back to Chicago--I thoroughly enjoyed playing in the corn field.



















Ahhh farm life--