Navy Pier

Every year for as long as I can remember we take the train down to Navy Pier. Our party has grown over the years. Me personally would rather drive. Since I am an over thinker the train makes me nervous. I always fear some crazy crash. The kids love the train so we take the train. We have a big group this year. Michael came in earlier than expected. It's my five, My parents, my brother, Twisty and the Golden jerk, my aunt and uncle, my cousin and her kid, and my other cousin.

So we get on the train. Ella...aka..the Golden jerk sits with my cousins son Colton...aka...Cutey boy. The two of them are so funny together they argue in their cute voices as if they are a married couple. Me I'm stuck sitting next to this girl in her twenties. She's looks a little bit like a hippie. A hip hippie. Pretty blond hair in a braid. Interesting outfit. She is writing in this journal the whole time. I act like I am looking out the window while I read her journal. She is writing about sleeping in till 11 and having crazy sex with a guy who she is not sure really likes her. I may just be jealous. At one point she looks over at me. I'm sure she knows I'm reading her journal and not really looking out the window. I look away and start to look at all the other interesting characters on the train. There is an African American lady that has one of the strangest moles I have ever seen growing out of her nose. It's on the top of her nose and it is long, skinny, and stands straight up. I can't stop looking at it. I wonder why she doesn't have it removed. She doesn't look poor, she is carrying an expensive purse and is nicely dressed.

We get off the train and head for the water taxi. The water taxi is shut down because we have had so much rain the last few days. Unlike Texas. We have to split up in cabs. Kind of sucks, I always look forward to taking the water taxi. Cabs make me over think too. I always wonder who has been in this cab before me. I bet cab drivers see some crazy ass shit. I'd like to a cab driver for about a week. I feel it would be a most interesting experience.

We get to Navy Pier and it is breathtaking as it always is. Chi Town is such a beautiful and clean city. Even though Navy Pier is over priced it is so worth spending the day there.

If I wasn't so lazy I would post the pics of all of us over the years here at Navy Pier. The groups had split up into three different taxi's to get here. We all came from the same spot but we all got charged different. My Dad...aka...Grump tries to get a rise out of my aunt and uncle and tells them he paid way less for his cab. It is funny to watch. He finally tells them what he really paid.

Every year we go to Bubba Gumps for lunch. The service here is amazing. Everyone is so nice. The thing that cracks my ass up is Forest Gumps favorite drink is a Dr. Pepper. They don't serve it here. They are a Pepsi product place.

Grumps and Mom...aka...who really doesn't like to called Debbie Downer anymore love the fact that the teenager looks forward to this meal every year. This is Blake's favorite place to go. He has gotten the coconut shrimp for as long as I can remember. The waiter here quizzes us on Forest Gump facts. We breeze through this with flying colors. I have seen that movie so many times that I think I could repeat every word. I often think when my kids are fighting and the laundry is constantly piling up and the house is mess....RUN FOREST RUN!

We finish lunch and we are off to empty our pockets at Navy Pier.

Like I said before...what a beautiful city. Proud to say I am from here.

Once again Grumps is taken in by the Golden jerks charm. He sees no one but her. Just wait she too will piss him off some day and his beer googles will be removed. Don't worry Grumps, I will be waiting in the wings. We will pretend like this never happened.

The Golden jerk sits on the shoulders I FIRST occupied. So I may be to big to be up there right now, it still makes me mad! Doesn't she get this is my Grump????? Who is she to steal my thunder! Oh yes, she is that super cute granddaughter he always wanted. At least Mom..aka...Positive Patty still loves me.

The boys love to ride the "sea dog" every year. That is everyone except Aidan. Aidan is the biggest boat lover of all my kids. He looks at boats for hours on line. Since he is afraid of everything he doesn't want to go. Like I have said before, I hope I can break him of this. I feel like he misses out on some really fun things.

This picture kind of breaks my heart. Aidan standing there watching the boat pull away! I wish I could have talked him into going. I know he would have had fun. Earlier in the week he was at six flags. My brother took him on the demon. Now the Demon is way scarier than this boat ride. My brother did say they got on the Demon. At first the Demon goes through this really dark scary tunnel. He looks over at Aidan who has big tears streaming down his face. Aidan who is shaking like a leaf looks over at Joe and says....I CAN'T DO THIS, I CAN'T DO THIS. Then next thing Joe sees is Aidan with his hands above his head yelling WOOOOO WHOOOOOO! I know he would have done the same thing on this boat if only he had tried.

The people watching is always great here. At first I thought this was a wig. I walk a little closer to check this guy out. Not a wig. I totally act as if I'm taking a picture of the water when I snap this one. I wonder what kind of insects might take up space in that that thing. You think he gets home at night and has to clean that thing up???? I could just see him. Oh damn, is that a lizard I just pulled out. Then he will look farther and realize a bird has laid eggs in there. He will wonder what to do with those eggs. Should he get rid of them or let them hatch in his nest????

Kelly...aka...Twisted sister's daughter has a fall in the beer garden of all places. For years she has judged me on my super fine parenting skills. All I can think is....not as easy as at looks..right!

When I look at this picture that song...."Here I go again on my own" comes to mind.

Alright so she is cute...I will give her that much.

Everyone who reads this knows good and well Twisty and I have a bit of sibling rivalry. I really don't like to throw her a bone. She was always the better one of this gruesome twosome. I dragged her around to parties when I was supposed to be "babysitting". I exposed her to bad stuff way too young. She always got better grades....even if it came easy to her. I like to think I did her favor. For I showed her what not to do to piss your parents off. I definitely taught her what not to do to get caught. Let's just say she learned from my mistakes. I like to think since I did everything first I formed into the perfect one. Anyway back to throwing her a bone. As much as it feels like I'm chewing on glass right now, I have to say I am impressed with what a great parent she is. That's it enough said! I can just see her smiling as she reads this! It makes me puke in my mouth just a bit.

As we are walking through the Navy Pier inside building. I come across this beautiful piece of stained glass art. I ask Aidan to pose in front of it. At first he looks at me and wrinkles up his nose. He says....do you know those women are half naked???? I say yes, I am aware of that.....Now get your happy ass in front of it and pose for this picture! This is going to be one for a future wedding video.

I buy an over priced 50 dollar pass for the kids to ride all the rides here. We have such a great time. These I believe will be the memories that my children will tell to their children someday. So what if I'm broke living in a trailer, it will be all worth it for me! Just kidding Universe...I see myself as a billionaire TOMORROW!

So since I am two weeks behind on this blog. We are actually back in Texas. We just got back from a trip to Marble Falls. I will be blogging about that later I think. As I was trying to catch up on this blogging bullshit. I heard some drama coming from upstairs. Cole runs down and says, Aidan took a pee pee on his carpet to make him mad. All I can think is ........I can't believe this is what my life has become. I call them both down. I ask Aidan if he pee peed on Cole's carpet. He of course says...NO. Since they both are still fooled by something as brilliant as secret cameras. I tell Aidan I'm going to my room to check the secret cameras. He stops me. He says......Wait I can explain. Oh this should be good! He tells me Cole made him mad so he needed to do something to make him mad! All I can think is.....Cole can really give a shit if you peed on his carpet, it is me you have pissed off now. I'm am thinking "seriously" in my head! I ask Aidan how much did you pee on his carpet???? He says a drop. Cole says....most of what he had in there! I tell Aidan to get his ass upstairs and show me where you peed. When he shows me I'm glad to see it is on Cole's bathroom rug that I can wash instead of the carpet that the smell would never come up. But really?????? Who raised these kids????? It couldn't have been me. They are doing me in! So I ground Aidan and go back to blogging. I stop for a pee break myself. As I am throwing the toilet paper in I see a scorpion floating in the toilet. Oh this is not the first time this has happened. Thank God the universe half way likes me, two minutes before and that sucker would have fallen on my ???????. This drought is bringing those fuckers in, in full force. As I finish this blog I realize my kids that have no concept of money have just rented a movie we own. Calgon?????? All I can say is.....This Mama is counting down the days till school starts. Once again my grammar is God awful, so is my spelling, throw me a bone for I live with "These people".