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Dentist, EEP, and Stake Conference

Today was a pretty busy day!  Kirstyn had her Engineering Program (EEP) at NIU in Naperville and was very excited to go.  She loves all the activities that they do, and is excited to become an Architectural  Engineer herself!  🙂

After she got done, Kirstyn and I joined the rest of the herd over at the dentist office for our semi-annual cleanings!  We all came out of it luckily with a clean bill except for Zach.  🙁  That guy doesn’t have the teeth that the rest of us have.  He has 4 cavities that need to be filled, and I think that 3 of them are in permanent teeth!  Arrrgh!  We try to brush and floss his teeth well, but I guess we’ll have to try harder!

This afternoon and tonight, we attended meetings for Stake Conference.  I had to leave at 3:30 and carpooled down for our leadership meetings from 4-6.  They then fed us dinner, and Angela met me at 7 for the Saturday evening session which is always very good.  Not sure sometimes if it’s always really good due to the fact that the speakers are awesome, or because there aren’t any kids to worry about taking in and out and so you can pay attention!  🙂

 

By |2011-12-26T05:00:29-07:00November 19th, 2011|Church, Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Angela Fly Home and Art Speaks!

Today, Angela flew home and we are so excited to have her here with us!  We missed her so much!  Her flight went well, although she didn’t get bumped up to get more leg room.  🙁  Her flight from LA was a little delayed so she got back home a little late!  A sister from our Ward went and picked her up, which we were very happy for!

I couldn’t go pick her up because I had our Art Speaks meeting tonight.  This is a pretty neat group that is dedicated to helping the community become more acquainted with the arts in school, especially right now when the big federal push is all around Science, Math,  Engineering, and Technology (STEM).  We like to refer to our group as the A that makes STEM “STEAM” and gives education momentum.

Angela was totally worn out when I got home from my meeting.   She’s going to put off unpacking until tomorrow so we’ll have our debrief then.  🙂

Good to have you home, beautiful!  🙂

By |2011-11-29T07:30:24-07:00November 17th, 2011|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Angela Japan – Day 6

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…

By |2011-11-29T07:25:34-07:00November 16th, 2011|Home Life|0 Comments
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Angela Japan – Day 3

Nothing major happened today on this side of mother earth.  Angela is still enjoying being over there and is having a blast with her mom and dad.

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

By |2011-11-29T07:21:50-07:00November 13th, 2011|Home Life|0 Comments
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Angela Japan – Day 3 and EEP!

Today, I took Kirstyn to her Engineering Program activities at Northern Illinois University (NIU) Naperville Campus.  She had a GREAT time building electronic boards and such!  For the rest of the day, we just relaxed, played games, watched movies, and did all the things that Mom would probably not let us do on a Saturday!  🙂  Sorry Angela!  We were pretty tired and the kids did well with keeping the house clean during the week, so we took a break!  🙂

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

By |2011-11-29T07:21:02-07:00November 12th, 2011|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Angela Japan – Day 2 and No School!

Today the kids had no school as well so I was able to go to work again!  I’m saving the days for Christmas and for this summer when we’re going to be running around like crazy with mission returns, college drop-off, possible wedding, etc.  😐  Again, the kids did a great job getting along and only had a very minimal amount of disagreement today while I was gone.  It made me feel a LOT more comfortable at work, knowing that things were OK at home.  It made Angela more comfortable as well!

Over in Tokyo, Angela had a great time today!  We’re going to keep these blog pages consistent with our day of the week and time since for her, she is almost a day ahead of us, and when we are going to bed, she is getting up!  🙂

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

By |2011-11-29T07:18:40-07:00November 11th, 2011|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Angela Arrive in Japan and PTC!

Angela arrived in Japan safely and happy today!  She’s pretty worn out from the flight and is trying to make sure she sticks to the daytime/nighttime schedule over there so she can minimize the jet lag she’ll feel.  With a 15 hour difference and loss of time, it will be tough, but we know she’ll have a GREAT time!  We “Skyped” with her and had a great chat!  Technology is so wonderful!  It’s amazing at how far it has come even in the last 10 years!  🙂  She was excited to see mom and dad (obviously they felt the same way about her).

Back at home, today the kids were off school, so I was able to go to work and they stayed at home.  They did a great job taking care of each other, and Sarah was very responsible in taking people where they needed to go.  When I got back from work, I had to go to Parent/Teacher Conferences for Sarah and then took Kirstyn with me to hers.  It’s great to know that other people think our kids are great as well!  🙂

By |2011-11-29T07:15:05-07:00November 10th, 2011|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Angela Leaves for Japan and PTC!

Today, I took Angela to the airport and she started on her LONG journey to Japan!  She is really excited to go, although not totally excited about the long trip.  She said she wouldn’t know what to do with herself traveling for 17+ hours with no children!  🙂  She flew to LA and then jumped on a plane for Tokyo from there.  We can’t wait to talk to her when she arrives!

That said, I am playing Mr. Mom for the next week!  😐  I’m really excited, but there is much to do, and I will still be working from home some of those days as well.  We’ll see how it works out!  Tonight, for example, I had Parent/Teacher Conferences to go to for both Brittany and Zach.  They went very well and I had great discussions with their teachers.  They were all jealous that Angela was on her way to Japan, and they were stuck here!  🙂

By |2011-11-28T14:22:20-07:00November 9th, 2011|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Indian Prairie Scholar Award!

Tonight, Sarah was awarded the Indian Prairie Scholar Award.  Throughout Sarah’s high school career, she kept up her GPA to qualify for this prestigious award.  Indian Prairie Scholars recognizes seniors who have maintained a GPA of 3.6 or greater throughout their high school career.  The ceremony took place in the Metea High School auditorium, and there were about 180 kids that received the award.  That is absolutely outstanding for how competitive the environment is here and how difficult the classes are!

Sarah was there with a few of her friends who also got the award to.  It’s great to know that Sarah has such great friends that have their priorities straight and know what they want to accomplish!  Way to go Sarah!

By |2011-11-28T14:15:10-07:00November 7th, 2011|School|0 Comments
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