Marla September 6, 2012

Here we go!...We started setting up our area for the barn sale tonight. Unpacking and organizing all of the stuff starts tomorrow.

Marla September 5, 2012

I started a second job working at the Geneva Public library last week. Today I got my name tag.

Marla September 3, 2012

Rowboating and archery with Maureen, Shelby, Annie and Bryce.

Marla September 2, 2012

Handing out buttons for Secret Colours.

Maureen September 11, 2012

Practicing throwing against her pitchback

Maureen September 10, 2012

Taking advantage of the time in between when I finished cleaning and when I can clock out - getting some prep done in the janitor's closet, getting ready for the girl scout meeting later this week

Maureen September 9, 2012

Since we've got a busy week ahead of us, we went out to celebrate Annie's birthday dinner tonight. And, since Al's back at college, we ate in Naperville.

Maureen September 8, 2012

First game of the Fall Ball league was today. The WeGo team won!

Maureen September 7, 2012

Maureen September 6, 2012

Stopped by to check our neglected community garden plot today. There's plenty of cabbage, a brussels sprout stalk and some carrots & beets growing underground. We pulled this one up to see how big the carrots were getting.

Maureen September 5, 2012

Dropping her off at school on a rainy morning

Maureen September 4, 2012

Waiting for the bus on the first day of school

Maureen September 3, 2012

Exploring the wood at the West Chicago Prairie

Maureen September 2, 2012

Warrenville Grove forest preserve had been closed for over a year (or so it seems), due to ongoing renovations. They opened up again last week & we finally got around to visiting there today. We miss the old waterfall, but it was replaced with some low rocks that made good stepping stones out in to the river, anyway.

Maureen September 1, 2012

On the lawn, 3rd base side, at tonight's Cougars game.

Maureen August 31, 2012

Breakfast at Mr Pancake before heading back to Illinois

Miranda August 31, 2012

We went to open gym at a gymnastics place today

Marla August 31, 2012

Dropping Cole off at Jr. High Youth group at St. Peter's today I decided to take a look at this huge "giving tree". First I found Aunt Mary Lou's name then I found Colleen's name and then I found Eric and I's name. I have no idea what this was for but I guess that we donated money to it.

Maureen August 30, 2012

Walking around downtown Wisconsin Dells, trying to decide where to eat dinner.

Miranda August 30, 2012

More Gabriele

Maureen August 29, 2012

We decided to take advantage of a Groupon & go stay a couple of days at the Chula Vista in the Dells before school starts next week.

Miranda August 29, 2012

This has become Gianni's favorite time of day - when he gets to go in and get Gabriele up!

Marla August 29, 2012

Cole in a tree.

Maureen August 28, 2012

We'd bought some shrubberies on clearance from Ace Hardware over a week ago, trying to start to fill in the space where our big tree used to be. Finally got around to planting them today. We still have to decide what tree to put back in that space.

Miranda August 28, 2012

love, love, love

Marla August 28, 2012

The new roommates (minus one-who isn't moving in until tomorrow). And, Vaughn's car needed a lot of work done on it and it was going to cost too much money so, he sold it to an auto wrecker.

Maureen August 27, 2012

I always like how the Batavia water tower looks from this angle, on my way to work.

Miranda August 27, 2012

Gianni's first day of preschool

Marla August 27, 2012

Vaughn bought a moped to travel from his apartment to his college classes.

Maueen August 26, 2012

Shel's been making a variety of weapons from household objects lately. Today, it was a bow & arrow from an old plastic hanger & a wooden rod

Miranda August 26, 2012

Some light reading : )

Marla August 26, 2012

Eric talking with his Uncle Dave at the Olson family reunion in Wisconsin.

Miranda August 25, 2012

The boys are watching Cooper through the fence

Maureen August 25, 2012

Andrea & Nathan had a work family picnic downtown today, then wanted to go out to another party in the evening & stay overnight. So, the kids & I went downtown for a little adventure during the day, then met Andrea & Nathan at the train station to take the babies (and Bryce) home.

Miranda August 24, 2012

The downs of renting our townhouse - never know when something is going to happen...some how the door got broke...

Maureen August 24, 2012

Was cleaning an office in an empty building late tonight, all by myself. Just as I turned the light off & was closing the office door, I heard "Here's a little song I wrote...". Yikes! That was surprising & scary!

Miranda August 23, 2012

C H E E S E!!!!!

Miranda August 23, 2012

Gianni brought me flowers from outside - what a sweet kid! : )

Marla August 23, 2012

Bug on the outside of my windshield.

Maureen August 23, 2012

Saw the high school marching band practicing when I was leaving Andrea's today. Cool to see a new school year starting, but kind of sad that it means that summer is ending

Miranda August 22, 2012

The Zoo

Maureen August 22, 2012

After summer band practice

Marla August 22, 2012

First day of 7th grade.

Miranda August 21, 2012

How we do Yoga

Marla August 21, 2012

I found out a few weeks ago that I had won a bike. It arrived today. Cole and Vaughn put it together.

Maureen August 21, 2012

We pre-ordered the movie so that she could get the special edition with the mockingjay pendant. It finally came in the mail today!

Miranda August 20, 2012