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three cheers for the home team
At the end of the hall is a spacious kitchen where Kristie cooks while the kids do homework and art projects at a honed granite counter snuggled between two columns. That counter opens to a dining area where the family and often the children’s friends eat together nearly every night. “We have a great dining table, and we have people coming over all the time,” says this ever-on-duty mother. “We always have room for more.”
Parents of three children of their own—Jackson, 11, Kate, 9, and Clay, 6, plus two dogs—the Edwardses’ lives are plenty busy. Kristie is a full-time mom and Mike, after retiring as an options trader, coaches at Chicago Hope Academy, a private school the couple helped found. Most nights the family expands to include their children’s friends and high school students attending Chicago Hope. Two boys live with the family during the school week, benefiting from Mike and Kristie’s attention and guidance. “We’re trying to expose them to a different way of life and opportunities,” Kristie says. “We correct their manners, get them to bed at certain times, and have them pitch in with chores. They are part of the family.”
Sources:
Cabinetry: Lambright Woodworking, 260/593-2997.
Hardware: Restoration Hardware, 888/243-9720.
Countertop (honed statuary marble); perimeter countertop (honed absolute black granite): Becker Works Ltd., 773/395-0532.
