Farrell Family Daily Photo Blog

Tuesday, January 24

Andrea January 24, 2012

Annie & Bryce hydrating during the spelling bee!

Maureen January 24, 2012

Fourth Grade Semi-Final, down to only 4 spellers.

Miranda January 24, 2012

This is where I do in home therapy on Tuesday nights.

Marla January 24, 2012

a little milk and cookie treat while doing his homework

Monday, January 23

Andrea January 23, 2012

Our days are littered with these little stinky packages.

Maureen January 23, 2012

Annie helped me get the first semi-final spelling bee set up & ready to go. It always makes my volunteering more fun when Annie comes with to help out.

I picked Dylan and Vaughn up from the airport tonight (returning from their trip to Sundance Film Festival) They were supposed to come home last night but their flight was overbooked and they gave up their seats. They were given a hotel room for the night and a $500 travel voucher (each) for their trouble (and missed day of school). Now they can't decide where they should go with those vouchers (they do have lots of ideas though)

Miranda January 23, 2012

My kids went to the children's daycare at the gym today - they have been before, but haven't always done well...today was a different story - they loved it! It was so cute to watch them play and interact with the other children!

Sunday, January 22

Andrea January 22, 2012

Wyatt is turning into quite a big boy already. Slow down mister!!

Miranda January 22, 2012

I'm going to start working with 3 children, so today I got out some of my therapeutic tools. I'm pretty excited to work with them!

Marla January 22, 2012

January Sibling get together. I put them to work on sorting some pictures from Aunt Mary Lou's house. Some to Rachael, some to Jim & Judy and some to Mary Jo. Then we had a lot of photos with people and places that we didn't recognize.

Maureen January 22, 2012

Sorting through Aunt Mary Lou's pictures, at our sibling get together. Thanks, Marla!

Saturday, January 21

Andrea January 21, 2012

Pretty sure it's a conspiracy.

Miranda January 21, 2012

I don't think this is working anymore, but I don't really know. I really dislike trying to figure this stuff out!

Maureen January 21, 2012

Jim took them tubing this morning. When they got home, they worked together to make themselves a complicated breakfast.

Friday, January 20

Andrea January 20, 2012

This damn thing didn't work all last night & through half of today. Coldest night of the year. Snuggled all night long with the babies & Nathan.

Maureen January 20, 2012

Last day of Spelling Club. We watched 'Akeelah & the Bee' & ate popcorn.

Miranda January 20, 2012

I love taking the kids out in the snow, but it's hard because Gianni never wants to come back in and Gabriele isn't so much a fan of the snow yet...so, I decided the boys could help me bake since we were kinda snowed in. We made healthy 6 week muffins (you make the batter, put it in the fridge and then take it out as needed so you always have warm out of the oven muffins!) and fudge.

Marla January 20, 2012

Eric and Cole went to an overnight sleepover at the Field Museum in Chicago. The snowstorm put quite a new twist on their travels there. And, the next photo shows all of the free "swag" that Dylan and Vaughn got on Day 1 of their trip to the Sundance Film Festival.

Thursday, January 19

Andrea January 19, 2012

I cross this bridge 2x a day & everytime I see this I wonder how many years it has been here.

Maureen January 19, 2012

Leaving the library, where I'd gone to put in an application for a part-time job.

Miranda January 19, 2012

Gianni helped me carry in some groceries tonight - I guess I should not have let him carry the flour....

Marla January 19, 2012

I had a rebate form for this product (that would have made it free) and I had the hardest time finding it in the right size (20 lbs). I found it at Target in the wrong size but it had a different rebate form on the box so I decided to get it. It will end costing less that $3.00. Thought I would share...maybe you want to go get some too. FYI-It is for Dylan's cat (I buy it for them when I see it on a good sale)

Wednesday, January 18

Andrea January 18, 2012

My train HOME!

Miranda January 18, 2012

On Sunday, I decided that I would plan out our meals for the week. Today was Chili in the crock pot. It really made my life SO much easier! You should try it!

Maureen January 18, 2012

Jim got an email yesterday saying he was among the top losers at our company. They wanted him to send in before and after pictures. It didn't say if he won any money, but we're hoping he's in first place!

Marla January 18, 2012

This is the computer screen radio/temperature control/phone system in our new car. It is really fun to play with but what is not fun is that red triangle button below the screen. It is to turn on the hazard lights. Sometimes the way that I rest my hand as I am controlling the screen I inadvertently hit that button. So, if you see me driving around with my hazard lights on...everything is most likely ok. I also thought that Maureen would enjoy the song that was playing.

Tuesday, January 17

Miranda January 17, 2012

We love having these bags by the door so the kids can take what they want in them when we leave the house - such a great Christmas present! Thanks!

Andrea January 17, 2012

My big brother Bryce is tooooo funny!

Marla January 17, 2012

We watched Gabe and Gianni tonight while Joe and Miranda worked. They were so much fun to play with.

Maureen January 17, 2012

Jim's wedding ring has been falling off of him for a few weeks now due to all of the weight he's lost. Tonight, my ring fell off while I was putting some dishes away in the kitchen.

Any advice on how we can keep them from falling off? I'd hate to lose them.

Monday, January 16

Andrea January 16, 2012

My favorite part of commuting is reading the RedEye (especially doing the Sudoku & Crossword). Its how I get my brain working every morning. The absence of this ritual on the weekends must be why my brain barely functions on Saturday & Sunday.

Marla January 16, 2012

And more pool...this time with Stephen

Maureen January 16, 2012

Met Jim & the kids at Fabyan after work today. The snow was mostly melted, but the hill was still slippery.

Miranda January 16, 2012

Who needs toys when you have a box!?

Sunday, January 15

Marla January 15, 2012

They have been playing A LOT of pool lately.

Andrea January 15, 2012

Eating a hamburger on the couch.

Maureen January 15, 2012

Now, it's just a souvenir of a job that I used to have. Worked my last shift there today. As much as I didn't like some of the ways that the store was managed, I did enjoy interacting with the customers as they shopped for nice things to wear. They always had interesting stories about the places they'd be wearing the new clothes.

Miranda January 15, 2012

Some cookies and hot coco with Gaga after sledding

Saturday, January 14

Andrea January 14, 2012

Its weird that you (Maureen) posted a picture about your rings falling off, because I had to remove my engagement ring because I noticed two of the four prongs were broken. We looked at it through the loupe and my diamond was very close to falling out. I was very lucky I didn't lose it.