Pregnancy Pics

I'm at 30 weeks now, but I don't feel like I've gotten much bigger. I'm not complaining, believe me. I'll stay"small" as long as I can...as if I have a choice. Anyway, you be the judge. Compare 24 to 28 weeks.

24 weeks

28 weeks

We're going to a wedding this weekend. I have nothing to wear as of now, but I'm sure I'll pull something together. (Anyone out there have to go to a wedding in the summer when pregnant? Got anything I can borrow?) Anyway, I'll post some pictures from the wedding where I'm trying to look a little "prettier" as a pregnant lady. Most days I don't try too hard.

Brief Update

Sorry for the lapse in an update, but I don't feel like we have much to report.

Things are rolling along just fine for us this summer. I have already taken 3 workshops through my school district, for which I received 5 graduate credit hours. If I get 3 more this summer (which I will), then I can move up on the pay scale at work...woohoo!

Summer school starts this coming Monday (the 23rd). I don't have any workshops or obligations this week, so I'm soaking up the free-time before it all comes crashing to a sudden halt. Summer school is only 3 weeks long, but there are 23 kids on my roster right now, which seems very daunting to me. It goes from 8:30-1:15 each day, and that just seems like a really long time to spend with a bunch of high school students who are going into their senior year. They've already failed 11th grade language arts once, so I can't imagine they're going to be too excited about the material I'll be teaching. I'm sure I'll have some fun stories to post in the next 3 weeks.

I don't have anything to update about my sister-in-law, Amy, yet. My brother has always been a hard person to get in touch with, but since Amy's diagnosis with MS, it has been even harder. I just don't think they're ready to talk about it yet. I can only imagine that they are still in shock and disbelief, and chatting on the phone probably isn't on their top ten list of things to do.

That's about it on our end. How about you? How's your summer going so far? Today's a beautiful day in STL. If you're in town, I hope you're taking the opportunity to get outside and enjoy it!

Test Results

We've had a hard week in the Schaefer household. Lots of stuff getting thrown our way all at once. Isn't that how it always is? The smaller things, like a leaky air-conditioner, the spot on Rudy's nose, and general "busy-ness," all seem incredibly insignificant after we learned the results of an MRI for my sister-in-law. She was diagnosed on Thursday with Multiple Sclerosis. I can't begin to tell you how devastating this news has been for my family. My brother and his wife have 2 small children and lead a very active lifestyle. I can't imagine how painful and confusing this is for them in general, but they are not believers and I can't fathom what it must be like to go through this without the strength that only comes from God. Without saying too much in a public forum, please pray for them.

On a less serious note...For those of you read my March 20th post, titled, "Making a Mountain out of a Molehill," about Rudy's nose, this is for you:
We finally had "the spot" removed today. I'm actually going to leave in a bit here and go pick Rudy up from the vet. The vet recommended getting "the spot" tested for cancer, so they're sending it off to the labs. I'll let you all know the results of that when we hear.