Today was a pretty busy day! Kirstyn had her Engineering Program (EEP) at NIU in Naperville and was very excited to go. She loves all the activities that they do, and is excited to become an Architectural Engineer herself! 🙂 After she got done, Kirstyn and I joined the rest of the herd over at […]
Tonight we went to a surprise party for a friend of ours at the church. We then went to 5 Guys, an OUTSTANDING burger and fry joint! I would recommend it highly! http://www.fiveguys.com/. They just put a new location in just south of us and I had never been there before. We will be going
Today, Angela flew home and we are so excited to have her here with us! We missed her so much! Her flight went well, although she didn’t get bumped up to get more leg room. 🙁 Her flight from LA was a little delayed so she got back home a little late! A sister from
Ever so quiet here in Illinois! The kids are doing great and being pretty obedient! I have been working from home since Monday and have had Ben with me. He went over to play with one of his friends on Monday and this morning from 9-12 each day. This was GREAT, especially today when I
Still quiet here. Nothing new to report. Meanwhile, over in Japan… Angela will have to help fill in the details of today, so this post will be updated soon…
Still quiet on the home front! Tokyo is bustling with activity however. Angela will have to help fill in the details of today, so this post will be updated soon…
Nothing major happened today on this side of mother earth. Angela is still enjoying being over there and is having a blast with her mom and dad. Angela will have to help fill in the details of today, so this post will be updated soon…
Today, I took Kirstyn to her Engineering Program activities at Northern Illinois University (NIU) Naperville Campus. She had a GREAT time building electronic boards and such! For the rest of the day, we just relaxed, played games, watched movies, and did all the things that Mom would probably not let us do on a Saturday!
Today the kids had no school as well so I was able to go to work again! I’m saving the days for Christmas and for this summer when we’re going to be running around like crazy with mission returns, college drop-off, possible wedding, etc. 😐 Again, the kids did a great job getting along and
Angela arrived in Japan safely and happy today! She’s pretty worn out from the flight and is trying to make sure she sticks to the daytime/nighttime schedule over there so she can minimize the jet lag she’ll feel. With a 15 hour difference and loss of time, it will be tough, but we know she’ll
Today, I took Angela to the airport and she started on her LONG journey to Japan! She is really excited to go, although not totally excited about the long trip. She said she wouldn’t know what to do with herself traveling for 17+ hours with no children! 🙂 She flew to LA and then jumped
Tonight, Sarah was awarded the Indian Prairie Scholar Award. Throughout Sarah’s high school career, she kept up her GPA to qualify for this prestigious award. Indian Prairie Scholars recognizes seniors who have maintained a GPA of 3.6 or greater throughout their high school career. The ceremony took place in the Metea High School auditorium, and
