Greene Valley

We took our Saturday hike this morning at Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville. A lot of the trail was out in the open. We walked about 3 miles. We didn't see much wildlife. We did beat the thunderstorms and lightning. The boys are all finished with school for the summer. They both made honor roll all four quarters. They started running their miles for football this past Wednesday. Their coach wants them to run 3 a week to be ready for the season and build up their stamina. We'll see how their times improve. We run at the Hinsdale South track where they practiced for track. We celebrated the end of the school year at Pizza Hut and then spent two hours at the Barnes and Noble next door. I started reading David McCullough's "1776." I finished two chapters and plan to read more or buy the book. We plan on visiting Valley Forge this summer and I thought it would get me in the right frame of mind. Last year we watched the movie "Gettysburg" before we visited Gettysburg. It really helped them to understand the history and imagine what happened. I also watched a DVD on Ohio since we plan on visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and the Football Hall of Fame in Canton.