Happy Holidays!

Hear is the annual picture of the Hope Boys. Compare this one to the 2008 version. Wow. Bart is growing up fast! Alex looks pretty much the same. We hope to have a restful and fun holiday season (hopefully with a couple of outings).

Bears WIN!

Well we were so excited about the Bears this year See the post for the preseason game August 16. Its amazing how quickly excitement and optimism can turn to disappointment. Cutler our new quarterback leads the NFL in interceptions, not TDs like we hoped, Anyway, only had tickets for one real game this year, Bears vs St Louis Rams. At least they won against one of the worst teams in Football. No playoffs this year. At least we still have Illini B-ball. They have two great freshman guards.

Another Great Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is always a big event at the hope household. This year we has 28 family members (if you count little children). We couldn't find a turkey more than 19 pounds. So I roasted two 13 pounders. Yum! Yum!