This & That

Its only Tuesday ~ and a what week it has been. On Sunday we had the Todd and Grosse families over for an early dinner and for the annual Founders Day Parade~ and the best part we had front row seats~ it passes our house every year. It wasn't nearly as nice as last year, but still it was a good parade and perhaps the best part was spending the afternoon with friends. ( see photobucket post below). Matthews' favorite was of course the fire trucks, ( which he calls Sam from watching an old show Fireman Sam) I always enjoy the marching bands and the Jesse White tumblers while the children prefer to collect candy.

Then on Monday the girls stayed home from school for different reasons, and believe me it was a long day. Matthew got up at 4:30 am ( b/c he went to bed @ 6:00pm Sunday.), Jr was worn out and needed his rest, and someone ~ that would be me~ had to get Jackie to the doctor first thing to be looked at for some stomach pains she had been experiencing, then we were off to Quest for blood/ urine work to determine if she had an infection ( appendix perhaps), and that only made the day longer b/c she wasn't allowed to eat anything besides soup and liquids and I had to watch to make sure she didn't get solids. which brings me to today.......

Good news.......... She doesn't have an infection~ I won't have to sit through another appendix surgery nor have to worry about a sitter. We still aren't sure what the culprit is but the doctor recommended an over the counter medicine and that seemed to help alot, Amanda seems to be feeling better too w/ the aide of an antibiotics. and tomorrow they will return to school~ I'm relieved and thankful too~ God gave me the strength, the guidance I needed, and an answered payer for the well being of my children.

Founders day parade

A DOGGONE ADVENTURE

We had a escapee this week, who required a search party, a warden and even had to post bail!!. I'm talking about Duchess who was set free by none other than Matthew. He tried to tell us in what direction the pup had gone, and Amanda & I searched in the very little time we had. I resumed the search for about another hour or so, but no luck, so I called in the neighbors help who didn't have any luck either. The reason being, the dog went much further than any dog we have ever owned. Where I had limited my search to the big field that's close by and a few select neighbors, she was covering blocks east of here. I assumed she would return within a few hours and said a prayer for her and God did answer that prayer. I asked that she be safe and to return home , which she did. A good samartian found her and called the dog catcher b/c she doesn't yet have tags. Matt and I went and bailed her out mid afternoon and he was so happy! to have his pup home and kept watch over her for several hours and will continue telling us that tale about the day the doggie went bye-bye months from now! Lets just say we learned a lesson too, always keep the screen door locked.

Enjoying time w/ others

It only took eight almost nine months for my husband to take me out and away as he had promised but the important thing is it finally happened. We stayed at the Embassy suites in Lombard and it was nice, there was a little river/creek whatever you call it running through the middle of the reception area complete w/ a fountain, waterfall and real fish~ cool!. we enjoyed a quiet lunch & dinner out and spending time together, as my mother watched my children. They had a fun day @ the zoo with their Nana and my brother Bill's family and got to see the new baby giraffe & in the evening got to bake cakes for the cake parade at church.

We really have been busy enjoying family this last month. We've spent several evenings at my brother-in-law's house getting to watch the romeo fest fire works, and just celebrated his and his wives 20Th wedding anniversary~ that was lots of fun. Last weekend we went to his sisters for a Labor Day gathering & Matt's kiddie version of bags came in real handy, he's already got a strong arm and good aim & in no time at all he'll be ready for the bigger boards.

This summer also bought time w/ other family members which I haven't seen in a couple years. My cousin hosted a gathering which was extra special b/c I got to spend time w/him, my mom & both my brothers & all their families. Which brings me to another special day & that would be.....

Today. It was great seeing, hearing, & spending time w/ friends. Everyone looked really nice, and that song" Chocolate Fever" was out of this world, though I didn't indulge in any, but considering it was a friendship tea, well let's just say I had more than enough and I'm surprised my bladder held. The skit the ladies did was really fantastic which I'm not surprised b/c who ever it might be at any given time always do an awesome job. Thank you Mrs. Julie, Mrs. Lapina and all the Ladies for another memorable day.

the short and end of it.

left~ Matthew & his race track he recieved 4 his 3rd birthday

center~ flowers I got 4 my birthday

right~ Matt& I after sharing a joint party together.

Hi everyone, thought I should take time to update b/c its been a while. Over the course of the last few weeks I've been to therapy for my knee and still going. In the beginning I had too to go twice a week but b/c I'm doing so well they let me skip one week and are requiring me to go once a week. I have noticed buying new shoes and watching my posture has made a big difference and perhaps losing quite a few lbs has contributed to it also.

Matthew & I celebrated our birthdays together, I turned the big 40 & Matthew turned 3. We both got some really nice gifts and it was nice to have the family and some dear friends over,

Theresa Ho came with her family, my dear friend Joanie came to surprise me~she recently moved out of town and Ron Ahrens came w/ his step son. I rarely see any of them anymore so it was a very special day.

And perhaps the greatest news, My brother has safely made it home and will be stationed at Great Lakes and I got to meet my new sister-in-law and my new nephew. She was really nice and the baby ( 7 months old) was just a really happy boy. They have never been to the states and I hope they adjust well to this new climate~ she has never seen snow and time will tell, He will be here for the next three years at least. I look forward to getting to know her a little better.

I've also been busy w/ other things, I went to closing day @ Camp Maverick. Special thanks to Renee Baker for driving us in my van, It was nice to get to know her a little better, and that place is really quite awesome w/ all the animal heads mounted and it was a really good sermon preached that day as well. I'm so glad I went. I also took my children to the Naperville River Walk~ every year is a different theme and this year dealt w/ garden things,

frogs and butterflies mainly. took some pictures but didn't like the way most turned out on the digital I was using, good thing I took a disposal camera ~ now to find it and get it developed.

well thats about it, so good night and have a wonderful week.

It was an adventure but I was in time for the family reunion, I was against going at first and therefore missed my ride, but my sister-in-laws said the reunion would be on Sunday, so on Saturday evening I boarded an Amtrak and was on that train for 13 hours! It was very peaceful almost relaxing though for the next 5 hours or so after getting off I still felt like I was moving. The reunion took place as planned though a bit short lived~ after we all ate and was beginning to mingle a bit more~dark clouds came and almost everyone scurried to get everything back into bags and off the hill. I stayed up top assuming my husband was gonna drive me down, well he did eventually, about two hrs later after the nice refreshing rain storm on a tim roof~ ( he loves that sound), It was nice seeing all the nieces and nephews considering its the only time of year we get to do so. The rest of the week was okay, and I'm sorta glad to be back home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I've aslo began a sight on my space @http://www.myspace.com/kimberlyslone ~ there you'll find more pics in a day or so. hope everyone is well.

Well ladies & gents it's been a while but times have been busy,w/ parties, holiday gatherings, pet parades, zoo visits and doctor appointments. For our 17Th wedding anniversary we celebrated Jackie's 8Th grade graduation instead, only time available this month, but it was special anyway for we had family over and good family friends, and Jackie had her guests, her friends from church so it all worked out. The actual graduation was Monday and it was very nice & Ashley Parker did an outstanding job on doing her hair and it was extra special b/c Ashley got to attend the ceremony too. (see pics below)................... and the best news for last, which I'm non to thrilled about, I've been having knee problems & the doctor said I'll have to do physical therapy b/c my joints are stiff, I guess I should be grateful b/c it doesn't require surgery, but it's still crazy that I start experiencing all these aches & pains as I approach my 40Th birthday.

Jackies' graduation

The School Plays

The fourth graders in Amanda's class did an outstanding job presenting their plays ~ half did one and the other half the other in:
"Play Ball, Cinderella!"
In which Cinderella had two good step sisters, and a fairy god father. Her only desire is to play baseball and in the end she is given permission to join the team.
Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper"
Remember Haley (Amanda's little friend) she did an excellent job protaying Cinderella and she was quite the difficult one and had three god mothers because each of the prior ones returned to the agency as did the third one., her job description was making shoes and the royal palace ordered her shoes and of course everyone lives happily ever after.

I was very proud of all the children, they worked very hard!