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Post by AwesomeMommy on Mar 30, 2006 14:59:36 GMT -5
Linda: I will be heading to Chicago at about 9am... getting their around noon. We are staying at the in CountrySide, we have been their a million times, but Mike drives so I have no clue how to get there. --- My family and old friends have "called dibs" on all of our time while we are up there. If it was not for them I was going to try to talk you into meeting up. That's ok, we are going up again this summer. Maybe we could go to Brookfield togther then? that is, if you wanna walk around the zoo when it is hot and you are preggo? lol Hopefully by then I will be preggo too.
Jacque
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Mar 30, 2006 22:54:13 GMT -5
Diane and Linda: I wanted to pop in and say goodbye! The house is clean, the bags are packed and in less then 12 hours we will be on our way to Chicago. I am so excited!!!! I hope you both have a great weekend. I will post pics when I get back, either late Sunday night or sometime on Monday. All depends on when we feel like coming home. Talk to you soon! Jacque
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Post by Diane on Mar 31, 2006 8:12:17 GMT -5
Jacque - have a great trip! We try to go to Chicago at least once a year to visit friends from college.
We should get together the summer all of us, or at least you and I could meet at the Peoria Zoo or Wildlife prairie park, and then our Chi trips we can see Linda!
Linda - when we go to Chi we usually stay around Naperville, how far is that from you. We mostly stay on 55 until we get up there.
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Mar 31, 2006 8:59:43 GMT -5
Diane: I have never been to Wild Life Prairie Park, but I would LOVE to set up a trip!!!! That would be so much fun!!!!! That would be beyond awesome. So... what works better for you, Saturday's or Sunday's? Let me know and I will get a list of dates together that I am free and send it to you and from there we can decide when we will go! ;D --- I love to go to Naperville. When we lived in morris that was our home away from home!
Linda: Sounds like Diane and I want to go to the zoo.... shall the three of us meet up this summer?
Jacque
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Post by Linda on Apr 1, 2006 19:27:44 GMT -5
Hope you're having a good time Jacque!!!
I would totally love to meet up this summer!!! I work a lot, so it's hard to find a perfect time, but I will try! I work every other Saturday, but Sunday's I'm usually free unless my family has a party.
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Post by Linda on Apr 2, 2006 17:18:39 GMT -5
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Apr 3, 2006 10:24:23 GMT -5
Hi Ladies!!!! We did have a great time. I have a ton of photos to share, and I have to tell you all about it. But I am getting Kailey ready for school... so that will have to wait until later. We all decided to sleep in, it is now 10:20am! She is going to be late, but oh well... they would rather have her show up late rather then cranky. Linda: I will check my calendar and post a list of dates that we have free..... I have alot of things planned until the end of May, so we might have to meet up the first part of June. It all depends on how the three of ours schedules mesh. --- Luke's room looks great, and he looks so happy. I love the little letters on his dresser that spell out his name. Are those little animals painted on each of them? Diane: I hope you had a great weekend also! Talk to you both soon.... well, as soon as I get caught up on the board, get Kailey to school, and finish helping Mike tape his speech. Jacque
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Post by Diane on Apr 3, 2006 12:11:59 GMT -5
Jacque - I have been to Wildlife prairie park one time for a wedding. got to walk aroudn a little, but not much. Linda/Jacque - April is out for sure, and the month of June is bad for me. WE are taking a week trip to Virginia and then with b-day's and father's day not much time left. But if June is better for you, do it then and I will meet the next time. Linda - cute new bedroom for Luke. He looks happy did he move easy? Jacob has been in a big boy bed since like 15 months because he started to climb out his crib!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Apr 3, 2006 12:19:39 GMT -5
Diane: I forgot about Father's Day.... we also Have regional Special Olympics that month also. July might be easier for us too. I think I just need to get those dates posted and we can go from there. I think that it is just going to be your family and my family at Wild Life.... I think we are all trying to meet in Brookfield together. Unless Linda wants to meet in Peoria also... then that is fine with me too. --- Kailey had to go to a Big Girl bed early too.... she HATED her crib, she never ever slept in it, not once. Not even when she was a baby.
Ok, now I gotta help Mike record his speech. I will be back in a bit....
Jacque
PS: I am on CD13, I am almost in the TWW!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Apr 3, 2006 12:20:26 GMT -5
WooHoo! Happy 16 weeks pregnant Diane!!!
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Post by Linda on Apr 3, 2006 13:59:10 GMT -5
Luke never climbed out of his crib, we've been so lucky, he loves his crib, I was actually afraid he wouldn't want to move, but he's excited about his new bed! He calls it his "yittle bed" (little bed).
Well, July 1- 9 is out for me, we go to Kentucky Lake then. Any other time is probably fine with me, depending on when I work, etc.
Jacque - yes, those letters have animals on them, I bought them when I was pg with Luke, they are like little 3D animals of the letter they start with (an elephant on the E).
Diane - yes, the move was surprisingly easy! He was very tired though and crashed in it and didn't wake up all night, I had to wake him this morning! He loves it though!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Apr 4, 2006 9:56:59 GMT -5
Ok take two... I have already typed this once, but for some reason it did not post. So, now on to my Vacation Story. I am going to post it over a few different posts so this time I do not lose it.
Friday: We woke up at about 7am, and then ran a few errands before leaving town. We went to the Bank, Post Office, Dropped off the Dog at the vet, and then went to Walgreen's to drop off Mike's prescription for his blood pressure medication. While we were waiting for the Prescription to be filled we went to Windmont Park to eat some McDonald's for breakfast. It was awesome outside, the perfect temp it felt just like late spring.
We pick up his medicine on the way out of town, then about an hour down the road we realized that he had the wrong medication. Well, it was the correct pills, but the wrong dosage, it was not near strong enough. So when we got to Morris to eat with Mike's parents (at Dairy Queen, very yummy) we picked up Uncle Donnie and then went to their Walgreen's.
It turned out that the pharmacist at our Walgreen's gave him the correct prescription, he followed what the Dr wrote out... but the Dr wrote it out for the wrong amount. The Dr was out, so he just had to deal with it for a few days. The Pharmacist assured us it would be OK... but I was like OK whatever this is his heart we are talking about, isn't there anything more we can do???
Mike was more then ok with it, so we continued to Chicago. About an hour later we arrived, but had no clue what to do first. So we went to Navy Pier. It was so nice, very windy, but nice outside. We walked along the pier, and then went to the Build a Bear, Kailey made a rabbit and I made a bunny. They are soooo cute. I will post photos later.
Then we went out to one of our favorite pizza places, Ledo's in Lagrange. We go there every time we are in the area, I just love it so much!
After dinner we checked into the hotel, Uncle Donnie took a nap and Mike, Kailey and I went swimming. It was great but the water was cold so after an hour we decided to get out of the pool and get some ice cream. We went to the Stone Cold Creamery....http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/main/index.asp It was beyond awesome, homemade ice cream, great toppings... if you are every around one I highly recommend going!
After that we went back to the Holiday Inn and went to bed.
Ok... gonna post this, check on the kids, and then I will be back for the rest.....
Jacque
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Apr 4, 2006 10:19:18 GMT -5
So Saturday Morning we get up and go to the Breakfast Buffet, it was yummy. And then headed to the Museum of Science and Industry. We got there shortly after they opened, so we were able to see all of our favorites and a few new displays too.I love science, and I think that looking at the human body and learning about how it works is just fascinating. They had this display of slices of a human, the slices were vertical and some horizontal, it was done so you could see all of the piece and where they are in conjunction to one another. It was fascinating. Kailey and I could have looked at it forever, Mike and Donnie thought it was pretty cool also. We also saw the babies, I do not want to get in the whole moral vrs Science debate, but they have babies on display at the different levels of gestation. Mike hates it, I love science so I wanted to look at it. Kailey thought it was cool, but we did not tell her that they were real babies. I can only look at them up until about the 30 week mark, then I have to stop...... it gets to hard then. It is kind of like a double edged sword. I love it from the science aspect, but then my "mom" senses kick in and it just breaks my heart.
Anyway, they also had a new display of about 100 video games that you could PLAY! They had the original version of Pong, the old Atari's, Cleico Vision, you name it... it was there. I was able to play PitFall and Asteroids... old games I have not played since I was a kid. It was so much fun.
On our way out Kailey got some Astronaut food to share with her class, a mood ring, some post cards, and a bracelet. She just LOVES the mood ring, she always say what mood the ring shows her being it. It is so cute.
After the museum of Science and Industry we went to this little family owned Italian restaurant, it is called Via Bella. It was the most AMAZING RESTAURANT I HAVE EVER BEEN TO! It was like walking into a little Italian home and having someone's grand mother cook for you. It was great and I highly recommend it. I wish they were everywhere so you could all give it a try... but here is the website, maybe Diane and Linda could actually eat there, they are Illinois ladies like myself. We went there with Uncle Donnie and my friend Bridget and her family... we had so much fun. www.liketosave.com/viabella/
After dinner we walked over to this little Chocolate store. It was like walking into the candy store that was in the first Willy Wonka movie. It was sooooo awesome. We bought $40.00 worth of candy, it was a good price for being home made. www.rmcf.com/IL/LaGrange50578/ Here is the website for that place too.... sooooooo awesome, check it out, and if you can order online, DO SO!!!
Then we went to Cold Stone again and had icecream...... back to the hotel to watch a movie and go to sleep.
Ok, be back in a few.
Jacque
Ps: Yes, we ate out alot.... I gained 3 pounds on the trip... but I am not concerned, it was well worth it!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Apr 4, 2006 10:34:46 GMT -5
Before I get on to Sunday and Monday I have to tell you something sooo funny. While I was at the Museum of S & I .... I had to go pee, and since it is OPK time I had one with me. So there I was sitting in the stall waiting for the test to complete. And I had to think to myself that I was certifiably insane... Think about it... how many people can say that they took an OPK at the M of S & I? Then I had to laugh out loud, because I bet I am not the first and not the last because there are so many of us out there TTC!!!!
Sunday was a simple day we got up and checked out, then headed to Joliet. We went to Cracker Barrel and then started shopping. Mike got a couple pairs of Shoes from foot locker, I got some flip flops from target and Kailey got 2 skirts, some workout pants, and 3 shirts from old navy.
Then we went to Coal City to visit Mike's parents and see their new house... this is no longer exciting because then move all of the time. They have rented four houses in the last two years..... all in the same town.
We then dropped off Uncle Donnie in Morris and headed home. We did not get to bed until after 10pm, so we let Kailey sleep in.
Around 10 on Monday we brought her into school and then went back at about 11:30 to eat lunch with her class. Then we had to film Mike's speech for one of his classes..... by the time we got that done and it was time to get Kailey from school, go to the post office to mail the speech, run to WalMart to get some things... and then we were hurrying home to drop the groceries off so we could head out to tumbling.
BUT EVERYTHING CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT AS SOON AS WE GOT HOME FROM THE STORE!!! OUR OUTDOOR CAT HAD KITTENS!!!! We did not know she was pregnant, and our vet (one of my best friends) even said she just looked big, not pregnant. It was a small litter, only 3... but one of them did not make it. So now we have two babies in the house. I am so excited!!!
We got them situated, and then went to tumbling... while we were there Kailey lost another tooth! WooHoo, since she lost it at tumbling she got a tooth necklace... how cute is that? Then we went back to the store, bought some kitty supplies and brought the mommy kitty and the kittens back into the house. They are all doing well... and they are so cute. I will post photos of them when I can get some good ones. Right now all they do is eat and sleep.
Also.... while we were gone our new family photos came in! They look good, I look like an ass, but I always do in my photos....
Ok, I think that is it. I am going to post this then start on personals..... that will take awhile, I have alot of catching up to do!
Jacque
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Post by AwesomeMommy on Apr 4, 2006 11:49:21 GMT -5
Well... this is my last personal post on this site, then I have one thread to catch up on on American baby and then I am taking the kids for a walk. We are going to walk to the library and then walk to get Kailey from school... It is about 3 miles round trip, but the kids LOVE it! Plus it will be better then doing my normal workout because I get so board with it!
Linda: I am glad things are going so well with the transition from crib to big kid bed. It is awesome that he has just fallin in love with his new bed! I also saw that his 3rd birthday is coming up! WooHoo that is so exciting!!!
Diane: Hey Chica whats up? I hope you are having a great week.
Ok... now I will talk to Mike on his lunch break today. We will compare schedules and then I will know exactly when we are free and when we are super busy... I hope to post these dates either later tonight, first thing in the morning or at the latest naptime tomarrow.
Jacque
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