Day 5- On the Road Again

Today was a long day.  We drove from Brampton, Toronto to Portage, Indiana.  Much to our surprise the kids did great riding in the car all day.  Things were pretty uneventful at least until we got to customs entering the United States.  We were quizzed over and over about the foods we had in the cooler.  We kept saying no to all of the items he was asking about- peppers, apples, potatoes and kept telling him we just had bananas and strawberries.  Then he asked us to open the back door of the car and asked Len to pull out the cooler. Unintentionally, we forgot that we still had one tomato left from when we had tacos.  He pulled it out and said,"This is a $300 fine."  Then he walked up to me and said, "This, ma'am is typically a $300 fine for intentionally concealing a food item. But since you didn't intentionally conceal it, you have no fine."  I apologized profusely and expected to be sent on my way. Then the customs agent picked up the phone and made a call.  We couldn't really hear him but we heard "mismatched numbers and do I have your permission to let them through?"  When he returned to the car, I asked him about the call and what we heard.  He smiled and said," All I can say is don't change your last name,sir." I looked at him questioningly and he finally offered,"Let's just say we all have an evil twin that could cause a lot of trouble!"  That's just great.  My husband looks like someone from America's most wanted list.
Once we recovered from the customs escapade it was four more hours of driving.  We, by chance, came across a Sam's club.  We filled up with gas and went in and purchased a couple of books and a movie.  Excellent investments for long car rides!
In our travels today, we passed acres and acres and acres of farmland.  We passed irrigation systems that were on wheels and as long as a football field.  There were windmills as far as the eye could see in the Detroit area.
We have crossed over into the central time zone.  Our clocks say 7:39 pm but it is now only 6:39.  I have a feeling we'll all be asleep early tonight.  We are less than an hour outside of Chicago.  Tomorrow we'll spend the day in the city and have another hotel stay in the city.  We have Navy Pier, Wrigley field, Lincoln Park Zoo on our list.  We also plan to take a boat cruise down the Chicago river tomorrow night. No pictures today but more to come tomorrow!