Monday, November 15

Andrea November 15, 2010

Just getting cuter everyday!

Marla November 15, 2010

I use an old fashion typewriter on occasion at work. I used it today.

Jen November 15, 2010

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Today James had another first grilled cheese sandwich and loved it paired with celery sticks with peanut butter. Later he tried what mommy made Pesto Tortellini with parmesan and bacon. It was soooo yummy. If anyone has a very yummy recipe that isn't too hard please let me know. I consider it the best gift ever!!

Miranda November 15, 2010

Sweet moment

Margie November 15, 2010

It's usually spoons, but this time it is forks that have completely disappeared. Not a single one left! We are eating with plastic forks until I can get to WalMart to buy some more. Or.....until SOME people look under their beds, on their dressers, in their closets.................

Maureen November 15, 2010

This is the little storefront art gallery in downtown West Chicago. It's where we met, today, to rehearse the play that I'm in now. It's an adaptation of 'The Gift of the Magi' & I'm playing Madame Sofronie, who also acts as the narrator in the show.

Sunday, November 14

Jen November 14, 2010

Today we had friends over and we made some yummy appetizers Chicken satay on skewers and fruit on skewers with maple peanut butter fondue it was sooo good and I didn't even take a picture of it. that made me sad cause I have been so proud of my cooking lately. But this is a picture of my friend and Emily.

Miranda November 14, 2010

Go Bears!

Andrea November 14, 2010

Naomi holding her baby cousin TJ. I see a babysitting career in her future!!

Maureen November 14, 2010

Picking the kids up from Andrea's this afternoon. Everyone looks wonderfully exhausted!

Saturday, November 13

Miranda November 13, 2010

I got a hair cut today and they were doing free manicures for their 1 year anniversary - so I got this strange (to me) greenish color. It has grown on me since...

Marla November 13, 2010

We went to see Megamind 3D tonight.

Andrea November 13, 2010


Shelby, Annie & Bryce multi-tasking. Eating dinner & training TJ to be one of them!

Maureen November 13, 2010

Jim & I had a nice getaway weekend. Thanks, Andrea & family!

Friday, November 12

Jen November 12, 2010

This I my favorite outfit on her I love it. Mittens are sewn right into it. I think it's funny.

Miranda November 12, 2010

Nothing like a fresh bowl of fruit! Yum!

Marla November 12, 2010

Happy Birthday Cole! They are all ready to paintball.

Andrea November 12, 2010

We have Shelby & Annie for the weekend! This is the three of them having dinner- I just love listening to their conversations. They are three peas in a pod!

Maureen November 12, 2010

This afternoon's brownie meeting was held in the music trailer at Annie's school.

Thursday, November 11

Jen November 11, 2010

Today we were practices walking more with these wings it's hard to see but it's better for the baby and the parent and when we took it off she thought it was still on and took a few more steps by herself!!!

Miranda November 11, 2010

Joe's parents waving to us as we left their house

Marla November 11, 2010

Happy Veteran's day! Every year at school they send home these paper brick and we fill them out with the names of veterans that we know. They make a brick wall out of them. Ben is also up there.

Margie November 11, 2010

Writing a letter to any service person. Her Girl Scout troop is sending a goodie box to Iraq.

Maureen November 11, 2010

Mmmmm! BBQ potatoes!

Wednesday, November 10

Jen November 10, 2010

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James finger painted and Tried some new food Celery with peanut butter and loved it and broccoli and like it too, I called it a tree to make it more exciting and that worked.

Jen November 8, 2010

Emily's 1st cracker. She really liked it!

Jen November 5, 2010

I am learning to cook!! I cooked this soup from scratch, most of my soups come from cans. So this was more work but lots of fun I was soo proud of myself I really thought I wouldn't have time with the kids keeping me busy. But it does relieve some stress! and it's all healthy!! I plan on making everything in this cook book. Plus in the end it was really good! Everyone loved it!!

Jen November 3, 2010

Made the best pumpkin seeds ever! I love the taste of movie theatre popcorn and they tasted just like it!! Yummy wish I made more they didn't last long.

Jen November 2, 2010

I babysat my neighbors little girl and the kids loved playing with her.

Jen November 1, 2010

Took a picture of Emily with the pumpkins before we threw them away. She wanted a taste first.

Marla November 10, 2010

Cole's ceramic birthday cupcake. Every student and staff member made one and they are displayed in the trophy cabinet at school for your birthday month.

Miranda November 10, 2010

Hmmm...what is wrong with this picture? Gianni thought his fish was hungry for grapes!

Maureen November 10, 2010

Practicing in the church parking lot after school

Tuesday, November 9

Marla November 9, 2010

Gianni came to our house tonight. We had lots of fun giving him "blanket rides" like we used to do with our boys.

Miranda November 9, 2010

Bryce and Gianni playing at the park

Maureen November 9, 2010

Last night, Annie & I copied, stapled & stuffed 118 pocket folders full of information for the kids participating in the district spelling bee that I'm organizing. This morning, I delivered them to the 6 K-6 grade schools in town. This afternoon, 5 more kids signed up for the bee... I'll deliver those ones tomorrow.

Monday, November 8

Maureen November 8, 2010

Whew!

Where my keys landed when I dropped them in a parking lot...

Miranda November 8, 2010

Brendan's basketball game - Bren is on the right in black and was tipping against a 6'3" player!

Marla November 8, 2010

I had a "secret love note" on my car today when I got out of work...(thanks Randa)

Sunday, November 7

Maureen November 7, 2010

Sticking it to the man at the cast party!

The kids & I won't miss the rolled up mats that were in the gym where they put on this show or the rules about sitting on them (which, didn't really have a logical reason for existing and which, apparently, didn't apply to some adults and some kids who were favorites of some adults).

Miranda November 7, 2010

Gianni playing with two of my high school friends children at a birthday party.

Marla November 7, 2010

Passing on some of his wisdom.

Jim November 7, 2010

Yes. Yes, it is.

Saturday, November 6

Maureen November 6, 2010

I think that all of the ensemble kids like the Whopperburger scene best of all, because they actually got to pretend in it. Shelby liked to pretend to eat the mustard right out of the bottle.

Miranda November 6, 2010

Gianni had some friends over tonight!

Marla November 6, 2010

Another basketball game.

Margie November 6, 2010

Jesse and I played 2 games of Monopoly. It took us 3 hours.