just when you thought you may never hear from me again - qwest comes through with installing my home internet! whoohooo! i must say that i really have felt very out of the loop not being able to regularly check email, facebook, or blog. it has been rough! in any case, so much of nothing has happened this month that it was actually nice!
work at the university of the minnesota has been really awesome! i love the work and the people i work with are really committed, smart and all around entertaining! so fun. working in a big city like minneapolis is challenging. i pay $93 a month for a spot in a garage about 1/2 mile from my office. i am one of those wonderful women who treks through all kinds of weather in shoes that should be allowed only in a hospital to get to work - usually late. impressive, i know!
the kids are doing SO well. sophie began preschool this week. i love her so much and the thought of her having a life separate from the one that matt and i are directly a part of is so bizarre. a bit sad and milestone-esqe, but i am so thrilled that she can begin to build a little life of her own. she is great.
ellee is amazing. she takes after her mom in the area of vocabulary - she talks non-stop even if there is nothing more to say. love it. she screams when she gets her long blond hair brushed, squirms like a fish out of water when she is forced into diaper changes and would rather be naked than be made to get dressed. she is all personality. just as much as she hates getting her hair washed, she loves playing in the sand box, dancing and playing catch. she is so entertaining. it's so great to hear her start to chime in at prayer time and randomly shout 'Jesus' during our conversations. hysterical.
casey is so big. he is working on sleeping through the night, eating stage one foods and keeping an appropriate amount of drool in his mouth as opposed to on his shirt - just like dad. just kidding! what great men they both are! seriously, i feel like casey is becoming so independent already - is that a third child survival mechanism? he is rolling over, starting to sit up and showing signs of getting some teeth. he is in love with his sisters and we are all loving him!
matt is surviving his evening shifts at ups - although not loving the sleep deprivation - can you blame him? he does really enjoy the officiating he gets to do a couple of days a week, so hopefully it will all even out! we have been so grateful that he has been able to stay home with the kids while i am at the u - I FEEL BLESSED BY HIM.
soooo - there you are. an update of our normal life in a time of not-so-normal transition. continuing to count our blessing, realize that prayers are being answered each day and trying to be good to each other through it all.
we miss you. those of you who are far away are so missed each day. from our chicago people to our michigan folks. we love you and wish that we were able to see you more. even across the state lines, you are cherished parts of us. thank God for cell phones, email and blogs. please keep in touch.
love,
the schans party of five
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