Weekly News

It has been a week since our last post (minus Logan's post) so here is the latest and greatest from our house:

-Logan had his ENT appointment this week. He is still not hearing some of the low sounds. Not sure why. The Dr. gave him some ear drops to clean out the gunk and will re-check him in 2 weeks. His tympanogram also was out of the normal range - maybe we are heading for a second round to tubes. Just like his mom and dad when they were kids.
-Carter had a couple of rough nights. His 2 year molars are popping through. As a result, I think we went 5-6 nights getting up 4-5x/night. Great for the grey hair.
-Shawn's back is much better. He started exercising again this week. Not sure what was more depressing, the back pain or the doctor telling him that he gained 10 pounds in the past year - great catalyst for more exercise.

Otherwise life is good; can't complain. Still waiting on the State Department. No new news. Shawn has his security clearance and we are eligible for an assignment anytime in the next 18 months. If the new goverment funding for diplomacy comes through there could be a surge in hiring, but at this time there is no reason to worry - out of of our control. Of course those moments of panic set in when you start to think about packing everything up and selling a house on a moment's nervous - guess we will cross that bridge if we come to it.

Hello from Logan

Hi - this is Logan...daddy is typing, but I am telling him what to say.

I like Allie and Dakota (friends from Preschool). I like Star Wars the Clone Wars. I played with Ewen and Garrett this weekend. I played basketball with Dominic and Porter yesterday; and I went to their hocky game and ate popcorn.

I have to go now...mommy is taking me to the kids area at the health club with my friend Allie.

Spring is here...

Only in MN do kids where shorts to school when it is 50 degrees. Finally, spring has arrived. Logan and Carter are like two kids in a candy store creating a tornado in our neighborhood on their bikes, scooter, and skateboard. Nothing like a mix of snow, mud, salt, and sidewalk chalk to make bathtime mandatory.

Shawn found out today that all his back pain over the weekend was from a slipped disc. Hopefully he will recover soon so he can get back exercising and enjoy the warm weather.

This past weekend Logan joined his buddy Ewen at a kids carnival and came home looking a little strange - check out the pic. Hopefully it is just a phase....I guess he could have come home in a dress.

Our first post -

What is the purpose of a blog. I guess it could fall under the category of a new techie toy. But at the same time I think it serves a valuable purpose. What better way to keep all your family, friends, and complete strangers informed of what is happening in your life. Plus, what an easy way to create a scrapbook of your life events. No clue what we will post on this site. Depending on the day, our household could be engaged in an in-depth analysis of various labor law implications...or on a more common day we could be trying to diagnose the newest strain of mucus in our house. What better way to start our new blog then with some pics of our boys :o)

Test: 1,2,3

Setting up our new blog - more to come soon