2008 MEMORIES ...

January:
Lindsey cheered at the DC basketball games
M & M had an anal gland rupture (not fun)

February:
Rachel and I had the flu
Allie sang at the D300 choral competition
more cheering for Lindsey at bball games
lots of snow (school cancellations too)
Hannah Montana 3D concert

March:
Lindsey turned 16!
Brett Favre retired (don't worry something tells me he'll be back)
my old ipod died
I bought a new ipod
we celebrated Easter
we took a day trip to Chicago over spring break

April:
Lisa turned 43 on her bday
celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary

May:
Lindsey played soccer on the JV team
got my flowers planted on the deck
Rick and Rachel went to the Daddy/Daughter dance
Lindsey went to the PROM with Steve
Rachel's team won 1st place in soccer tourney

June:
school finally got out for the girls
Lindsey got her driver's license (yeah)
went to the Kane County Cougars baseball game

July:
Brett Favre is now a NY Jet (I told you not to worry) (stupid Packer mgt!)
we enjoyed an awesome vacation to Hershey, PA and OBX
Rachel went to a camp at the Brookfield Zoo
we spent two days boating and having fun with the Babiches in Wisconsin
Rachel went to a basketball camp thru our church
celebrated Rick's bday

August:
Allie & Rachel played in the Schaumberg soccerfest tournament
we went to see the Chicago Fire play at Toyota Park
Lindsey went on a mission trip with some friends to KY to build a home
Allie was a volunteer at our church's VBS
Rachel went to VBS
I was very busy reading James Patterson's book with Alex Cross

September:
Lindsey went to the DC Homecoming dance
Allie turned 14 (yikes) and got the new ipod nano in lime green
the girls went back to school
Grammie Heron passed away so we went to Pittsburgh for a long weekend for services, etc.

October:
Rick and I went to Door County for a weekend
Rachel turned 11 (can't believe it)
Lisa got a part-time job as a dog walker/sitter
the girls celebrated Halloween with trick or treating
Lindsey was inducted in the National Honors Society at her HS

November:
outdoor soccer season ended for all 3 girls who were playing with their travel soccer teams
we celebrated Thanksgiving in Wenona with Rick's family
started my Christmas shopping
Joined the church we'd been attending since last December

December:
got the house decorated for the Holidays
the girls had a snow day on the last day before holiday break
had a holiday party with the Babich family
lots and lots of snow in Algonquin
spent a wonderful Christmas Day at mom and Len's house
went to the Chicago Wolved hockey games
celebrated with Rick's parents a few days after Christmas (due to the bad weather)

And that about wraps up the year of 2008. I probably left out a ton of stuff but you get the general idea of our year.