Hiatus

So we've had a pretty long hiatus recently 'round these parts.. Because A. we've been really busy, and B. we've had an Internet crisis and have been without for oh, about two and a half weeks now. I'm actually writing this on my iPhone, which I can tell you, is the very definition of tedious. But I just can't make our loyal readers wait any longer for updates. So here goes:

Emily has learned many invaluable lessons from school, including (but not limited to) how to more legibly write her name, the absolute necessity of zhu zhu pets for the completion of one's life, and how to swing all on her own. Honestly though, she's such a bright, sweet kid that this whole school thing has been almost effortless, and the biggest stress has been remembering which colors and/or shapes correspond to which weeks and figuring out what to do with the reams of completed work she brings home.

Dan has been really enjoying his new golf obsession, and sharing in the madness with my dad and brother in law. They're all getting pretty good, and I'm contemplating getting Dan a matching plaid knickers/ vest/ cap set for Christmas.

Me: I've been really loving school and enjoying he heck out of work. I've been placed with an AWESOME freshman English class, with a really fun, young teacher. She has told me time and again how she already doesn't know what she'd do without me, so of course it's awesome to be needed, and to feel like such an integral part of the classroom. Every day I am reassured that this is indeed what I want to do with my career, and that I am going to love every moment of it.

So now you're pretty much caught up. And in case you were wondering if perhaps we were called away unexpectedly to France for business or something.. Well no. Not yet anyway.