The Answers Keep Coming (whether you want them, or not)

Because I promised some answers, yesterday, I must keep it, right? Plus a couple of cell phone pictures of the blinding sun just isn't as exciting as I thought it would be.

1. What did you want to be as a child "when you grow up?" What is your dream job now? When I grow up, I'll let you know. I wanted to be an astronaut at one time, and then I also thought being an adventurer that saw the world, I also imagined that being some rich girl's "boy toy" would be fun, then there was the job of king (a good king, not one of them evil kings), and a great basketball player. So what do all these things have in common - why being a writer of course! Because they were all in my imagination. Corny, but true. Of course, I have never really put forth the proper amount of effort towards it, so I wonder if it would be my dream job, probably. Or maybe Supreme Court Justice, same thing right?

2. I'm itching for summer, so what is your favorite summertime activity? Going to Disney World, then again, that's also my favorite winter, spring and fall activities. Truth be told, summer is my least favorite time of the year, but if I had to choose one thing it would be... reading a book during a tornado warning, on the deck, while marveling at how quiet it gets right before the funnel cloud forms, and the antagonist of the story had just set up a trap for the protagonist and it looks like a doozy. Yeah, that's it.

 
3. And here's a deeper question for ya...Your family is one of the most faith-filled family I have ever known, what do you do to keep your faith so strong? I follow Jenni's lead. She's the saint that is working on getting me into heaven. Let's see, we also go to church every Sunday, and sit up front (not sure if that helps or not, but I think that they might behave better, plus they are always available), we pray before all our meals and before bedtime. Then Jenni does a lot more with them, from religious education to adoration, she really is a saint. We make believing in God a good thing, not some sort of social disease that a lot of people try to make it. But most of all, it's Jenni.

4. Last question, if you could visit your favorite S&BIL, where would you go? MN? Ooh, sneaky. However, since I grew up in Colorado, and I think you know how much I love visiting the state. But I can't say that Ben and Dana are my favorite S&BIL, because that would be wrong (and I don't know if they read the blog or not). I also enjoy me some Minnesota visiting, however I can't say that Geoff & Jenni are my favorite S&BIL, because that too, would be wrong. So, if I were to visit with my favorite S&BIL, I would go to DISNEY WORLD!!  

Let's Go!!

Driving Into the Fire

Okay,maybe it's not THAT extreme! Here are a couple shots I took while driving into work this morning, with both hands on the wheel and my eyes on the road. Well, at least one of each. I mean look at the safe distance between me and the guy in front of me, and the yellow line on my left. See, I'm a good driver.

Your eyes aren't deceiving you either, the pictures aren't in order ~ Blogger won't let me change them.

More Answers

Because the demand I have some more answers for you! Thanks to Colleen over at Mommy Always Wins, you will soon find out the following:

Did you & (or) your wife ever think you'd have seven kids? Roger's answer: I always wanted to have six children, all girls. I even had them named: Samantha, Tabitha, Jessica, Rebecca, Veronica and Jennifer. One out of six ain't too bad as we do have a Jessica, and thought about naming one of our daughters Rebecca. Jenni put the nix completely on Samantha and Tabitha, saying something about "Bewitched." Veronica was never a big favorite of hers either, and we couldn't very well have a Jennifer Jr. - too weird.

But seven? Nope, can't honestly say that I ever thought that we would have that many kids, because Jenni was strictly a four blessings and under kind of girl.

Actually, we both agreed to being open to whatever blessings that God decided that we could handle, and we are thankful for every single one. Of course, Jenni has mentioned that she thinks this future child might just be our last blessing. There is always that saying that goes something like this "Wanna make God laugh, tell Him your plans."

Plus, we only have three girls.




You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones

*More tomorrow; answers for my Sister In-Law.

22 Words, Again!

Because my brain is mush, I have to resort to cheap parlor tricks like writing a blog post in twenty two words.

Best Pig Commercial EVER!!

I had never seen this before, but I am so glad that I did, because now I can share it with you all. :)

Something To Smile About

Seeing the kids all huddled around the computer, bonding, laughing and enjoying each other's company, while watching Hannah Montana, yes the boys were there as well. - I wish I had my camera!

Answer Time

Okay, it's been a long and productive Sunday, which means I have nothing. Lucky for me, I ask for some questions to help me along.

Thanks Jeff!

1) Do you live/work right in Chicago? If not, how far away are you? We do not live nor work within the city of Chicago (too crowded, too expensive, too taxed). We live in a small town (about 25,000) called Batavia, that is about 40 miles due west of Chicago. It's a nice little town that has grown quite a bit since we moved here, about 15 years ago. Makes me want to move further west, where you get more house for your money, but the job is in Carol Stream, which is roughly twelve miles east of us, and a twenty minute commute. So unless I no longer need my current job, we probably will be staying put for a while. Which is why we are working on updating the house, well that and the fact that we have number seven on the way.

2) How bad has the parking violations and towing gotten since it was privatized in Chicago? Can people waiting behind you at a red light in downtown Chicago wait more than 5 milliseconds before honking the horn after it turns green? Thankfully I do not need to park in Chicago, we always take the train, it's so much easier, and cheaper. For example, I can park at the Forest Park train station for $3 and that's for 15 hours, then I can ride the train anywhere, on any line for less than $3. As opposed to driving down to, let's say Wrigley Field, and trying to find a parking spot for less than $25. Which would you choose? Granted the public transportation way takes a little longer, but I prefer going to Cubs games that way. Plus, even a parking meter costs you $3.50 for, I think, two hours and you can only use quarters, so imagine lugging all that change around, just to park. No thank you.

As for the horn honking, I don't even think the cabs wait that long. We like to occasionally walk along Michigan Avenue (okay we've only done it a handful of times), and you always hear a horn being honked. It goes so well with the Christmas decorations, and holiday spirit, don't you think?

3) Have you seen that commercial where the guy gets on a plane in Mpls and flies to Chicago to get his pregnant wife a pizza for lunch? Is that a true story? I haven't seen it, but I'm sure that it's true, after all it is on television and they wouldn't try to mislead us, right? Although I could see someone trying it, it's only a 55 minute flight I think, but don't forget to add two hours on both sides for security. Then there is the ordering, and do you have it delivered or do you do a pick up? I mean if the husband left by 6AM, he might have it back in time for lunch, I guess.

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See how much fun that was? I mean I had absolutely nothing tonight, and Jeff saved me. Thanks again Jeff. Hope you don't mind my combining the questions, they seemed to naturally go together.

Now, if you want to have some fun, like Jeff did, send me your questions.

Bye-bye!!

Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too? - Bill Veeck, Chicago White Sox

Let's play two - Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs