Thoughts on Blago

This is how the city of Springfield, Illinois (our old hometown until we moved to ST. Louis) feels about Blago's legal troubles: While I can say I'm happy he finally got nailed, I can't help but feel sorry for his children. What a horrible example this father has set for his girls.

Merry Fitzmas!

Let's all sing together...

We wish you a Merry Fitzmas,
We wish you a Merry Fitzmas,
We wish you a Merry Fitzmas,
and a strech in the pen!

Merry Christmas, Illinois

It will be a very Merry Christmas for the citizens of Illinois if this is true...

BREAKING: A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information, and a spokesman for the governor did not immediately return a phone call for comment.

Happy Birthday Bill

Happy Birthday to my brother, Bill. Oh yeah - Bill's rockin' the 'fro!

2008-2009 Basketball Season

Today was the opening day for Emily's basketball league. The girls were a little rusty in terms of their shooting, but overall it was a good effort for the first time out.


We took the kids for ice cream to celebrate the big day, and then enjoyed the Bears win over the Jaguars in tape-delay.

Here are some pictures from the day...

Happy Birthday Grandma Del!

Happy Birthday Grandma Del!! We are excited to see you at Christmas!

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

After our LONG drive home through the snow yesterday, we managed to make progress on decorating for Christmas. I got on the roof to put up our outside lights last night - about 12 hours before we got a few inches of snow. We got the tree up last night, and put the ornaments on tonight. A few more decorations and we'll be all set!