Back In the Saddle again!

Hi intrepid travellers...
Tom, Kodi, and I are back in Barrington wondering aloud to each other every few minutes "Wow, this house seems big (it isn't), and what do we need all this stuff and all this space for anyway? Interesting how living aboard a boat for a year changes your perspective!!!!
I took a 10 day trip to California to see my kids, then came back and immediately did a two day real estate seminar which was terrific...now if only I can figure out how to unlock my desk at work, re-start the computer, and find where I put my real estate signs we'll be in business.
We're doing a Frech family outing every couple of months with Carrie and Bob Frech...we have a series at Steppenwolf theatre. We plan on taking advantage of Chicago's many wonderful offerings. We're also both taking a travel writing class so that should be fun.
For any of you in Chicago..we just saw a great play at the Appollo Theatre called "The Sparrow" I highly recommend it. I'll update you with any interesting tidbits as they occur...