Pictures Of My Buddies

Alright, so you all know my love for kids/babies, right? Well, If you don't, now you know!! Here are my little cousins who I love so much!! :-)

Nerdy Wes!!
Me & Brenna last September when we went to Kansas!
Laura Lou
Ashlyn
Ernie

Wessie

A New Post!

So now when you look at my blog, you won't see my Grandma's obituary. A lot has happened since I last wrote...so here I go blabbing away about stuff you probably don't really care about. Actually, I might just tell you everything what happened with(or some)pictures!! Except for the most tragic thing that has ever happened to me. ;)
On Thursday, I had violin at 10:00 and afterwards, we were going to go clean out at Grandma's. Well, Mom went there during my violin lesson, and I told her to pick me up at 10:45. My lesson was only till 10:30 though, cause Kalsey had to go to work. So I was in the house by myself waiting for my Mom....15 minutes....30 minutes....45 minutes.....and an hour went past. Mom's still not there. I didn't have my phone with me, 'cuz the battery was dead, and Kalsey doesn't have a home phone, just a cell. So, then I didn't know what to do! I walked a 1/2 mile with my violin stuff but then decided to take it back. After I took it back, I walked to Grandma's from Kalsey's. It seems really far (especially when walking it) but my mom said it's only 2 miles. But... I think it's farther than that... I had to walk on interstate, so that was bad enough... Anywho, I walked in at noon, and mom looked at me and had a panic attack.... she got totally involved cleaning out at Grandma's she forgot me(obiouvsly). It really wasn't a bad walk except for it was really cold and I had a head/ear ache for most the day after that......
So, it's not really a tragic story.....but it's definitely one I'll never forget. It's not quite as bad as Hyde's! :-)
On Friday, I went over to Jenna(& Jamie's). It was a lot of fun....Going to Wal-mart at Midnight to get stuff off the truck for eBay, Me and Jam making cookies at 1 in the morning, playing "The Price Is Right," and rushing around cleaning the house so someone could come look at it. It was great to do something with friends since it's been way to long. You know, I never do anything fun. Especially for a teenager. My little brother who is 9, does more with friends than me. *sigh*.....
Well, here's some pictures of Me and Jamie...They're in the wrong order, but o well! :)



Eating the Cookies
And us before eating the cookies. It's a really
cheesy picture of me.... I was a bit slap happy.


Alright guys(& girls)... My blog is boring. Admit it..... so give me some ideas, please! Do you want pictures? Or do you want me to continue this boring stuff?? Give me any ideas please!! :-)

Eureka- Ida Pfaffmann, 94, of 512 Valley Court Eureka, died at 8:27 am on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at her home. She was born on November 27, 1912 in Gridley, IL to Jacob and Karoline Messer Schlipf. She married Ernst Pfaffmann on May 23, 1937 in Peoria, IL. He died on December 26, 1988. Surviving are three sons, Jack (Ruth) Pfaffmann of El Paso, Max (Mary) Pffaffmann of Washington, Robert (Lily) Pfaffmann of Washington; one daughter, Sandy (Ken) Fehr of Eureka; 17 granchildren and three great grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and five sisters. She was a member of the Washington Apostolic Christian Church where funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 6, 2007. Church ministers will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8 pm at Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in Eureka and from 9:00-9:45 am on Saturday at the church. Burial will be in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Washington. Memorial contributions may be made to the Apostolic Christian Home of Eureka or the BroMenn Hospice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ruestmanharrisfuneralhome.com

Well.....

There was a lot of changes made this morning. We are no longer going to Mexico & Heidi is no longer going to Kansas.
Grandma(Ida) Pfaffmann died this morning at about 8:45. It's kinda been crazy around here since then. Mom & Dad and everyone else are up at Grandma's right now.
It's very disappointing though, that we're not going to Mexico....Again. The same thing happened last February. 2 days before leaving for Mexico, they didn't think Grandma was going to live through the week, so we canceled our trip. We scheduled our trip for a year later, and then we have to cancel it again.
I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever get to go to Mexico.
It's kinda weird that Grandma actually died. There has been so many times they she was soo bad and we didn't think she was going to live the rest of the week, but she popped right out of it.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do today...Just me and the boys home and we don't have to do school.

5 MORE DAYS......

Till we go to Mexico/Arizona!! I am so superly excited. Except for, it was colder in Mexico yesterday than it was in Illinois!! We looked at the weather for Arizona and it's supposed to be in the high 60's. So not too warm. :-( We're going to be in Mexico for 4 days, although I wish we were staying longer. And then, we're going to be in Arizona for 5 days, staying at a condo.

Happy New Year!

Love ya'll bunches n bunches!
wendi

Merry Christmas!! (even though it's a little late) I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas like I did. It was full of family, food and fun.
Saturday was the Pfaffmann Christmas at Uncle Jack's. We watched The Polar Express and as usual, ate too much and then went on a walk.
Sunday was our own family Christmas. After church, we picked up Bernardi's chicken(which is the best chicken EVER!), and then opened presents. I got a lot of stuff for my room and keyboard. Oh, I never mentioned, I got a keyboard for my room about a month ago. I love it!!!
Monday, Christmas Day, we went to church and then went straight to Grandma Schick's. As usual, it was very crowded, but we survived another year. A whole bunch of us played Apples to Apples for about 3 hours. After supper, all the cousins(or most) went to Traever and Andrea's to hang out.
Tuesday was the big Schick Christmas. It was at a church that had a gym, so that was good.... but it was still boring as ever. Afterwards, Jenna spent the night. And then.....Wednesday was day care day! Aunt Jeanne, Jill, Kate & Rachel went shopping for a while so they dropped off all there kids. Then Jessica dropped all hers off. So there was: Amber, Holly, Benj, Wes, Brenna, Kyle, Trenton, Raegan, Ashlyn, Kristy, Eric & Luke. It went great until:
-Trenton hit his teeth against the table and his teeth were bleeding like crazy
-Regean and Ashlyn wanted to eat at the same time
-When Heidi wasn't watching Ashlyn and she kicked her baby food onto the floor with glass and baby food everywhere and everyone stepping in it
-After eating, Reagan spit up all over him, me, and the floor
-And when Brenna spilled cherroies all over the floor.

May I might add that this alll happened within a minute period.

And some pictures!!

The 16 Kids (counting us older ones)
Uncle Tom, Wes, & Baby John
The pile of cousins - L to R:
Jenna, Heidi, Me, & Josh
Linds on the bottom, Ryan on top of her.

Have a great day!!

Happy 83rd Birthday, Grandma!

Monday night was my Piano Recital at Mrs. Schupps. It went good.
Tuesday we went Christmas shopping in Bloomington and then went to BroMenn Hospital to play violins. There was 20 something people there in this huge lobby and it sounded awesome. Afterwards, we went to Pizza Hut.....Cliffie is too cute!!
Wednesday morning I went and helped Linds at school. She picked me up at 7:30 and school got out at 2:15. I don't know how she does it everyday. When I was leaving she told me, "now you know why I always feel like I was ran over by a tractor." :0) The kids were cute but very excited and hyper for Christmas. Straight after helping Linds I went to Kidders and played the piano there. I got a new music book! YAY! :0)
Today is Grandma Schick's 83rd birthday! The adults are going out to eat at the Fish House and then everybody(counting all the kids) is going back to Uncle Tom and Aunt Carol's for a party and cake.


Grandma Schick, 83 Years Old!!!

And...Our 2006 Christmas Letter

Well, Christmas is inching closer, and since nobody got around to writing the Christmas letter earlier, I (Heidi) got assigned the duty last night. So here it goes.
Dad is still busy at work. Even though we don’t have lots of news about him, he faithfully takes care of us all, starting the woodburner each morning so we can wake up to a cozy warm house, and a million other things. Lately, us girls have kept him busy setting mousetraps.
Mom is still home schooling the younger kids, so she stays busy with that. She very much enjoys her great nephews and nieces. Sometimes we wonder if she thinks she’s a grandma to them - she sure takes “grandma rights.”
I just finished my last semester at Illinois Central College, and am looking very forward to starting at Methodist College of Nursing in January. I quit working at the nursing home this summer, and it’s given me lots more free weekend time, which I gladly take advantage of.
Adam got a buck with his bow this year and boy, were we proud of him! He took Driver’s Ed this summer and has been making good use of having his permit. It’s scary. He worked a lot this summer baling hay, helping Uncle Tom, and mowing. He could hardly stand it when all his activity stopped after an emergency appendectomy in July. He loves fishing, hunting, and trapping. Too bad those aren’t subjects in school. Mom is a little less than thrilled about his coon skins laying in her freezer.
Wendi continues to charm our ears with her piano music, and her violin music is getting closer. She’s starting her second year teaching piano lessons to my cousin’s two girls, as well as Luke when he cooperates. She loves kids and babysitting, is a professional shopper, and enjoys talking and being with her friends.
Luke continues to be, well, his unique imaginative self. He loves helping Adam with trapping, playing outside in his forts or sandbox, or turning our living room (and most of the house) into a farm, complete with soybeans and corn all over the floor. He was excited to be able to ride with Uncle Tom during harvest, and is pretty sure he wants to be a farmer.
As usual, this summer took the family (minus me) to St. Germain, Wisconsin. I stayed home because I was taking two summer classes. I had a great time, and I heard they did too. Some of the excitement included lots of fishing, good food, playing guitars in the van on the way up, family time, and a grease fire that burned the grill to the ground (long story).
Well, that is our year in a nutshell. We love hearing from all of you and getting your cards, letters, and pictures in the mail. May God bless you with His presence in this Christmas season.

With love,
Max, Mary, Heidi, Adam, Wendi, & Luke