The Great Update

So, its been a while since I've written much on my blog. This update may be a little long, but serves to update you, my dedicated readers (all 3 of you), on what has been happening. (This may also be a good place to check out for prayer requests....) For simplicity sake, I'm not going to try to get dates right.

on the "family health" front: my grandma has been diagnosed (the best they can) with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Currently she is scheduled for some follow up/work up testing at the Mayo in December. Its been tough especially for my mom. My mom already does almost daily care for her father who is in a nursing home with alzheimer's. She also does most of the household stuff for Grandma already. Around the same time as my Grandma's diagnosis, my dad had some health issues. He seems to have gotten things worked out and is doing well. (praise God for that!)

My parents had an additional blow right around that same time. They have been working for a year with a company that wants to buy their property and build a Walgreens. they had a new house lined up. that house fell thru, so this past weekend, Nick helped my mom move everything they could into a rental home. they will stay there while looking for a new home.

You may be asking "why did Nick help your parents move?" well, first off, he is a fabulous person! and second, i would have helped as well, except i was already signed up do a Relay For Life conference. I had a great time and learned a lot. Ive got Relay on the brain now though. As most of you know (because I hit you up for money) Nick and I participated in the first ever Cottage Grove Relay for Life in July of 07. I am part of the planning committee for the RFL 08.

In September of 07 we kicked off "the Alley Church" in Cottage Grove. This is the church plant we have been part of planning for some time now. So far we seem to be on the right track. We are seeing new faces and generating a buzz in the city. The men's group has kicked off (Nick is participating in this) and the Women's group kicks off in 2 weeks. the Kids programs are under way. So far it has been a great experience for both of us. The board has recently been talking about looking into finding a more permanent place for worship. We have a few leads.

Nick has started Pharmacy school. He has a 4.0 gpa right now. Thats right...Mr Smarty pants.

I continue to work my vet tech job, counting down until my husband is a pharmacist and i don't have to work full time anymore.

If you remember my post from some time in July when the AC went out, it was a really hot weekend...well, we currently don't have a working furnace, which is unfortunate because this week has been kind of chilly here in MN. Its also unfortunate because that certainly means a large bill to get it working. hopefully its something simple like the flux capacitor again.

A few weeks ago we had dinner with some friends. it was great because it included playing wii and preparing supper with a big flame that set off all the smoke alarms in the house. it was fun!

I think thats all I have for today's update.