from Jennifer

i thought i would try this post thing too!
well, i am still in san diego and nearing the end of my first year in grad. school.
for those who don't know, i'm getting a MA in speech pathology (or therapy) specifically in the area of bilingualism, so i'll be certified to work with any kid or adult who speaks more than one language. this means that i've had to learn, and am still learning about the languages of the world, esp. the langugae spoken in the U.S. its been fun i guess, as fun as school can be; but its also tiring...well draining would be a better word. it is a very competitive program...which is a bit difficult for me since i still have to learn about having a competitive spirit...and its also 50 women in the program, and we see each other monday through friday which is also TIRING!!! we could really use a couple more guys in our program, i think having guys would add a new and much needed dimension to our field.
anyways, school is not TOTALLY consuming me; evie came out to visit a few weeks ago, so she and julie came down to visit me. my mom came last week which was fun- we went to the zoo went to the beach, did all kinds of stuff...and slept in. ha!
i'm trying to think. oh i'll be back in Michigan in May for Josh and Annie's wedding and then i will also be back in August, hopefully in time for paul and layne's wedding and also to see all the new babies in our family!
well i hope y'all are well and enjoying the coming of spring (in Michigan). i really miss the drastic change of weather and scenery that we have in Michigan; here things just kind of are the same for the whole year with some minor changes...but in san diego, it is basically sunny everyday, which makes me really miss the rainy days in Michigan. I'm rambling.
hmmm...i miss calvin; i had a really good "school experience" and friend experience there, and being in a new city at a HUGE university is still something i am getting used to. i am slowly making new friends, although the goings in that area have been tough :)
so, i think that is it...tomorrow is my last day of spring break, so i am making myself take a few hours off and go to the beach. as i said before, i hope you all are doing well and i can't wait to see everyone when i get back!
Jenny
p.s. sorry no photos yet...i have to figure things out one step at a time :)

The New Adventures of Jonah DenHartigh

Jonah is such a big help around the house. He particularly enjoys helping unload the dishwasher.....even when the dishes are dirty.



We went grocery shopping. We had bags of groceries on the floor in the kitchen. We were both in the kitchen putting stuff away and getting dinner ready. I heard Jonah in the other room and said to Tim, "Will you go check on Jonah? I think he took some groceries into the living room." Tim goes to check and sure enough, Jonah dragged a bag in there and discovered it contained something interesting.....

Notice he passed on the cottage cheese.



Jonah watches a two minute movie on the computer while Tim is at work of Jonah and Tim playing with a ball. When it ends he says, "gain? gain?" (again) I finally got smart and put it on repeat play. He sits there with a silly grin on his face the whole time. Any time I sit down at the computer, within seconds he is walking toward me with arms outstretching asking, "Da Da? Da Da?"

Hi from Layne and Paul!

Hi everyone, Paul asked me to check his email for him while he's away this week for work. So...seeing the email from Maria and Stephanie (which makes me a little nosey I guess), and sitting through a boring lecture, I decided to try it out and update everyone about me and Paul. Paul got a job with Combined Insurance as an insurance agent about a month ago, which he was very excited about. Unfortunately, Paul is not enjoying his job because he is in his car all day driving from house to house selling disability insurance. It is not exactly what he had in mind, so he is searching for another job opportunity. As for me, not much has changed; I'm still in PA school at Central and am looking forward to the end of this summer when I will be done with my didactic year (classroom work in Mount Pleasant) and when Paul and I will be getting married. For all who don't know when the big day is, it's Aug. 10! Hopefully we will see all of you there!

news fom the Curtis Family

Well I wanted to see If I could post something! Ive been working at it 20 min already!! I cant figure out how to get Leslies article on the blog but maybe they can help me. Nichole what a great job and how fun to see your routines!! I am having a coffe on my birthday Steph March 23 so hope you can come and everyone else too! all I know is Ria, Mom, and Paula are coming. Leslie and Sarah graduate this year and we will be having a party on May 26 Keep that day open hopefully it will be nice weather so all the kids can swim we will warm up the pool. (sorry that it is only one week from the wedding but who else would we rather spend time with?

Nicole Wins Four Blue Ribbons!

As most of you know, Nicole competes on the US Airborne Gymnastics team. She had a meet this past weekend and did awesome. She received four blue ribbons (which means she scored a 9.0 or higher), one each for her routines on the beam, vault, bars and floor. I thought some of you might like to see her in action on a couple of her routines. The beam and the bars. (The floor routine wasn't in focus on the camera and the vault was too far away......sorry.) Just double click on the highlighted words beam and bars to see a short video. Floor you can watch too, but it's a little blurry.

-Lyn

Happy Birthday to Josie today. She is 3! Thought I would post our family's celebration.

If anyone is interested in voting for my 2006 photo contest, you can visit my web site Go to "Proofing" and you can look through my favorite photos from this year. You may even recognize some familiar faces. You can vote by clicking on the Contact form. Thanks!

-Stephanie