School is a success!

Hello all! First may I say thank you to everyone who has persisted in checking the blog despite the intermittent posting schedule...and also thank you a million times for all of the kind words of love and encouragement you've posted. It really helps to know we have people rooting for us!

On Monday morning Jason and I took Logan to school (Zach was along too, although we strapped him in to a stroller so his curiosity wouldn't be disruptive to the big day). Logan was so eager to get there, and the minute we walked in to class he ran right up to the first child he saw and introduced himself. He then proceeded to bounce around the room looking at all of the great "works" they have out, and his warm and wonderful teacher got him settled into a fun activity right away. He barely acknowledged us as we left, which is how we had hoped it would be. The teacher asked me to come get him at 10:30 instead of finishing out the day, but when I showed up he was engrossed in a project with another boy, looked up at me and asked "What are you doing here, just coming to say hi, right?" So I left and came back to pick him up at 11:30, which will be the end of his day until we start up lunch bunch in a week or so.

This morning went just as smoothly, and on the way home he was asking if he could stay through lunch tomorrow. So with that piece of the puzzle starting to fill in, we're feeling much better.

In addition, our friends the O'Connors had a barbecue (yes, a BBQ...remember that snow last week? Well on Sunday it was in the 70s and we had dinner out on their deck) with us and several other families. It was so nice to talk to grown-ups! And one of the moms called me the next morning to meet her at the park, and then introduced me around to some of her friends. And then my mortgage lender called today to check on us and hooked me up with his wife and their two kids, aged four and six. People out here are so nice!

Another observation...kids are really adventurous & physically adept here. I have seen kids younger than Logan doing amazing things on the monkey bars at the great parks they have here, and I'm also amazed at how young they learn to ride bicycles. I don't know why I should be surprised, the outdoorsy, active culture is one reason we moved here, but I'm really excited about it. Already Logan is stretching his abilities as he takes cues from the other kids. And Zach is going to be a rock climber, I can tell already. I have a feeling I am going to get to know the ER docs pretty well here. Yikes.

Still buried in boxes and packing paper. Still living in inadequately furnished rooms. But it's coming together. Love to all and have a great night!
Jeanne

PS We're still working out e-mail/networking/technology issues so I am not checking e-mails very regularly...just once every couple of days. Please bear with us for a few more days while we get all of this straightened out and then I will be able to correspond more regularly. xoxoxo