Kiddieland is closing. After 81 years in operation in Melrose Park, IL, the amusement park featuring mainly rides most suited to younger children, will, as rumor has it, make way for a Costco or some-such. This place holds many fond memories for those like my wife and her siblings who grew up in this area. […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on August 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
On the night we met, at one point in the evening Suzy revealed that she’d always wanted four children. To this day she claims this was part of a strategy — if I’d run away screaming or excused myself to the restroom never to return, I clearly wasn’t “the one”, but if I remained after […]
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Well…it’s done! Last weekend we finished the baby’s room. The design comes straight from the Pottery Barn Kids site’s “Circus Friends” room. Judging from the kid’s reactions (Annalise: “the baby’s room is pretty, Daddy!”) and occassional request to “go play in the baby’s room,” I’d say it was a hit with them. The dresser is […]
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Last weekend we visited Stork Snapshots just as we had with Annalise and Sean. Unlike both of his older siblings, he cooperated right away and we were able to get some amazing shots. If you’re out in the Chicagoland area and expecting, we highly recommend you pay these folks a visit…
Filed under: Uncategorized on September 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary at Morton’s in Naperville. The weather was lousy, the dinner excellent, and the company the divine.
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A couple days ago I learned that a close personal friend of mine was hospitalized with what was described to me as a “mild” heart attack. He’s going in for triple-bypass surgery next week. I guess we should be thankful that he received this “warning” in time and that something can be done. Get well […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on July 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s been rather busy around the house, and I’ve been trying to find the time to create this new, consolidated blog. Consequently, we’ve yet to post an entry to say that — we’re expecting our third! The due date is November 10th. A couple weeks ago, after returning from Las Vegas, we went in for […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on July 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We’ve decided that maintaining separate blogs for each child was simply not going to scale. So now we’re consolidating. All of the previous post from the original sites have been imported. We hope you like our new home!
Filed under: Uncategorized on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
