YES MACALESTER

Kira got a GREAT letter in the mail on Friday. The envelope said YES Macalester. This school is probably her "dream" school. She is still waiting on a Carleton, College Decision, but boy we were very excited to get this affirmation, as little did we know that Mac was on Newsweek's list of 12 Hottestest college and was #1 in Hottestest Liberal Arts school.HOTTEST FOR LIBERAL ARTS from the website: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8939242/ "Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn. The 1,900-student campus in the middle of a vibrant metropolis has become a key recipient of the growing number of Harvard, Yale and Princeton applicants who are rejected for no other reason than that those schools don't have space for all the A-plus applicants. Macalester has one faculty member for every 11 students and an emphasis on international affairs, symbolized by one of its most famous alumni, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The college has six language residences: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. It offers the intimacy of the archetypal small-town campus—in the middle of the Twin Cities. Applications have increased 60 percent since 1995." The acceptance letter said they had 4800 applications for 477 slots. Congrats to our Kira!

Connor reads Harry Potter to mom while he gets over his cold. Some Spring Break! 

So fast she is a blurr. Kira at the Iowa Indoor running the 800. 

Connor giving his NARNIA booktalk 

Just a Little news and GET WELL LINDA JEANNE!!!

Well March is upon us and this "which college thing for Kira" must be coming to a close soon, as we are all on pins and needles. Must wait for Macalester and Carleton admit decisions (by April 1). Then shewill have 30 days to give her FINAL answer. Whooo baby. Other news...the grant Linda works for looks to be favorable to get funded again, and if so this is good news, with 5 more years of work. Dissertation defense is on course for an early August date...more on that in early April. Nathan starts coaching Jr. High Track in two weeks. Connor is still working on clarinet and chess club. Trevor's back is much better and he is in the thick of "core strengthening" and endurance training. Linda's laptop is in the shop with a broken AC connection. Finally Linda Jean's dear friend Linda Jeanne Pierson-Newall is hospitalized and underwent a nearly 8 hour surgery for Pancreatic cancer, undergoing a Whipple procedure. We are all praying for her swift recovery and have had her on our minds.
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