A new era...

The Miles Maschger family has entered a new phase of life...the minivan phase. SIGH!

As one who SWORE to never...EVER...be a minivan mom, I must now admit that I have succumbed to a tiny, little thing called "reality"! Anyway, all drama aside, after months and months of searching for the elusive "perfect" deal, we finally purchased a minivan yesterday. While Maddie and Emma are very excited, and Miles and I are very pleased with the overall vehicle, we are both a bit bewildered that we are at THIS point in our lives. I realize that there are many of you out there who would advise us to cherish every moment because it all flies so quickly...that is good to know, because from the driver seat of our new minivan I wonder "WHAT have I done?" :-)

In other weekly news, this week Miles and I had a wonderful conference with Maddie's teacher. It was extremely positive, and we are continually amazed at the miracle that is our daughter. While her overall progress has slowed significantly, she is still making critical steps in the right direction...which is miraculous. Currently, they are planning on having her return to the special ed. preschool classroom in the fall...however, if all goes well, it is entirely possible that our little girl could be moved into a mainstream preschool class by January 2008! This is a FULL year and half earlier than they had originally projected Maddie's potential mainstreaming...can you believe that? We are so grateful to each and everyone of you for your prayers and loving support!

In other Maschger adventures...we attempted potty training AGAIN this week. SIGH! I am beginning to warm up to Cousin Lyn's comment that, "You don't see too many 30-year-olds who aren't potty trained." We have tried this potty training thing at least a half dozen times in the last year...with DISASTROUS results. This time is proving to be just as disastrous, however we are telling ourselves that this time we will prevail. I'd place my bets on the girls! :-)

I think that pretty much wraps it up for this week...I mean a new car, potty training, and a parent-teacher conference...it was a FULL week. Miles took a day off on Tuesday, and he and I farmed the girls out and made a mad dash to the temple. We spent Tuesday morning working in the temple...and Tuesday afternoon cleaning the house...is there a comment here about cleansing the inner vessel, and then the outer?

We love you all!