Cold Kansas Days...and hot news!

A quick update on what's new here in cold Kansas. The biggest news is we are (99% certain) going to Fort Stewart Georgia this summer! We will be right outside of Savannah. Mike found out he was requested by the Commanding General. A few days later, branch sent out the list with Mike on the Fort Stewart slot. The approved list came out a few days ago, and its still Fort Stewart! The army being the army, there is always a chance for a change, but as of now, we are planning on no more snow in the winters for a few years! We've been working with a realtor and have a few nice houses in mind. Our criteria is pretty simple: have a yard and be less than 100 years old! Anything outside of that is pure bonus material.

Julia had a big Premier Designs Convention (or rally in their lingo) a few weeks ago up in Des Moines, Iowa. Her and a few other ladies braved negative temperatures, had a great weekend and got the newest line of jewelry coming out. Since then, Julia has a number of shows booked and continues to enjoy her work.

Daven is doing great in school. We've taken some time off from Cub Scouts so he can go to basketball practice. He's doing great and had a good first game this past Saturday. He's excited to move to Georgia and wants to fly down with Daddy to look at houses. He's also become a big Giants fan! Grandpa sent out Giants shirts for both boys for the Super Bowl. We are looking forward to the big game and will be at a Super Bowl party with Mike's old SAMS group.

Timmy continues to get bigger and enjoys his kindergarten class. He too is looking forward to the move but was concerned that in his new school he would have to "sit down all day and do work like Daven's school". Once we reassured him this was not the case, he felt much better. Tim may start t-ball this spring since he is a baseball fan...and a Yankee fan, thank goodness!

Katie continues to be our child with the angel's heart and the devil's hand. If there is trouble to be found, you can bet Katie is there. She's cute as a button, loves her brothers and is always a cuddle bear. That being said, this girl has ideas the boys never had! I'm sure pictures will follow!

Mike is busy with SAMS but enjoying it. He's taking two KSU classes at night to finish up his Security Studies Masters Degree. All six of the SAMS students working on their KSU degrees moved into one section after the Christmas break to get more personalized instruction by the Political Science PhD instructor of SAMS. Its been great readings, super discussions and he's looking forward to being the maneuver planner for 3d Infantry Division. Its been too long away from soldiers for Mike. His new unit will have both heavy (tanks) and light (infantry like his 82d Airborne Days) units so the choices are wide open for future jobs. Also, he is still teaching history for AMU and really enjoys working with the students (and the extra income!). He'll start teaching both a WWI and WWII class in the next few months...something he is really looking forward to.

That's the latest from sub-zero Kansas! We are so excited to know where we are going and can't wait to buy our first house. The weather will be warm but so will the southern hospitality and charm. Savannah is about 15 minutes from where we are looking to live so start planning a trip "down east"!!