22lbs
21.9lbs
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Christmas Lights Festival!
Lights Festival
It officially Christmas in Chicago. Have 2 more bldgs to finish, check lights before it gets dark!
It officially Christmas in Chicago. Have 2 more bldgs to finish, check lights before it gets dark!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Last bike ride on the North Branch Trail?
It was unseasonably warm today so I went for a bike ride! There were a lot of people out enjoying the day. I rode 16 miles.
Look for PJ!!!
More Pictures of Andersonville Dog Parade
These are pictures taken by someone from the neighborhood association and are on their website.
These are pictures taken by someone from the neighborhood association and are on their website.
Mother and Father Sheets arrive in California on Friday
Thursday, November 5, 2009
This is close to 1643 Carmen!!
FAA tracking planes that flew over house hit by ice
Sean Dowd, 11, (left) holds ice chunks retrieved from his family's yard overnight. At right is roof damage caused by a falling ice chunk. (Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune)
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into a large piece of ice that fell from the sky and damaged the roof of a North Side house Wednesday night.
The home -- on the 4200 block of North Wolcott Avenue -- is about 10 miles from Runway 28 at O'HareInternational Airport, and lies under one of the airport's flight paths.
The FAA intends to look into whether any planes approaching O'Hare at the time of the incident may have leaked water.
"We heard a big boom. The whole house shook," said Paul Dowd of the unexpected encounter with the ice chunk. "And I looked outside. I thought it was the "L," or something that, I don't know, exploded, or whatever."
His family heard a bang about 7:52 p.m. and rushed out of the house, where they found remnants of a large piece of ice that had struck and damaged their roof.
"There was no one else outside and our tenant in the basement was out, and he's like, "Some ice hit the house."
FAA investigators' first step will be to review radar data from the time of the impact to determine which planes were overhead. Runway 28, an east-west runway, was used for landing Wednesday night by a variety of planes from around the country.
Once those planes are identified, investigators will seek to determine if any of them reported a leak -- providing the simplest possible answer for the source of the ice.
Still, it is not the only answer, Molinaro said. Though the skies over Chicago were clear Wednesday evening, airplanes that flew through damp clouds anywhere en route to the Midwest could have accumulated structural ice that gathers on surfaces and around gears, struts and tail sections of aircraft.
In either case, as aircraft descend into warmer air, the heating makes it possible for attached ice to melt loose and fall. Occasionally, even as a large chunk.
"It happens every so often," Molinaro said of falling ice. "Here in the Midwest, I might deal with it three times a year."
He added it was extremely unlikely such a chunk might strike a house or a person. Nevertheless, he said, the FAA does not keep detailed statistics for falling ice.
The family has filed a police report and contacted their insurance company.
His family heard a bang about 7:52 p.m. and rushed out of the house, where they found remnants of a large piece of ice that had struck and damaged their roof.
"There was no one else outside and our tenant in the basement was out, and he's like, "Some ice hit the house."
FAA investigators' first step will be to review radar data from the time of the impact to determine which planes were overhead. Runway 28, an east-west runway, was used for landing Wednesday night by a variety of planes from around the country.
Once those planes are identified, investigators will seek to determine if any of them reported a leak -- providing the simplest possible answer for the source of the ice.
Still, it is not the only answer, Molinaro said. Though the skies over Chicago were clear Wednesday evening, airplanes that flew through damp clouds anywhere en route to the Midwest could have accumulated structural ice that gathers on surfaces and around gears, struts and tail sections of aircraft.
In either case, as aircraft descend into warmer air, the heating makes it possible for attached ice to melt loose and fall. Occasionally, even as a large chunk.
"It happens every so often," Molinaro said of falling ice. "Here in the Midwest, I might deal with it three times a year."
He added it was extremely unlikely such a chunk might strike a house or a person. Nevertheless, he said, the FAA does not keep detailed statistics for falling ice.
The family has filed a police report and contacted their insurance company.
Click here for a WGN-TV report.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Mushroom Dip
2-T butter
1-lb sliced mushrooms
1-large onion
1-1/2 cup mayonaise
10-strips of bacon cooked and crumbled
1/4 t of salt
1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Saute mushrooms in butter
Mix mayonaise and crumbled bacon
Mix all together and sprinkle with cheese
bake 25 minutes
350 degrees
Serve with cocktail rye bread
1-lb sliced mushrooms
1-large onion
1-1/2 cup mayonaise
10-strips of bacon cooked and crumbled
1/4 t of salt
1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Saute mushrooms in butter
Mix mayonaise and crumbled bacon
Mix all together and sprinkle with cheese
bake 25 minutes
350 degrees
Serve with cocktail rye bread
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