First Day on the Job

I just started a new job today. I will be teaching Language Arts. I'm very excited, nervous, but mostly excited. The staff seem wonderful: passionate, dedicated, and very helpful. Take a peek:

http://www.lighthouse.charter.k12.mn.us/

Finally some pictures...

I finally figured out how to get some pictures of our move. These are just a few of the things we have been up to in the last month or so. An apology in advance-- I'm doing this quick and my CD drive is a little quirky, so I didn't rotate the pictures that should have been rotated. Enjoy.

Samuel barely made it into the car on the way to MN!

We arrived in Chippewa Falls with Nana and Poppa. Here Samuel and his cousin, Autumn, are enjoying some icecream in town.

Samuel loves water. We are staying with my grandparents for the month and Samuel discovered the water coming out of the hose in "sprinkler fashion." He loved it!

A trip to the water and sand park with his cousin Autumn. He would have stayed in this car driving his cousin if I had let him.

Already a Twins fan!

Us with Aaron's Grandmother Carol at her 70th birthday party in northern MN.

We brought our quilts that Grandmother had made to decorate the walls and the tables. This one is Samuel's and he is sharing it with his cousin.


We visited Aaron's Grandma Jo in Cumberland, WI and we were able to get a family picture outside.

You can tell Samuel has Italian in his blood by the way he loves the Pitzels (spelling?)

Here is the best attempt at a picture with great-Grandma Jo and the kids.

Please pray

The bridge crossing over the Mississippi River, on the main highway into Minneapolis, collapsed last night. It was right in the middle of rush hour and the bridge was bumper to bumper with cars and trucks. There are deaths, missing persons, and lots of injuries. Please pray for the families as they mourn the loss of their loved ones, the search efforts, the medical teams, and anyone else involved in this disaster.

What a shock. I don't know how many times we have driven back and forth on that bridge without a thought to its safety or stability. I was telling Aaron last night, that we barely even recognize it as a bridge as we're driving because bridges have become so common and there is so little fear involved in crossing a bridge. Wow.