Cooke Christmas Card, 2006.
Sending holiday cards is a way for many people to reach out and say hello to family and friends. While some use this time to tell of the good — and sometimes sad — things that have occurred, the Cookes crossed the line into TMI...
The Cooke's 2006 Holiday Letter
In March we celebrated with Arianna when she made the top ten finalists in American Idol. Her worldwind concert tour is winding down with stops left in Yellville, Arkansas and Holler, Maryland but has still found time to keep up with her studies and be the three-year starting shortstop for the Homewood Flossmoor Vikings Varsity softball team.
In May, Gwen came back to earth from her historic flight into space, having landed on the moon, mars and venus. She's been able to put her excitement aside long enough to concentrate her senior year and be accepted to her four college choices.
Austin has had a remarkable year of high school, beginning with his 2-stroke victory over Tiger Woods in the Masters this spring, he garnered a starting position on the H-F Sophomore golf team and has been a surprise with his dominance on the swim team.
As October brought the beautiful leaves, Gabriella had a face-to-face with Bill Gates and taught him a few new tricks in Microsoft Word. She's also enjoying a challenging 4th grade.
Karen and Larry had a typical year; lunch with The President and First Lady in June; African safari in November; making P.B.&J. sandwiches 5 days a week x 4 lunches; taking the daily train into the loop from the Flossmoor Metra Electric.
You gotta love it!