Seven months past due... So here is my attempt to catch you up, and hopefully stay up with it this time.

In December we went back home to Denmark for Christmas. Even though I lived in Denmark for two years this was my first Christmas in there - so there was a lot of new experiences for me! It was great to be back and relax with good friends and family. We miss them all so much!

We have had a lot of changes. Johan has started a new job teaching at The Learning Center - a special needs day hab center that meets at the I-HOPE (house of prayer - where we currently live) It has been a blessing for Johan to be working with such great people at a job he really likes...

I have been teaching that last five weeks with behavioral disorder girls. It has been a HUGE challenge for me and has testing my patience, endurance and compassion in so many ways...

In April we were blessed with the birth of our second sweet niece - Astrid Palmus Carl. We are so excited to get to Denmark this summer to play with Astrid and Johanne, and of course are also looking forward to spending time with the rest of the family.

We visited my newphew Sam and his parents in Dallas three weeks ago and had a great time. I was so excited to be able to take Sam swimming - and to be the first one to dunk him under water. He was such a natural - I have high hopes for that kid!

Our most exciting news right now is that we are in contract for a house! It has been a long and difficult process with many bumps along the way in dealing with various challenges of being married to a Dane. (But I do love my Dane!) We are finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel and hope to close by the end of June.