Now a little about us. Mike and I met looooong ago at a watering hole called "The Scoreboard." We happily raised our son, Brad, in Orland Park, a southwest suburb of Chicago where I was raised. In 1999 we moved further southwest to Mokena. Here we enjoyed family life, dinners with friends, sleeping in on weekends, and taking Brad to his sporting events. After tumbling through his teenage years (they were rather smooth until he hit 17!), we sent him off to college. Two weeks after I left Brad at Arizona State University for his freshman year, the doctor told us we were going to have triplets! WHAM! We were successful in our bid for more children. And boy had we hit the jackpot!
Needless to say, our lives turned upside down in many ways, expected and unexpected. Now that they are 3 1/2, the haze has mostly lifted, we can have adult conversations when at family gatherings, and it's easy to know what the kids want - they let you know loud and clear! On the other hand, we still don't get too much sleep, our lives are ones of constant negotiation, deal making, rule reminding, consequence/reward set up, rearranging of stuff(toys, clothes, household items, etc.), and wondering what the future holds. Of course, we will look back on this time and with we had savored it more. I think being in the thick of things sometimes make that difficult. We do have so much joy in our lives, these precious times go quickly, and so far it has been an amazing journey.
Brad (19) with Michael, Katie, & Tommy (16 months)
August 2007
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