Yesterday was like most Saturdays in our house. I was feeling completely lousy and worn out. I’d be perfectly happy just vegging, drifting in and out of naps, trying to recover from the stresses of the work week. Michele and kids were antsy to get out of the house, to “do something fun” together. Add to that the stress of never being able to identify something fun to do that is fun for everyone, and you have a volatile mix, trust me. Finally, we decided we’d have a special treat and go to Evanston to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, Joy Yee’s Noodles. It’s about an hour’s drive for us but worth it.

The main thing we like is their astonishing variety of bubble teas. My favorite is the Mango with large tapioca. For food, we ordered shrimp and eel fried rice, orange beef (the waiter made a mistake and gave us orange chicken instead, which was ok), curried chicken with coconut rice, shrimp and chicken pad thai, Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls, and something else I’ve forgotten. Anyway, what a feast!