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St. Louis to Fox River, IL – 3/14/2015 and 3/15/2015

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St. Louis to Fox River, IL – 3/14/2015 and 3/15/2015
Resort was a little hard to find.

March 14, 2015 (Saturday)

Goodbye arch.
Goodbye arch.
Just across the river.
Just across the river.
Gas.
Gas.
Fetching water.
Fetching water.
Wish now we'd stopped.
Wish now we’d stopped.
Next time!
Next time!
Political statement very close to the resort.
Political statement very close to the resort.
Statue in someone's yard. Edie thinks for a dearly departed, I think for a High School sport team.
Statue in someone’s yard. Edie thinks for a dearly departed, I think for a high school sport team.
Little town before our resort.
Little town before our resort.

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Norwegian Flag
Norwegian flag
Not high on our list right now.
Not high on our list right now.
Nice looking kid place though.
Nice looking kid place though.
Checking in.
Checking in.
Central laundry.
Central laundry.
Miss having it in the unit.
Miss having it in the unit.
Our wife connection. The chairs are not as comfortable as they look.
Our wifi connection. The chairs are not as comfortable as they look.
Haven't had a key type key in awhile.
Haven’t had a key type key in awhile.
We thought this is a pretty small bed for us.
We thought this is a pretty small bed for us.
Nice TV.
Nice TV.
Kind of a small bathroom.
Kind of a small bathroom.
Nice living room for a studio.
Nice living room for a studio.
Full kitchen, nice.
Full kitchen, nice.
Really like the sled coffee table.
Really like the sled coffee table.

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What??? We got a 2 bedroom, not a studio. All our paperwork said a studio. Nice bed.
What??? We got a 2 bedroom, not a studio. All our paperwork said a studio. Nice bed.
2 baths, big tub, shower stall and...
2 baths, big tub, shower stall and…
a toilet room all to itself.
a toilet room all to itself.

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March 15, 2015

Pretty much a lazy day for us. Weather is holding, in the 50’s and no rain. We slept in (me more than Michael), had our usual breakfast (coffee and cereal) and just lazed around. We missed having internet but….

We left in the afternoon and went into Ottowa (about fifteen miles away) to go to the Cracker Barrel for their Sunday chicken dinner special, which Michael and I both ordered. It is so delicious.  They start with a boneless, skinless breast, and I think they must double or triple dip the chicken in batter, because it is so crispy and wonderful. After Cracker Barrel we went to a nearby Walmart and did some grocery shopping.

Sundays, so good.
Sundays, so good.
Edie's
Edie’s
Ours.
Ours.
Mine.
Mine.
Walmart. "If they don't have it, I don't need it." a friend once told me.
Walmart. “If they don’t have it, I don’t need it.” a friend once told me.
Still snow!
Still snow!
Leaving the Walmart, a memorial wall, very very nice.
Leaving the Walmart, a memorial wall, very very nice.

 

On the way back from Ottowa, we stopped by the activity center and worked on the computer. I just happened to look at Groupon (don’t know why we haven’t used it before) and saw some things to do in Chicago. We ordered a Groupon for a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Oak Park, Illinois (two tickets for $17.00, normally $17.00 each); and a van tour for two for $39.00 (originally $80.00).

That was our day. Hope yours was great!

 

Mike here, so disappointed at not having caught up sooner. Family worries and poor or no wifi has been the problem. Next week we are in Wisconsin and I fully intend to get all the way caught up there. The only side thing we really want to do is tour the Green Bay stadium.