How many times have you heard your kids say that? Let me tell you, Madison has been on a roll lately. For some reason, she is refusing to go to sleep at night. She's killing me. I want to get to bed, and she's staying up later than me and Bill. I refuse to let the 5 year old the run of the house, so I am the one that tends to suffer. Let's see, ...continue reading
15 Jan | 2009
Thinking happy happy thoughts
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NOT! I swear when it rains it pours. I awoke to a huge puddle of water in front of my house this morning. Now, the temp is -8 with a windchill of -20, so I definitely should not have had standing water. I called Bill freaked out and he had me call the village. I think it is a water main break. However, nobody bothered to come to my door. ...continue reading
19 Dec | 2008
Snow Day!
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It is terrible here in Illinois. This is what my house looks like this morning:We broke our back door trying to open it this morning. My house is a sheet of ice. We have about 4 inches of snow. On top of that, we have freezing rain, so it is definitely an interesting combination we have going on out there. We watched the ...continue reading
13 Nov | 2008
Handmade for the Holidays
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My kids are still pretty little to be making handmade gifts for the holidays. I do remember doing it for my parents though. I wonder if my parents appreciated all my hard work or not. I am just kidding. I know they do since I appreciated all the hard work that Madison put into this handmade ornament she made at school for Christmas last ...continue reading
