Back To School...

Life just seems stranger and stranger as everyone gets ready to go back to school...except me. It's feeling pretty weird not setting up a classroom or mentally preparing for a new group of students. Sometimes I feel really sad about it, but all it takes to cheer me up is thinking about my new job.

Speaking of my new job: Lily is now a little over 2 months old. At her 2 month checkup she weighed in at 11 lbs., 15 oz. Sometimes I think she gets bigger overnight. We think she might be intolerant to dairy and so I've had absolutely no diary products for over a week now. She seems to be doing much better which is great, but I am craving milk and cheese. Do you have any idea how tough it is to cut cheese out in Wisconsin?


Lily turned two months on Geoff's 25th birthday, and for Geoff's birthday I had a surprise party planned. It wasn't going to be big, but he had NO idea it was coming. Then, the day before the party, he called from work to say that he got free tickets to the Packer game. He also wanted to tell me that they were for the Birdseye Foods SKYBOX!! His final piece of news: the game was the next night (his surprise party). Of course I said I would go with him, but I had to tell him the plans for the party. All-in-all I don't think either of us were too disappointed. We got to watch the Packers CREAM the Falcons 38-10 from a skybox and we had a non-surprise party for Geoff the next day.

Last but not least: JL and Mel and all three girls are happily residing next door. We love having them as neighbors. My brother, Kevin, started school this week and we couldn't be more excited for him. Finally, my friend Christine started teaching in Columbia (the country) after only a minor passport mishap :)

Well, that's all for this posting. Hopefully I'll get the next one out a little sooner!