I picked up Tate from Scouts and had to take him directly to his basketball game. Hence, he had to change into his uniform in the car. He was a little sheepish about changing in front of his mother, but I tried to soothe his anxieties by saying, "I gave birth to you, son. Nothing will surprise me." His response to my having given birth to him, "Yeah, I have mixed feelings about that." :)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
National Clean Your Room Day
I was passionate about getting our house cleaned yesterday before running all over central Illinois taking kids to Scout activities and basketball games. I was in the kitchen cleaning and I told Marissa to go clean her room. I told her it was "National Clean Your Room Day". She looked perplexed but started walking away to do as she was told. Though she totally believed me about the special day on the calendar, I could hear her muttering under her breath, "I've never heard of National Clean Your Room Day."
Saturday, January 14, 2012
HOCKEY
THIS IS KEVIN AND I TRYING TO HERD 12 KIDS TO A CONCESSION STAND AND BACK AT THE HOCKEY GAME. 
DAD'S SECOND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER MENU
Button Bistro Christmas Menu 2011
Starters: Temper those hunger pangs with these tasty delights!
o Smashed Pea and Barley Soup – chef Kevin highly recommends this hearty yet low fat (is that even possible??) flavor packed concoction of goodness. Made from scratch.
o Potato Skins – simple you say? Beg pardon? Over 2 hours were invested in these perfectly prepared potato skins. Tie your shoes tight, else they’ll knock your socks off!
Main Course: Now that you’re warmed up, it’s time to dig into the meat of the menu
o Filet Mignon – How do you like your meat prepared? It doesn’t matter; you’ll take it medium!
o Pantry Shrimp Delight – Having just raided the pantry for spices and participated in the preparation, you know all too well just what this is!
o Surf and Turf: Pantry shrimp and Filet. Together. Same meal. Same plate. Yup.
o Vegetarian Option – soup & sides. When it’s this good, cows & crustaceans need not appear on your plate!
Sides: Variety is the spice of life – mix in a bite or two of these delicacies between mouthfuls of main dish!
o Saut̩ed Green Beans РSpicy!
o Sweet Potato Soufflé- Sweet! Your mother’s creation.
o Broccoli Casserole – What you get when healthy mates with unhealthy! Let’s just say, they should do that more often!
o Homemade Cranberries- A “berry” delicious source of Vitamin C!
Beverage: Wet your whistle with one of the following:
o Beer in a Bottle – of the Goose Island Root variety. It’ll make you boogie.
o Sparkling Winter Delight – Ummm, VERY similar to 7-up.
o Melted snow from the North Pole – free refills on this one, folks.
Dessert: You can’t be serious. Really? Did you see the menu options above? Have you not had your fill of sweets this week, this morning, this afternoon? Oh, you practiced self-control? You didn’t have too much already? You still have room? Well, in that case, you can order the SWEET SURPRISE!
OUR OLD STOMPING GROUND
WE DROVE UP TO MILFORD. OUR GOAL: TO STOP AT OUR OLD FAVORITE DIVE: UBERTI'S. BEST FISH AND CHIPS EVER. 
THE ROCKETTES
MARISSA AND I GOT TO GO SEE THE ROCKETTE'S CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR SHOW. WE LOVED IT!!! BEFOREHAND, WE GOT TIME TO SNEAK IN A QUICK PICTURE. 
