A Quick Update

Hi, everyone... just wanted to update the blog a little, though I don't have new pictures to post yet. I forgot my camera in Cornell this weekend, after Leila's baptism. I'll have a complete accounting of the baptism and our other recent happenings after this coming weekend. So tune in next week for more!!

Laurie and Mark arrived at our house in the wee hours of Sunday morning, to serve in their role as godparents at Leila's christening. Mark had to work Saturday night, so making it here in time for the 8:30 am church service in Cornell took considerable effort on their part. We really appreciate the effort they made to be with us and stand up for little Leila.

Mom and Dad couldn't make it because Dad was sick with borderline pneumonia. He's on medication now and getting better.

Jon spent a long, 4-day weekend with us before heading back to Minnesota early yesterday morning. He called later in the day to report that he was on his way to Colorado. He's helping deliver equipment there for his crew's next big job.

Jon will be coming back at the end of the week. He isn't going to be one of the guys working in Colorado, but instead will start work with a drill crew in Iowa.

This isn't the job that we thought he'd be starting, but other potential work that would have kept him closer to home this summer was given to other companies. It's disappointing for us because we had already started thinking about fun things we wanted to do together as a family this summer, and now all that's much more uncertain. But we're lucky he has work... lots of guys from his union are laid off and between jobs right now.

Well, I'll write again when I have my camera back. Take care...