My familiy has started a blog with topics for almost every day. Today is Weight-Loss Wednesdays. Well, I fear I cannot contribute much, except eating ice cream almost every day, and walking to work almost every day. It is about a mile to work, and usually I don't walk home - because by that time Shaw has been off work for about an hour and a half, so he comes to pick me up. I have to say that I am so glad that we started off a marriage sharing a car. It has given us both great opportunites of self-sacrifice in order to do what is best for the other. I honestly don't know what we would do with two cars. I feel as though I would never see him (and we live in Atchison!). It is so wonderful to walk to work, with my iPod in listening to cheery music wilst I walk among the little kiddos waiting for the school bus to pick them up. Yesterday I had a race with the school bus (it eventually won) it was a close call because it kept stopping to pick up kids, and I would catch up etc. It was a fun morning! However, today it was mistly, rainy and gloomy. I am very happy to not be walking home. Emmy, my office is extremely hot and stuffy b/c the air conditioning is having issues turning on. I know how wretched it is to be cold - but it is also a pain to be hot and sweaty! Luckily is hasn't been more than 70 the past few days, but I can't even open the windows at this point, because we have multiple wasp nests right outside of it! Ahhh! However, I am no longer afraid of wasps - having gotten so used to them buzzing around my head all day. Re-reading this post shows to me the great amount of complaining that I am doing - but I am so blessed and really enjoy my job, my co-workers, husband and family!

Dan and Judy, you are both in our prayers as Dan is in Florida for the big test! I can't get the idea of you guys coming up this summer out of my head - so I hope it is at all possible! You are always welcome! :)

Love,
Maureen