Why I Oughta...

This is the main route around Downtown Elmhurst.  As you can tell...it is un-passable.  The last time I spotted the Palmer Underpass in Elmhurst flooded was back in July of 2010.   Here's the photo of that flood . Can't tell, but I *think* this time the water is higher than back in 2010.

Anyone who has spent a moment in our City Centre the past week has likely seen the sad signs hanging up in the Plass Appliance store on York:  they're closing .  It isn't just the Elmhurst location, but everything up here in Illinois including Elmhurst, Geneva, Naperville, and Addison. This is going to be a massive street-level hole right in the heart of Elmhurst's City Centre.  Both a huge problem, but also a HUGE opportunity.  There are *at least* 2 storefronts they're leaving behind and what looks like either offices/apartments upstairs.   What can we recruit to set up shop? And...what is going to happen to the big neon sign?

This weekend, we stopped at 3 Estate Sales all in Elmhurst.  Maybe it is the season for such things? I picked up these two Christmas ornaments for $0.25 for the pair of them.  They're in really great shape and are super clean.  They have a great set of "Japan" stickers on them, too. I think they'll go great on the tree next year.  Now, I have to figure out a way to store them for 7 months - and locate them - when we need them.  With our Christmas stuff packed away, that's easier said than done.

Because....you know....what Elmhurst totally needs is another frozen yogurt shop. This one is going in on the west side of York Street in the old video game store. I'm a free market-kinda-guy, so these guys coming to town is fine with me.  It seems like a more logical place (size-wise) for an ice cream shop compared to the enormous space the fine folks have set up across the street.

For the first time, we made some 'white chocloate' faux Easter bunnies.  The mold ( here ) was the smallest one I've worked with of the three years.  In the photo above, the white ones almost look matte, but they have the same shine on them that the chocolate ones do. Here's the 2012 edition . Here's the 2011 edition .

Last year, I planted a few rows of carrots via seeds, but because they were so small, I ended up with way too many seedlings spaced way too close together .  This year, I'm using a little bit of technology in the shape of 'seed tape' that will make planting these beauties a bit easier.    I'm going to focus on the root vegetables this year and pare back the tomato varieties in the garden.

All it took was an electric light parade to keep both of these ladies up way past their bedtime.