We didn’t have a plan.  We didn’t have an itinerary.  We didn’t have a bullet-pointed list of items that we wished to accomplish with our children.

We had a thought that we’d go out to the Chicagoland area, and just kind of putz around.  Take in the sights and the shopping and the food that is otherwise unavailable in our humble little town.  Twenty-four hours of living like them thar city folk.  Remembering that at one time we were all actually city-folk.

And it’s exhausting.  Towards the end we recounted our accomplishments, and it was quite amazing how much a person could do by doing nothing much in particular.

I should admit that I did not actually take this picture.  It was taken by my camera, and I like it, so I’m saying that it counts.