well, if you're gonna stay at home and stare at your toes, at least make sure they're pretty

Idelle came to visit us this weekend, and though she claims she had nothing to do with it, brought the rains of Rankapour with her. Overcast skies full or rain and more rain make for a less than perfect sightseeing weekend in Chicago. However, if you're two beautiful ladies looking for a bit of pedial pampering, well, a pedicure requires no time spent in the great wet outdoors.

Overboard and Idelle went to the pedicurist yesterday and got some much needed soothing for their soles. On top of that, if you check out the pictures above, you'll see that in addition to a bit of repair, they went ahead and got a bit of artwork done as well. Toe art -- the new trend sweeping today's feet? Hell if I know, somebody gets within ten feet of me with a nail file and I get a massive case of the heebie-jeebies, but that's neither here nor there.

Fortunately, Idelle is a fantastically low-maintenance gal, and enjoys lounging around Chez Rolnick as much as we do. We watched a phenomenal movie called "Paradise Now" yesterday afternoon, after a nice homeade waffle breakfast. Afterwards, we hung out a bit more, then ventured out for a nice dinner. Not terribly exciting, but sometimes time with family is good enough. At least, that's what I've been telling Idelle so she doesn't go back to New England and complain how incredibly boring we've become now that we're suburbanites.