Teri's big day. She served communion for the first time.

Teri after the service, meeting and greeting new and old friends.

Teri and me.

Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago as seen from the top of the John Hancock Tower.

American Gothic... one of my favorite paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago.

The reflection of Mom, me and Teri in the reflective sculpture called "Cloud Gate."

It's commonly referred to as "The Bean."

Me and the remains of Lucy, the prehistoric skeleton in the Field Museum

Me and a mammoth? skeleton

Sue, the largest, most complete T. Rex skeleton.

Mom with some totem poles from the Pacific Northwest.

Me posing with some stones imbedded in the wall of the Chicago Tribune building. The one on the right is from the Giza Pyramids, and the one on the left is from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy; two places I have been in the last year.

Me with the John Hancock Tower and the watertower.

Mom with beautiful fall trees and flowers.

Me and mom "washing windows"at the top of the Hancock observation deck.

Beverly (sadly, my best picture of her) and Mom at the Lincoln zoo.

This lion actually roared. That was quite a sound!

Me and mom at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.