Ever so quiet here in Illinois!  The kids are doing great and being pretty obedient!  I have been working from home since Monday and have had Ben with me.  He went over to play with one of his friends on Monday and this morning from 9-12 each day.  This was GREAT, especially today when I had a VERY busy day on phone calls.  It has been great being at home with Ben during the day.  We have had a LOT of fun whenever I could take a break, and we have laughed a lot!  🙂  It’s great to see the kids come home from school and to hear about their day first, rather than a rehash when I get home from work at 5!  🙂

Meanwhile, over in Japan…  Angela will have to help fill in the details of today, so this post will be updated soon…