It’s been a wonderful week. But the putzing-around-the-house portion of my vacation is coming to a close. Tomorrow we’ll be sending P off to stay with family, packing up the car and trying to take in as much of Chicago as possible in two days. J and I have got hotel reservations (like real grown-ups and everything). I’ve also procured tickets to see Neko Case at the Metro tomorrow night. And tickets to see Neil Gaiman on Saturday. And I’ve got many ideas of how to fill in the gaps in between.