Baby Invasion!

Chris and I have had 2 friend's have babies in the last week! We have another couple with one on the way next week. Plus one that just had a baby boy in August. It's the Baby Invasion! You know this when the checkout lady at Babies R Us recognizes you and you don't have any children! We want to wish all our friends who are new parents lots of love and luck! The Mack's are here if you need us!







Owen W. Heilman





Callan V. Cordogan

Bye Bye Appendix!

Well the new "Mack" news is that I just got out of the hospital. I went in Monday for lower right abdominal pain and lo and behold it was my appendix. I was sooo happy to be released! I have to be one of the WORST hospital patient's ever! I may have handled it better if Palos Hospital had wireless internet connection in the room. I was a much nicer patient at Prentice Hospital where I could get my email from my recovery bed. I was treating my stay as a "Painful Fat Farm". I am really hoping that I lost at least 5 pounds from this experience. So wish me luck in home bound recovery. I will hopefully be back to my ol self in a few weeks. I am going to take this process a bit slow because I do not want to end up back in the hospital and trust me, those nurses do not want me back. On Thursday Morning, when there was a good chance I was not going to be released, I went to that dark, ugly and mean place that most of us have. Mine is not pretty for those of you who have never experienced it- ask Chris, my Mom or Becca. They have witnessed it before. When they heard the tone in my voice and some of the language I was using in morning hours they all probably braced for the worst. Luckily the good news came and my doctor gave me an extra painful procedure before I left to slap me back into "Happy to be Home and Have People Who Love Me Stacey" Other than having too much TV time on my hands to watch my favorite sports teams lose I am doing well so far. The Cubs?!!! I have been really trying to keep my screaming to a minimum b/c it does hurt a bit when I do. Maybe the Bears have heard my news and they will get a win for me!