The Bug

Noah had his latest check-up on Wednesday, and he is 31.5 inches (60th%) and 22 lbs. 3 oz (25th%). Looks like he will be tall and thin, I'm guessing tennis and swimming lessons will be in order. He did also have an ear infection, but he is now on antibiotics and doing much better. He has definitely changed a lot in the past year, and his personality is really starting to show.


Here he is a year ago at this time...



And Now...

Elf Yourself

Christmas greetings to you from our little elves. A lady at work did this for Mike. It makes me laugh. http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1523943809

The Night It Rained Tears

Unless you are from Evansville, Indiana, you probably do not remember what happened 30 years ago today, December 13, 1977. I remember watching the news that evening with my family on the little black and white television that we usually used to play Pong. The news was bleak. I remember the snow falling around a broken up plane. I remember seeing gym bags scattered about on the cold ground. I remember seeing athletic shoes and other things as well. The University of Evansville was to play a basketball game in Murfreesboro, TN. The plane took off from Evansville's Dress Regional Airport and crashed shortly after take-off. There were no survivors.

I remember my parents were to leave the following day for Australia and being scared the plane would crash. I remember going to a game prior to the crash and sitting in the bleachers. I remember hearing Mike Duff was as good if not better than a player from French Lick (Larry Bird). One player failed to make the flight due to illness- he was killed in a car accident one week later. In my opinion the basketball program has never recovered from this tragedy. Please remember the families involved as I am sure this is a difficult time year after year.

Anyway, if you haven't seen We Are Marshall, I highly recommend it. It really brought back the memories of the Aces tragedy which is why I decided to blog about it today- so they would not be forgotten. Go Aces!

St. Charles Christmas

Last night I was blessed with the opportunity to spend some quality mommy-time with a friend. Thanks to my wonderful husband for watching the kids so I could wander the streets of St. Charles in search of many non-necessities to add to my wish list. Although a bit misty out, the company- Mrs. B., was fantastic. Being able to spend unlimited amounts of time in stores without being asked for a drink or a snack is something I definitely appreciate. I learned of a new children's illustrator, Tasha Tudor, as well as many other books of which I was unaware. I did find a sweet, magical book called A Princess Primer that Carlie will definitely get for her birthday if she doesn't get it for Christmas.

The decorations are so beautiful at Christmastime.


No visit is complete without a stop at the Sweet Shop.

Some carolers singing to us by the fire.

Carlie's Christmas Program

We had a nice visit this week with Grammy and Pawpaw. It is so nice to not have to do laundry or ironing this weekend as Grammy helped get it all done before they left. So, I can relax and get some other stuff done like Christmas cards. Last night was Carlie's Christmas Program for school. She had been practicing and practicing singing Hark the Herald Angels Sing and Silent Night. She would sing Silent Night to her baby dolls in bed. Very sweet. All the kids did a great job.




I guess he was bored...
Carlie and her friend, Lauren

Christmas is Coming!!

We started off this week making a Gingerbread House that we picked up at Costco. Grammy and Pawpaw were coming for another visit, and their Ford (Fixing Or Repairing Daily) SUV broke down on the highway in Illinois and Mike had to go rescue them. Good thing this gingerbread house was able to pass the time while we waited. I had never done one before, and I think it turned out pretty nice.