Tuesday, July 1, 2008

july 2008

Well, it has been 6 months since i last blogged.   hmmm, a lot has happened, and i keep starting to write a summary, but it seems so intimidating, that i am going to only write about this month.  I will go back and catch up another time.
      Mandy, Scott and Jake now live in Atlanta, kitties too.  scott is starting his new fellowship at emory, and jake and mandy work on base.
     Heather is studying in Mexico for a month as a work study in her MFA. She will come home next weekend, find an apartment, move,  (kitties too(, and then start back with Martin as an official professor. 
      Meggars is no longer preggers!  she and Mike are now three! kitties make 5.  Milo is beautiful!  Spent 4th of July weekend and saw a lot to Steph and Larry, really fun.i  go back next week to spend several days while mike is gone to a meeting.
      James is out of a job, and kate is looking in earnest for a real career.  they will be taking an extended road trip later this month.  
       mom and dad have moved to Iowa. showed and sold the house in one day; bought a new house; packed, moved and unpacked all of their stuff in less than a month.  When God says now is the time, nothing slows him down.
       how will we ever be able to show barb and marv our gratitude?
       hans and kerstin are both in mn.  hans is no longer in jail, and kerstin has her green card and no job.  i think they own 4 properties between them.
       sue and al are going to Alaska, on a cruise, coming home on a train!  Sarah and Kyle have a new little girl, Olivia who joins Louisa and Henry as sue and al's little grandkids!  I have never seen any of them, and it seems horrible, until i realize how seldom i get to see my own.
      bill and lisa, and pups, are on their way to shuttle launch in Florida, using the rv.  still out of work (7 months for bill); still have not sold the house.
      tom is waiting for word on his demotion, even as he is bringing in funding from the UofN to the tune of 2.5 mill.  hmmm.
      i bought a leather couch today that tom has not even laid eyes on.    whoaa.