Good news

Well, even though my siblings think we've dropped off the face of the earth (in regards to the family blog site) we are still here and reading the blog. I just need to make it one of my bookmarks and remember to check it...we should add a feature that emails us when there is a new post and then I would remember to check it ALL the time.

Things have been absolutely crazy for us this last month. In the last five weeks we've taken house hunting trips to Chicago twice (which includes learning the ins and outs of Travelocity.com last-minute packages and how to rent cars for cheap...not to mention how to navigate toll roads), I've been diagnosed with anemia and gestational diabetes and had to go on a special diet, checked out 200 residents, checked in 40 more, orchestrated inventory-ing of 800+ dorm rooms in Helaman, Jason turned in his first full draft of his thesis so he can graduate in August (he'll defend at the end of June), got a tetnis shot so UIC would accept him as a graduate student, and all three of us had birthdays in there with a birthday party for Bekah's church friends. Bekah also completed her medical and dental visits for kindergarten, which included her last shot for 7 more years (hopefully) and getting her first filling at the dentist, which was a little traumatic. We also bought a crib and some bedding, and baby clothes for our baby that's going to be here in less than 8 weeks!!! I cannot believe how fast this pregnancy is going. It's almost scary. Looking at this list of all that's happened just in five weeks, I almost feel like crying for joy that we made it. I can see God's hand really sustaining us through these times.

Our big news this week is we finally have an offer on a house that's been accepted! We're scrambling to get all the paperwork in order since it's a HUD home that requires a lot of red tape to go through, but if all goes well we'll be closing about the 1st of July. We're posting pictures on the picture website. It's a 3 bedroom 1 bath home on the main floor with a detached 1.5-car garage, fenced yard, and a 90-second walk to Bekah's kindergarten across the street! There is also a full basement (which in Illinois you can't count in the listing as square footage...so really it's a 5 bedroom, 2 bath home!). Jason will be going out there during July to get the place all painted and lay new flooring before we move in--the hope being he'll return before the baby is born. We'll see how things work out.

Anyway, guess that's enough info for now. We'll keep you posted.

TODAY IS ANGELA'S BIRTHDAY!!!

All Grown Up

Here's a little video of the girls playing together. They are both growing up so much! Ashlyn loves to pretend with dishes and copy what she sees us do - that is, feed anyone with an open mouth. :)

TODAY IS BEKAH'S BIRTHDAY!

TODAY IS NIKKI'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Wisdom from a Child

This morning I climbed up on the kitchen counter to reach something up high. Kaylee came in the room and said:

Hey, Mom!
Be careful.
Get down . . . that's not a playground!

I guess she told me. :)

(I'm not sure whether anyone checks this blog anymore. So, if you read this, please leave a little comment, and I'll know whether or not to continue posting.)