MA TESOL Update:

I'm finished! Seriously, finished! Today, I finalized my two term papers, organized my final binder, and even finished the last-minute thesis prospectus assigned today. Except for collecting a few more summaries from my classmates, I'm through. And all that entails is punching holes and adding to the binder. I've written my last word. I'm turning in final assignments for one class tomorrow, and will turn in final assignments for the next class on Friday--but I'm only waiting because of the summaries. Unless I've really screwed up these term papers, I'll bring home two A's.

Now, I get to spend all my spare time between now and Thursday polishing the presentation my colleague and I are giving at the Adult Basic Skills conference in Charlotte, NC.

I'm going to cross post this everywhere--so if you travel where I travel in Cyberspace, then you'll read this three or four times.

Mara's Physical Fitness Routine

"Mommie! These are my eskercises!"
She proceeds to jump around the house doing "jumping jacks," bend over backwards to stretch, sit on all fours bouncing her bottom up and down for "push ups," and so forth. It really is hilarious!

Erik and Baby Jarek. Please pray for them all, as Jarek is in the hospital with jaundice.  

My friends Erik and Sharon just welcomed baby Jarek into their family. Story at www.southernsalt.blogspot.com  

Here are Wendy and Flor again. 

Here are my friends from class. Flor is on the left and Wendy is on the right. These are the friends who have invited us to come visit them in Peru. We're hoping to make that happen sometime next year! 

Strolling down memory lane...

I started looking at some old pictures, and decided I needed to catch this blog up. We've missed a lot of special events that happened before I started the blog. I think I've gone overboard, however, and posted so many pics that now you'll have to check out July's archives to see them all. Also, if you haven't seen the Fourth of July pics, they'll be archived, too. I hope you enjoy the memories!

P.S.--I just checked, and it looks like they're not archived. The most recent pics are still just up on the site. But go check the archives anyway!

Cade baby 

Woah! Before baby bods! 

Why are you treating me this way? 

Bath time! 

Daddy's first diaper change--well...sort of. (8/28/02) 

First father-daughter talk.  

Chubby-chub 

Mara is five hours old here. 

Oh, the cruelty! Note the little cone-head.  

Brand new baby....August 19, 2002, somewhere after 1:50 A.M. 

Co-sleeping--wonderful (Jan 2003). 

Feb 2003 

Little Asian baby. (2/12/03) 

Not yet crawling--just scooching. (2/9/03) 

Mara's first bite of food--mashed bananas--yum! That's Aunt Cindy holding her. (Feb 2003) 

Who's the cutest little Eagles fan you've ever seen? (Jan 2003, 5 months old)

Springtime Baby (3/22/03) 

Diva Baby (March 2003) 

Sleepy pucker (March 2003)

April 2003 

Summer 2004