Going back to school!

The kids are going back to school today!  It's still -26 wind chill..... but yay!

Also, it's a Late Start day, which was a pre-planned event where the teachers have 2 hours in the morning to collaborate and the kids don't go to school until 10:27am.  So, it's sortof like they go back to school today - except that one of them is still home (Jacob is at a friend's house and will go to school with him).

On our days off - we did this:

 Which was a Christmas present from Grandpa Jim and Grandma Darleen.  You might notice some inconsistencies in the blue pieces.  That might be because every shape was 'almost' identical - and finding the correct location for nearly identical shaped and colored pieces ended up being more like "yeah, if I sortof force it in here - it works."

Also - God-willing, they never get funding to complete the giant .... eh.... "spire" that's hanging out by navy pier.  It really screams: "So, you think you're so young and sexy, Dubai..... Well check out my new mid-life-crisis-tower! Kiss that Spire! - Yours Truly, Chicago"

Overall, though, the puzzle was pretty cool.  Now we need to figure out how to glue it to a board or something.