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We're back from our trip to Olin. The baptism went well and Ethan was very good in church and even got to help with the baptism. (Isn't he cute!) We had a wonderful meal at Mike and Jen's afterwards where Ethan played with everyone who came. Jason even played "Fur Fighters" with him.

We made it back to Ames all right. We both went back to work today. I left work early because of a migraine. I went to our chiropractor and I'm feeling a lot better now. He suggested some neck stretches to keep my neck from getting out of alignment.

I was also told that I would not know anything about my old position until it went up for transfer/recall. So, I am looking for a different job. I like working for the University, but I really would rather do something that's related to my degree instead of washing dishes. We'll just have to wait to see what happens. Until then, I'm enjoying working at the lab and all the people are still really fun to work with.

Visiting

We're visiting Jason's family for Audrey's baptism tomorrow. I got a good video of Jason playing with Ethan.

Ethan loves it when we visit. He had to show us his room and all of his toys. Audrey was fussy because she hadn't taken her nap yet. She fought for so long, but she finally gave in. We brought a lot of stuff for their churches "God's Garage Sale". We almost didn't have enough room for our luggage! Of course we also had a cooler in the back to bring back some beef and strawberries. I also have a helmet, tube cake pan and recipe books we're taking back. It seems that whenever we visit our parents, we come back with twice as much stuff. At least this time we brought some stuff to leave here!

Saving Money

Jason and I were watching "Good Morning America" the other day and they had a segment on how to help save money. One of the things they talked about was the website smartypig.com. It is an on-line savings account that has a higher interest than you would at a bank. I've done quite a bit of research, and I decided to join. I'm trying to save for our "emergency fund" since it will be harder to use if it's in a different account that isn't as accessible. We'll see if it's actually worth it.

Other than that, as of now, I'm still going back to food service starting in August. I've emailed my supervisor (he's been on vacation this week) and he hasn't answered yet. So we're still waiting to see what will happen.

Anniversary

Jason and I celebrated our sixth anniversary this last Saturday. We went down to Des Moines Saturday and spent the afternoon at the Iowa Historic museum. It was really neat. We were there for several hours, long enough to not have time to go to the art center or the botanical center. We went and saw the movie "The A-Team" and it was really enjoyable. We had supper at Bravo and went to our hotel room to swim. We came back home after checking out since it was really rainy and gloomy. It was a nice relaxing weekend for us, something we really needed.

Jason did have me take a picture in the museum of something he thought was amusing.

I thought this was amazing.
Those bottles are filled with sand. Yes, the artist, who was a deaf-mute, placed each grain of sand to make the art. It's quite amazing. There were several pieces displayed.

Fun Packed Weekend

We had a wonderful time in Galena this weekend! We went over to game with our friends. We stayed at the Country Inn and Suites with some of them and the hotel is always nice. It doesn't hurt that they have a water slide! As you can see, we had a blast in the pool!

We also tried the new Chinese buffet in Galena, which was pretty tasty. They even told me that I said "thank you" correctly. (Did I mention that I'm learning Chinese, Thai and Russian through my co-workers? I'm doing all right, but still have a lot to learn.) We had a really great time, and had a lot of laughs. It's always a good time when we get together with our gaming group!

It's been a long week, though. I stayed home Monday with a headache and exhaustion. Jason didn't sleep very well Sunday night, and it didn't help me sleep at all. I've been walking the dogs at work and of course it's been really hot and sticky. We'll get by though. Our air conditioning is working just fine, so it's helpful to come home to a cool house.

Videos

Thought I would post the videos from this weekend!


Here's Jason and Ethan playing video games.


Ethan showing me how he blows bubbles.