Today we had to say goodbye to our faithful friend and member of the family, Our Sweet Sophie Lu. Sophie was 14 years and 2 months old. Rob and I were remembering the day we brought her home (in August, 1993) to our condo in Schaumburg. She rode on the front seat in between us all the way from Edwardsville, Illinois. That was a long trip for such a little puppy! Sophie has been through a lot with our family over the years, including being knocked out of "top dog" spot when Adam arrived in 1998 and then again in 2002 when Emily was born. She couldn't believe when we actually brought another one of them home! But she was always concerned as to where they were and what they were doing (and always hung around under their chairs at dinnertime!) One of her favorite things was sitting in the sun in the front yard where she could keep a watchful eye on the kids as they played. She was a great dog and a great friend and she will be missed by our whole family.
June 22, 1993 - August 21, 2007
Let the games begin - the fall soccer season has started! Adam is playing with the same team he's played with the last 4 years, so these guys are really getting pretty good. This season we got new green jerseys, which I think look very sharp. We also just bought Adam new shoes because (a) he can't wear the ones from last spring; and (b) these are the super cool, side-laced shoes everyone is talking about. They are supposed to be better for kicking! Also, two big changes this season are that we play two-20 minute halves, instead of four-10 minute quarters; plus the addition of a real referee, instead of the coaches. All the parents were laughing saying we were playing in the "big-time" league now! Should be a fun season!
