Finally! I can POST my woo-hoo!

Today (dark and early), we're starting our family blog. Although I have no idea how good I'll be at keeping this up to date, I am going to try... and I think Jake is going to be posting too. To all of you out there who we only see 1x/year (or a little more or less)... this is for you. Because we love you. And miss you EVERY day. So I (or we) will do our utmost to keep you posted on the comings and goings in our simple but busy lives. Hope you enjoy! Woo-hoo!!!

So... right now, progress reports are due at my school, so I am up (even though I'm sick) in the middle of the night, because I just finished my student comments, and now I'm wired from thinking about work... perfect time to start a blog, right? And to those of you that are fretting inside because this generic blog is less personal than one of my nice, long letters... just remember that 1. I am thinking about YOU as I write my posts to inspire all my ramblings, 2. I haven't exactly been full of those nice long letters in a while, and you're on a very short list of people if you've received any in the last 6 years, 3. this might just be as good as is gets until the next time we meet face-to-face.

All is well with us. We finally (about 2 weeks ago) finished the flooring in our new (as of June 1st) apartment, which is over 2,300 sq ft, so it finally feels as if we have a home rather than a dorm room. We did oak laminate flooring, and I highly recommend it if you want to save money and/or have children, and can operate a hammer. It was easy, and it looks and feels great.

Jake and I celebrated our 6th anniversary on Aug 18th. It is hard to believe... it's gone by so quickly... and it seems to get easier and better every year. Don't get me wrong. We have our moments, and occasionally hours, when things are a bit rough... but overall, we are so blessed... and we know it... and we still miss each other every day (literally, while we're at work)... and, well... before I digust you all... know that we're generally happy.

And DJ (Daniel Jacob Sven Snyder, AKA Agupin)? He's doing durn spiffy. Again, we are blessed. He is the most awesome little dude that two parents could ask for. He'll turn 2 on Dec. 4, and he's keeping up busy. Talk about time going fast... he'll be in school and then out before we know it; I can feel the time slipping away as he's sleeping now... and I cherish every moment with him. He's happy and healthy as far as we can tell, and life is good. Deej makes it especially better when we turn on the Sirius Radio Kid Stuff, and watch him dance. He also still seems to have an affinity for BB King and Old-Skool Rap. Who'da thunk? Dancing aside, he spends most of his time playing the piano, singing constantly, and stealing any and all electronics he can get his hands on. (Sorry in advance if he hangs up on you!)

Janelle