Adjusting to Daylight Savings Time

I'm sleepy today! Didn't sleep well last night, heading to bed soon (9:15 pm), but oh, it is so nice to have more light later in the day.

Mark was sick today, so I went to church by myself and missed him, but he was feeling lots better by the time I came home. He slept all afternoon, which was just what he needed. He had a headache and upset stomach - the typical Mark issues when he's feeling crummy. I feel badly for him, but there's not much I can do except let him alone so he can rest. He had his appetite back for supper, and has had a good evening.

I talked with Kendra this evening. They are settling in to their apartment in Lawrence. I don't have the address yet. They got home from the airport about 1:00 am this morning. Yuck! But some people from the ward came over yesterday afternoon and helped Chris get the truck unloaded, so at least that chore was done. Kendra says the apartment is currently chaos--boxes, boxes, boxes everywhere. They managed to just lay the mattresses on the floor last night to sleep. Laurie and Alex (Chris' younger brother) Last are there for a week to help them get settled in.

Tomorrow I'll be working on curriculum all day with the reading teacher, trying to help more of our sophomores pass their reading test by the end of the year. First we have to help them buy in to wanting to read better, and then we have to provide some instruction that helps them actually improve.

I'm the same as always. I feel fine (except for being sleepy) and I'm looking forward to this next week. I have my PSU paper about 1/4 written - I'll work on it some more in the evenings, and I can take Wednesday off with flex time if I have to.

Maleena & Max's wedding

Sorry I haven't posted here for a while. I am SOOOOO glad that I am almost finished with my PSU term! This class was a good, but it was a stinker.

I'm pretty sure I told you that Max & Maleena changed their wedding date to June 5, didn't I? We had dinner with them again tonight. Communication is improving. I wish it were a perfect world, but it's not, so I'm trying to accept what is and get on with it.

After dinner we went to Joanne's Fabrics and bought some fabric for the table cloths. "Watermelon" (ie, bright pink) and "coral" (ie, bright orange). Whew! I think I'm blind. Better bring your sunglasses if you come to their wedding.

The combination is actually pretty...but they sure weren't putting colors like that together when I was their age! At least I will look calmer! Here's a link to the dress I'm probably going to buy for myself: Dress Link. I could just buy it online (from Penneys), but I'd rather go try it on in the store to make sure it's going to work.

I'd better go get busy on my term paper - due Wednesday night. Love you guys.

Better News...It's a Girl! And a Boy!

No, not twins.

I can't remember if I told you that Ashley and Nate are having a girl (in June).

David and Holly called today to share that they are having a boy (in July).

Both pregnancies are going well, with healthy babies.

Not-so-good news

Julia and Mike just found out today that Mike is getting laid off. Tough news at a tough time for their family. They were hoping that he would get a raise this month, but instead he won't even have a job. That's all I know so far. I don't even know what else to say.

Size of The Echo?

How long was the Echo - 22' or 32'? For some reason, I can never keep it straight. I mentioned her in my post about tsunamis on my other blog - said she was 32' - but now I'm worried I have the wrong length.

As I look again at the dimensions of Jessica's Watson's sailboat (34'), I'm thinking that it looks a lot bigger than the Echo. Maybe the Echo just seemed bigger to me because I was so small?

Could you email me to let me know, please?

Photos of Joseph John

They call him JJ. Can you get on to Angela's blog? Try this link to see if you can connect to her blog and see some darling photos of the new baby and the twins. Not sure if you will need special permissions...

Kendra Update

Kendra called last night to say that she and Chris have decided to move their family to Emporia, Kansas next month! That's where his master's program is based, and he will have more employment opportunities there. The rent is about half what they are paying in Provo. The whole family will drive back to Provo for Chris' graduation in April, and he will fly back one more weekend for his last class there, but they will save more in rent than what the flight will cost.