Mostly I was tired of the kids complaining that they were bored, so I decided to take them to the City.
All. My. Byself.
Here they are, waiting for our train. They ride for free, so we only had to pay $12 for me for the Metra. Bargain, huh? 
Enjoying the pouring rain after spending the day inside the Field Museum. That place is awesome! I'm so geeky like that, I love all the tidbits of information that most people would find useless. Maybe I should have gone into museum sciences or something like that?
Seriously, though. When the museum closed, we headed out with the throngs of other people, and started hailing cabs. Maggie loves taxi's, btw. After standing a torrential rain for 45 minutes, having a single lady steal a cab right out from under me and the soaking wet kids, and knowing we were going to miss our express train home, I decided to walk to opposite direction of the crowd just to see if I could grab a random cab.
It worked.
We made it to the station about 10 minutes after our train's scheduled departure.
But, the Karma Gods were smiling down on us, because the train was still boarding when we arrived. We made it! Express all the way from Chicago to Glenview, which saves about 20 minutes of commute time. Which is priceless when you have 3 soaking wet kids!
A parting shot of the Field Museum. It is a wonderful place to visit. I plan on returning soon, and doing the Underground Experience.
So that was my day of motivation. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's unforgettable.
