The hotel was fun, but...

Tomorrow will mark three weeks since the fire. Time has gone by so quickly! I am amazed by the progress we have made in that short amount of time. I have to send out a huge thanks to our families for their help in the clean-up and moving procss. Also, thank you to our church members who brought meals night after night while we were in the hotel. Last, but certainly not least, to all of you who have given so much to help us put our life back together. We hope that we can pay it forward to others in need.

We are in our new apartment now and have settled in over the week. Lilah and I are sleeping in the same room and Nate is out on the couch. This is typical behavior for him, but he is not quite sure about the new couch. Of course, we had broken in the old couch over 10 years so it was nicely molded to his body. He will have to work on the new one. Lilah is adjusting nicely to our new arrangements; however, she is missing the swimming pool (see pictures and video below). Her swimsuit actually survived the fire! She is glad to have Sydney and Midnight back with us, and I think they are happy to be with her too. The animals are thankful to the Faubus family for the excellent care and attention they received!

We are all back to our full schedules - me in Minneapolis once a week and all over cental Iowa the other days, Nate working his way to the national tournament, and Lilah having fun each day with her friends and teachers at school. We continue to give thanks for our blessings and look forward to the fun of setting up a household again. Stay tuned...