Taylor and Madison are looking forward to being done with school in just two more weeks. Taylor is hoping to get both lunch and dinner hours at the restaurant. Madison will start Driver’s Ed as soon as school is out.
Much Ado About Nothing rehearsals are every week night and Saturday mornings, so Wendy and aren’t doing much else outside of work. Are you coming to the show? It’s FREE! For schedule of performance dates and locations click here.
We had two graduation parties to attend yesterday, which seemed like a lot until I spoke with Monique, one of our group members who we ran into at Brooke Zehr’s reception. Monique said that she had 27 graduation receptions to attend next weekend. That’s ALOT of white cake.
Wendy and I stopped by Mom & Dad Vander Well’s yesterday after the graduation parties. They are back from Lake of the Ozarks for a few weeks. Pray for mom’s cataract surgery tomorrow (May 22).
We then scooted up to Boone to see Mom & Dad Hall and attend Suzanna’s little league softball game. She was adorable in her hot-pink batting helmet. Heidi was home, as well. She and Jesse are planning to move to Iowa City the first of August. We’re looking forward to having them closer!
Happy Mother’s Day! Mom Hall came to Pella with Becky and Suzanna yesterday. We took Grandma VH to Pizza Ranch for lunch. Mom VW is at their ‘playhouse’ on Lake of the Ozarks through the rest of this week and then returns to DSM for her 2nd cataract surgery.
Wendy survived her first week commuting to the new office in Sully. It’s about a 20-30 minute drive, (depending on the amount of farm implement traffic in Peoria! Ha!). She’s been putting in ALOT of hours with the transition. One little surprise has been Faye Brand’s dog, who likes to sneak into the office and lay by Faye’s desk (which means he lays between Faye and Wendy).
It was a long week of client meetings for me this week, with one overnight in Lincoln, NE. By the time I got back to the office on Friday the stack of work that had piled up was deep and wide.
We decided to forget work yesterday and just enjoy the day together. After lunch with mom & grandma we headed to DSM for some shopping and finished the day having dinner with my brother, Tim, who was proudly showing off one of the two guitars he finished last week. Sounds like he’s going to buy an old commercial building in Red Wing, MN to convert to a home and guitar shop.
Taylor and Madison are counting down the days until school’s out for the summer (3 weeks!). Madison is taking Driver’s Ed before leaving for Thailand. Taylor has been working a lot of hours at the restaurant and is hoping to pick up another part-time job.
It’s been stinkin’ COLD, with rain and wind all week. Feels more like late November instead of mid-May (Most of the Tulips are still up if you want to stop by and see them).
Happy Mother’s Day! Mom Hall came to Pella with Becky and Suzanna yesterday. We took Grandma VH to Pizza Ranch for lunch. Mom VW is at their ‘playhouse’ on Lake of the Ozarks through the rest of this week and then returns to DSM for her 2nd cataract surgery.
Wendy survived her first week commuting to the new office in Sully. It’s about a 20-30 minute drive, (depending on the amount of farm implement traffic in Peoria! Ha!). She’s been putting in ALOT of hours with the transition. One little surprise has been Faye Brand’s dog, who likes to sneak into the office and lay by Faye’s desk (which means he lays between Faye and Wendy).
It was a long week of client meetings for me this week, with one overnight in Lincoln, NE. By the time I got back to the office on Friday the stack of work that had piled up was deep and wide.
We decided to forget work yesterday and just enjoy the day together. After lunch with mom & grandma we headed to DSM for some shopping and finished the day having dinner with my brother, Tim, who was proudly showing off one of the two guitars he finished last week. Sounds like he’s going to buy an old commercial building in Red Wing, MN to convert to a home and guitar shop.
Taylor and Madison are counting down the days until school’s out for the summer (3 weeks!). Madison is taking Driver’s Ed before leaving for Thailand. Taylor has been working a lot of hours at the restaurant and is hoping to pick up another part-time job.
It’s been stinkin’ COLD, with rain and wind all week. Feels more like late November instead of mid-May (Most of the Tulips are still up if you want to stop by and see them).
We auditioned last Sunday for day roles in an upcoming Hollywood film shooting in Cedar Rapids and Norway Iowa called The Final Season. Who knows. It was fun to audition.
Wendy’s office moved out to Co-Line in the greater Sully metropolitan area. Co-Line purchased GoalSetters this past Spring. Wendy has a great corner cubicle with an expansive view of the rural landscape.
Madison got her driving permit last week (yikes!). Of course, she wanted to drive the Cadillac home from the court house. Ummmmmm….no.
Speaking of Madison, her support is all raised for Thailand and she’s already putting away money towards her next mission trip. Anything extra she raised can go toward another TeenMania trip if it’s used within (I think) a year, otherwise it goes towards TeenMania’s general budget.
Taylor’s boss at Monarch’s Restaurant told me that she’s a great hostess and they’ve been impressed with the way she handles the Tulip Time crowds. At times, Taylor managed over forty people waiting for tables. Her boss said, "Taylor’s so sweet, people can’t get mad at her. If we have an angry customer we just send Taylor up there." They’ve asked Taylor to train their new hostess. Not bad for fifteen years old.
We auditioned last Sunday for day roles in an upcoming Hollywood film shooting in Cedar Rapids and Norway Iowa called The Final Season. Who knows. It was fun to audition.
Wendy’s office moved out to Co-Line in the greater Sully metropolitan area. Co-Line purchased GoalSetters this past Spring. Wendy has a great corner cubicle with an expansive view of the rural landscape.
Madison got her driving permit last week (yikes!). Of course, she wanted to drive the Cadillac home from the court house. Ummmmmm….no.
Speaking of Madison, her support is all raised for Thailand and she’s already putting away money towards her next mission trip. Anything extra she raised can go toward another TeenMania trip if it’s used within (I think) a year, otherwise it goes towards TeenMania’s general budget.
Taylor’s boss at Monarch’s Restaurant told me that she’s a great hostess and they’ve been impressed with the way she handles the Tulip Time crowds. At times, Taylor managed over forty people waiting for tables. Her boss said, "Taylor’s so sweet, people can’t get mad at her. If we have an angry customer we just send Taylor up there." They’ve asked Taylor to train their new hostess. Not bad for fifteen years old.
We auditioned last Sunday for day roles in an upcoming Hollywood film shooting in Cedar Rapids and Norway Iowa called The Final Season. Who knows. It was fun to audition.
Wendy’s office moved out to Co-Line in the greater Sully metropolitan area. Co-Line purchased GoalSetters this past Spring. Wendy has a great corner cubicle with an expansive view of the rural landscape.
Madison got her driving permit last week (yikes!). Of course, she wanted to drive the Cadillac home from the court house. Ummmmmm….no.
Speaking of Madison, her support is all raised for Thailand and she’s already putting away money towards her next mission trip. Anything extra she raised can go toward another TeenMania trip if it’s used within (I think) a year, otherwise it goes towards TeenMania’s general budget.
Taylor’s boss at Monarch’s Restaurant told me that she’s a great hostess and they’ve been impressed with the way she handles the Tulip Time crowds. At times, Taylor managed over forty people waiting for tables. Her boss said, "Taylor’s so sweet, people can’t get mad at her. If we have an angry customer we just send Taylor up there." They’ve asked Taylor to train their new hostess. Not bad for fifteen years old.
It’s been a great week!
