Hmm, what's new at our house? Nothing terribly exciting, just little stuff, like...

• We're almost done with school! It's hard to tell who's more excited, me or Jed. Friday is our last day. I'm really looking forward to having free mornings. Maybe I'll be able to get some ironing done for once or fold the clothes before they sit in the basket for five days.

• Last week we were having trouble with our water. Usually I can take a shower while the washing machine is running, or give the kids baths without the water running out before we're done. But last week we were facing a serious drought in our house. One day I had to skip a shower altogether. Not cool right after a sweaty workout. But then we got a bunch of rain the problem cleared up. The only thing we can figure is that the water table was low. So though I'm not thrilled with the yucky days we've had lately, I'm thankful for the rain!

• Jed has graduated from speech therapy. Our dear neighbor, Mary Phillips, who lives in what some of you will remember as the Andersons' house (or the old Bible school), is a speech therapist and has been working with Jed since the fall. The other day he had his last lesson. He's made so much progress that you can understand what he says now and he no longer needs her services. He was pretty sad about it, though. He loves going over there. Free cookies are a big draw. :-)

• We are sprucing up our kitchen and I'm so happy! The last person who lived here did a beautiful job decorating it, and she transformed it into a great little room. I have just wanted to make it mine. So, in another month or so stay tuned for some pictures of an all-new room. Then we'll move onto the living room and the mudroom and the dining room and....

Well, I'm running out of stuff to write. We're watching the presidential debate at St. A's right now. Oh, Evan and I (and Jack!) got to meet Gov. Huckabee the other day at a small pastors' meet-the-candidate luncheon. I was impressed with the guy. He's worth serious consideration.