What is going on in all of our lives

Well Emery has now finished her first real week of school. She seems to really like it. We went to back to school night on Wednesday and the principle seems like she is going to be great. She is new to the school this year and seems very eager to make it a good year for everyone. We meet Emery's teacher and she seems very different. I am not sure that I am going to like her. She is very cold with people and seems to be very unsure of herself. Not the way I picture a 1st grade teacher to be. I guess I am very narrow minded though because I had a great 1st grade teacher. Anyway Emery's teacher seemed very intimidated by people and it felt like she was trying to get through what she had to and then shove us all out the door. I could be very wrong though and being very judgmental so I will give her the benefit of the doubt and see what kind of year Emery has.

Ashlynn is doing well, she is loving the time that she gets alone with mommy while Emery is at school. She will start preschool next week and I am going to let her ride the bus this year. The school is about a mile from our house and I have heard wonderful things about the bus driver and the assistant that she will be riding with. I am a nervous wreck about the whole thing but I am sure that Ashlynn will love it all. I can not believe that she is even old enough to be thinking about preschool. Although the school is based around children with disabilities. She started when she turned 3 and will continue until she goes to Kindergarten. The Kindergarten has a great program for children with special needs as well if she still needs it. My guess is that she will. She is very smart and I know that someday she will catch up but I think it is going to take some time. But what do you expect from a preemie right?

Chris is still loving his job, we just got a new position in developing and programming. He was so excited about it because that is where he wanted to be. He is doing well and it sounds like everyone there is really pleased with his work. He loves this new environment because it gives him a chance to show off the skills that he has and also learn and develop new skills. He also seems to really enjoy the long bus ride that he has every day. He says in the morning he gets an extra hour of sleep and in the afternoon he reads the paper. He comes home very happy and although after the long bus ride he then has a mile long bike ride, he seems to really enjoy it all.

We are almost totally settled into our new home. The upstairs is all put together and very comfortable. The basement needs a lot of work still but we are getting there. We are in desperate need of a new couch for down there but for now we are using a very old love seat that we got from my sisters in-laws and our camp chairs. It works, it is not very reasonable, but it works. We would also love to repaint every room down there, we have ideas for every room but again, paint and decor costs money and we just don't have that yet. We are going to make do with what we have though and we are very excited about our new home!