Poor John

This morning, John went to play basketball with some friends at Wheaton Academy and he ruptured his Achilles tendon.
Please pray that he will not be in so much pain.
He will go into surgery next Friday and then he will have to stay home for two whole weeks. (that will be hard for John. . . he does not like to miss school!)
The doctor who fixed Caroline's broken arm will be performing the surgery, so we feel confident that he will do a good job.

In this picture, John is telling his mom all about it.
He's being a real trooper and not complaining, but I know he's hurting.
The kids are so sweet with how they want to help him.
They have already planned that we are going to take his "Friday Doughnut" order and go get it for him.

This is what happened . . .he said he thought something fell off of the gym ceiling and landed on his ankle. Ouch!!

Caroline Started Soccer!!

Caroline started soccer tonight. What a bundle full of energy and excitement she was!! Several of her kindergarten friends are on her team so it will be a very fun season!! I had so much fun watching her anticipate the season. She was counting down the days and kept begging me to have all the girls over for a practice at our house before the real practice. (we didn't do that) She has two great coaches. One of them coaches soccer at Wheaton College so I am looking forward to Caroline really learning a lot about the actual game of soccer this year. (Thank you, Julie, for the cleats!)

A Simple Thank You

Last Sunday, I brought in some chocolate eggs to hand out to the kids in my Sunday School class. While Miss Mary was telling the children the story, I put one on every napkin alongside the usual graham cracker and water. After the kids were finished with their snacks and everyone was coloring the coloring page, a boy came up to me and said in a very serious tone, "Are you the one that brought the chocolate eggs?" I said, "Yes". Then he looked at me with very sincere eyes and said, "Thank you."
It's funny how good that little "thank you" made me feel. I did such a small thing and didn't expect a thank you, but it really felt nice. I am going to learn from that little boy and make sure that I say "thank you" more often. . . especially to God. He is so good and I'm sure that when we take the time to say "thank you", He smiles like I did last Sunday.

1 Chronicles 29:13 "Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name."

Snow in April

Just when I had put all of the snow gear away for the second time! Swimming, anyone? :)

Legoland

Today, we celebrated the last day of Spring Break by going to Legoland in Schaumburg.The kids had so much fun seeing the figures that were put together using Legos. They had a replica of downtown Chicago, a jungle scene, movie figures, and so much more! We even watched a movie in 4D!

It was a great way to spend the last day of Spring Break since it was sooo cold and rainy/snowy outside. (We are getting so much snow right now! It looks like a blizzard outside!! I honestly can't say that I am too thankful for that!)

Hard Worker

I'm thankful for my hard working husband. He has been working so hard all week at my sister and brother-in-law's car dealership. (This is his spring break) He's had to get up at 5:30 in the morning every day. He has also been teaching baseball lessons and helping coach Jake's baseball team in the evenings. Poor John kept falling asleep while we were reading to the kids tonight. He was sound asleep and snoring! (of course, I made him go straight to bed) Thanks, John, for working so hard to support your family!

Favorites on Fridays . . . Like Oprah's "O" List, But Not Really

10 Favorite Things to Buy at Aldi

1. Bags of raw and roasted almonds . . . sooo much cheaper!

2. Pistachios

3. Fit & Active frozen 3 berry blend

4. Fresh produce such as pineapples, grapes, and pears
5. Dark Chocolate

6. Low sugar jam
7. Batteries
8. Vanilla extract
9. Fresh flowers
10. Extra Virgin Olive Oil


**note** Many of the items at Aldi contain high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. I go to other stores to buy bread, applesauce, peanut butter, yogurt, ice cream, etc. because of this. I'm hoping that they will start carrying more of my favorite healthy foods. Aldi really does save me a lot of money!!

Some other of my favorite things to buy there are toothbrushes, fabric softener, mozzarella sticks, bagged salads, veggies, some cereals, laundry detergent, dish soap, and more! Happy shopping! (We live about a tenth of a mile away from an Aldi. So convenient!)