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Okay, so today Katie and I went Christmas shopping. We dropped off Amelia at school and then went to Peoria. We then dropped of the boys at my mom's house so we could shop. We first went to the mall to look at a couple of stores. We then went to Panera's afterward and had lunch. After we ate we ran to a couple of more stores and then had to get back to my mom's house to pick up the boys so we could then be back in time to pick up Amelia. We made it in time and also got a large portion of our shopping done, YEAH! When we arrived home Amelia and I played two games of Bingo before I left for work. She won both games of Bingo. Then I went to work and waited for the ice storm. It started raining or sleeting around 7:00, when I noticed it. About 10 minutes before I got off work I went and started my car. There was a layer of ice covering my car. I could not get into the driver side of the car so I went around and was able to get into the car to start it. I then went back in to wait until it was time to go. When it was time to go I walked out to my car which was still covered in ice. I got out my scraper and began to work on my windshield. I think that ther was about a quarter of an inch of ice on my windshield. Once I got the ice off my windows, I drove home carefully and am now writing this post.

Blizzard like Conditions?

Well I hope that everyone enjoyed the weather we had yesterday. I like the snow so I really did not mind it. Although I did not have to travel very far so it was not that bad. Anyway just wanted to say that I went and ate with Amelia during her lunch yesterday. It was very interesting to sit with first and second grade as they ate lunch. It seemed like a very loud group. It was very strange to have all these kids looking at me and wondering who I was and what I was doing there. I enjoyed the chef salad that is offered by the school. It did not entirely fill me up but that was okay. Prior to me going to eat with Amelia, Gardner brought over pizza for lunch for his girls and us. Thanks Gardner, I still think you should have just gotten two pizzas and not three. Oh well. After lunch I ran a few errands around Morton that involved Christmas shopping and also grocery shopping. Then it was off to work for me. I would share with you my work day but I do not think you would enjoy hearing about. Hope to see everyone soon.

Catching Up

Okay, so it has been a while since we last wrote. I believe that it has been about 5 months, since July, when we went up to Milwaukee to see the Shouses and the Brewers. So at the end of July we went with my parents and sister and her family to Tan Tara. It is located in Osage Beach Missouri. After that school started back up for Amelia, in first grade, Elijah and Orlando, in preschool, and this should be my final year. Amelia is loving school and the friends she is making. Elijah and Orlando are in preschool together with each other and some of their friends. Their preschool is run at the High School and the High Schoolers are the teachers. At the beginning of September, Katie and I went back to Milwaukee with some of our friends to watch the Brewers play the last series of the regular season against the Cubs. We went up for the Friday game to celebrate Brian's birthday. After the game on Saturday, the guys went out to eat and then went mini golfing. Brian sure is competitive, but we let him win since it was his birthday. HAHA. Katie and thengot to stay for the final game when the Brewers got the wild card into the playoffs. It was awesome. After the game was over, they put the Mets game up on the big screen. During this time they ushered family and friends down onto the field. So there Katie and I were standing on the field watching the game with all the Brewers players and their families. The place went nuts when the Mets lost. After the mets game Katie and I drove to Chicago to watch the Bears and the Eagles play football. The Bears beat the Eagles. It was an awesome sports weekend for Katie and I. Our next big event was Uan's birthday, he is getting to be such a big boy, then we celebrated Katie's birthday. A week later we celebrated Elijah's birthday. We took him to see a movie and then to McDonald's with some of his friends. Our next big event was Thanksgiving. I went out shopping the following day, Black Friday, for the first time. The lines were just crazy. I went to Toys R Us and Target and left because of the length of the lines. Well I just finished my finals at Eureka College and ICC, this semester was rough taking six classes, but I only have one semester left. The boys finish preschool tomorrow and Amelia is done this Friday. I hope that catches everyone up. Christmas is just around the corner. I hope that everyone has a blessed Christmas and safe travels. Merry Christmas to everyone.