Random Pix

Some random pictures from recently ...

Emma's Jewels of woods group at the mother/daughter tea.

Emma getting an award for her art project.

Getting ready to go biking.

Emma using her spy kit binoculars.

A hike with Auntie Jane, Cousin Sally, and Auntie Laura.

Ems and Sally.

Soccer Pix

Here's some pictures from one of the days of soccer.

Emma was so proud to be in the "big kids" group!

House Update

So here's the latest on the sale:

• The appraisal was done ... it appraised out fine, so we're good there ... a Praise God!
• We've heard back from the buyers regarding things that they'd like done based upon the physical inspection. There's quite a lot of things, but most of them are very minor, kind of nit-picky repairs. The plan is to offer them some cash at closing to fix those things.
• Apparently the buyers are having some issues locking in their interest rate. They got some bad advice from their lender and missed a lower rate. Fortunately, they easily qualify at the higher rate, but this is still a bit of a concern.

So the prayer requests: that there would be no snags with the physical inspection $$, that the buyers would get the rate they want and this wouldn't be an issue.

Thanks for caring!

Emma's Birthday Pix ...

Opening presents ...

Earings that Cousin Sally picked out.

I told Emma she was getting a rock from us ... so that's what she unwrapped ... attached to it was a clue to a treasure hunt to find her present.

Reading clues ...

More clues ...

And the payoff!

School related pix ...

These pictures are from school things ...

Emma's musical ... she's sitting with her good friend Olivia.

Buddies ... Emma's two best friends Hannah (on the right) and Olivia.

During the mom's tea at Timmy's school they made hats!

Some Pix From Vacation

Okay, we'll get you going with some pix from the weekend in Chicago. I have lots of others that I took off the camera last night, but I'll get to those as I have time (and remember)!

By the lake, about a 15 minute walk from the house!

Buckingham Fountain ... right across the street from the lake.

Scooting over to the fountain/lake.

Dinner in "our" house.

Cyndie took this from the El ... that group of houses is the neighborhood where we stayed.

I think this mirrored bean thing is called the Cloud Gate.

The face fountain that the kids love.

In Grant Park.

The front of "our" house.

Some Videos

This one is Timmy singing at the Mom's Tea at his Pre-School.


Emma at her musical (k - 2nd grade). She's in the front in a brown shirt.

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