The ongoing blog of the Tomchak family, in Wheaton IL USA

A Great Day in History

A Great Day in History

By on January 20, 2009 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

I don’t think I’ve ever been so proud to be an American. Today is the start of a great chapter in history.  For the full CNN story click here. 

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Some Tips to Help You Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity

By on January 16, 2009 in Text Post with 0 Comments

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down. 2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice ! 3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that. 4. Put Decaf In The […]

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A Few Weekend Photos

A Few Weekend Photos

By on January 11, 2009 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

We did absolutely nothing this weekend, except stay inside. Not just because we were exhausted from the week, but it was still snowing and the roads were in bad shape. All the more reason to stay in and be lazy (or at least as lazy as you can be with two boys running around).  There are more […]

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Birthday Highlights Video

By on January 2, 2009 in Video Post with 0 Comments

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Birthday Photos

Birthday Photos

By on January 1, 2009 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

To say it was a busy day would be an understatement. If it were not for Toni suggesting that I take some photos of the cake before it was cut there’s a good chance I would not have taken any photos at all. We ended up having around 30-40 people throughout the day and for […]

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Happy Birthday – Maximus!

Happy Birthday – Maximus!

By on December 31, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

And then God said, “Let there be two”… Just one short minute later (see previous post) there you were – Screaming and yelling like you wanted to start a fight with somebody, anybody. Even the nurses said “We’ve got a feisty one here”. After several minutes, you were still screaming. You just seemed to want […]

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Happy Birthday – Andrew!

Happy Birthday – Andrew!

By on December 31, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

I remember it so clearly.. You were the first one the doctor pulled out and the moment I looked at you I knew you were my son. You looked so much like me even from that first moment it was hard to believe. It was like a mini-me. Although you cried, you were not nearly […]

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The Boys Love Jeri

The Boys Love Jeri

By on December 26, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

We were about to leave the holiday festivities at Trina’s last night, and the boys insisted that they get a photo with Jeri Ann. Then little Timmy walked by and said he wanted in on the action too, so he jumped into the picture. You can find the rest of the photos on SmugMug.

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Merry Christmas – From the Tomchak Twins

Merry Christmas – From the Tomchak Twins

By on December 25, 2008 in Photo Post with 0 Comments

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51 Weeks Old and Counting…

51 Weeks Old and Counting…

By on December 23, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

What does it mean to have twins? Next week they will be a full year old, and I thought it might be a good time to reflect on the year. Here is a brief look back at the last year and some of the things that have changed in our lives. While everybody tells you […]

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