March 3, 2007

Wow! What a weird week! Last Saturday we were bracing for a big winter storm and were not disappointed. Our power went out around 2 PM last Saturday and after thinking about things for a while and seeing no sign of getting power back anytime soon we all bundled up and headed to our neighbor's house. We are officially in our new house which is further out in the country, but both the town of Denver and the surrounding developments were all without power, so we cannot blame our more remote residence for the lack of power. The weather was just terrible! Tons of ice and wind! All of us spent the entire evening and overnight with our new neighbor (who I happened to work with at Janesville), and then on Sunday headed to Chris' parents. We stayed there until Wednesday after I came home from school. The girls liked spending time with the Ristau grandparents and Molly, the dog. Our power was officially restored on Tuesday night but our house was all of 44 degrees so we decided we would let things heat up again. It has been great to be at our new house, aside from the fact that we have way too much to unpack yet and an enormous mess. It will be a long time before we can invite anyone over! Leah didn't have school the entire week. She is getting used to relaxing, I think, although she loves school, too. I had school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday the weather was horrible again so we were all off. The highlight for Leah missing school this week was spending Thursday with the Schaefers since what was originally a late start for snow ended up being another 'no school' day.
In the midst of not having power and trying to get the rest of our junk moved out of our old house, Chris started his new job. They have been keeping him busy and he claims that he loves it. So, all is good!
We are hoping for a few uneventful weeks. Leah's next appointment is March 15--coming right up...they seem to come up so soon! So, please keep praying for another great check-up and very low AFP. I liked 2.2, but I would take a number lower, too.
We still don't have internet at our new house, so I am posting from my parents. I finally ordered our washer and dryer today as well. They should get delivered next Thursday. I think we are planning on going out to eat for supper and then relaxing at home. Leah shared her cold with Chris and me --she seems to have gotten over it quite well, but we are still sniffling a lot. And Reeve has had some stomach bug that includes a lot of dirty diapers and some vomiting. We are praying that she feels good again soon, too.
Thanks for your continued thoughts and prayers-we are grateful for each and every one, and hope you continue to pray for Leah's complete healing here on earth!