We took the kids down for an Illinois football game a few weeks ago. We took them for a mini tour around campus.
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| AniSci building - future study hall of our future sibling vet team! |
The bronze tablets in the graduate library have the names of the top 2% (I think) of each year's graduating class. When I was telling the kids about daddy's name being on there I asked them each privately, "who's name do you think is up there with daddy's?" Grant (bless his heart) said "mommy's!" Elizabeth, who apparently has heard this story said "Brant!" (which is the correct answer and college roommate of Brandon's)
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| Trying to get a closer look. |
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| Pointing out exactly where his name is. |
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| There are two little dots up there on the front steps of Folinger hall. |
We also went inside Lincoln Hall. Brandon has no recollection of the story to
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| Rubbing his nose for good luck! |
rub Abe's nose for good luck. I had chemistry in Lincoln and needed all the luck I could get!
The game was against Nebraska. It felt like we might have a fighting chance but then we lost the ball with 5 minutes to go so we took off. We were freezing cold and Grant had fallen asleep! We got in the car just in time to turn the radio on and hear the fireworks. Illni win!! It was such a good walk down memory lane and fun to share all of our stories with the kids!
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