The rest of Illinois

Leah didn't want to get in the picture.





















This is what I think of when I think of Illinois. There are lots and lots of corn fields.

I have been home now for a few days. I have a few funny stories I want to tell. First, Trent finished his first week of work and returned on Friday evening. I asked him Saturday morning how his night's sleep was. He answered that he has had better. So Saturday night he brings out blankets and sleeping bags into their front room. He positions himself in front of the TV. I sleep on the couch. I think he is moded because the noise of his newborn baby caused him to sleep in the same room as his mother-in-law. By the way I think he slept better Saturday.





The second story deals with the circus. As we left the circus the local radio station was handing out coupons for free kid's ice cream if an adult one was purchased. It also mention to listen to the radio station on Monday morning for a chance to win $100. All you had to do was call the station when you heard "The Show Will Go On" by Three Dog Night and be the ninth caller. Well, Abby wanted to try for the $100 dollars. All of the adults tried to tell her it would be almost impossible to win. Well, Monday morning Carin turns the radio on. As I am sitting at the table eating my breakfast I said "This is it." Abby was right next to me and didn't respond, so I said "This is it" again. She jumps up and gets Carin. Carin calls the station. They answer and Carin says, "We are???" You should have heard Abby scream. All of us were jumping up and down. Abby even went to get Brynn who was still in her bed. None of us could belief Abby's luck.


Abby continued her good luck because she kept saying she didn't want me to go home. Just as Carin was loading all the kids in the car to make a 45 min. drive to Bloomington, I get a call from Orbits telling me my flight had be canceled. It was due to thunderstorms. I had no way to get to Chicago in time to make the connecting flight. As it turned out I had to spend another night, but I was able to fly out of Champaign. I took a taxi at 4:45a.m. because I didn't want to have Carin wake all of her girls. She would have had a hard day. The taxi ride was only 15 min.