Update.....

Part Time, Baby

So it's official, I'm now a part time employee. My new schedule will be Tues, Weds and Friday. I am REALLY looking forward to it. I have some financial concerns, but there are a lot of areas where Aaron and I can make cuts, so that shouldn't do too bad, but I will miss my favorite pastimes of shopping and going out to eat (Hint: Anyone looking for gift ideas for future birthdays or holidays should be aware that gift cards to stores and restaurants are much appreciated! ;) ) . My other concern is that they are NOT going to hire anyone to job share, so not only am I stressed about trying to get all my work done in fewer days, but I'm also concerned about the animosity from other coworkers who are upset over their increased workload, etc. So if you don't mind, please send some prayers our way that these things work out. Okay, enough about work.

Morel Madness

I had no idea what a Morel was until I moved to Northern Michigan. For those of you that don't know, it's a mushroom. A special mushroom that is supposed to taste very good (I usually find it gross and gritty tasting) and is usually only found once a year. I guess it's found in lower Michigan too, I'm not sure why there isn't Morel madness down there. It's everywhere up here, though. The local restaurants feature special Morel related dishes, the newspapers have different articles just about Morel hunting and everywhere you go you hear people talking about them. It's crazy. In fact, while purchasing gas today I was informed that the best time to go Morel hunting is when the leaves are the size of a squirrels ear (Uhhh, who has ever measured a squirrels ear?). And people are crazy about them. They LOVE to let you know that they found some, but they will NEVER tell you where. So anyways, Aaron and I went out to the sleeping bear dunes yesterday and I found my first morel! We found about 13 total, it was fun! We also climbed the dunes just high enough to get a view of the Glen Lakes and then drove to the Lake Michigan overlook. I just kept thinking that I can't believe we live 20 minutes from a place so beautiful. You can't help but feel close to God. It's just breathtaking.

Jacob Update

Okay, finally a Jacob update. While Jacob has been pretty advanced in some areas, he is taking his time in others. For example, he really doesn't say anything yet... the closest thing is "Kitty", but I'm not even sure if that really qualifies. Don't get me wrong, the kid has PLENTY to say, he babbles on and on, sometimes quite loudly, but nothing resembles actual words, yet. Except Kitty. The other thing Jacob was a little slow on was clapping, but as of Saturday, he's got that down! He LOVES clapping now.

Well, I guess that will be it for now, here are some pictures from our weekend.

I love how grumpy Jacob is in this picture. It was VERY windy and he did not like that.And here are some from the Lake Michigan Overlook at the Sleeping Bear Dunes, can you believe we were the only ones there?

Thanks for looking!