I knew I hadn't blogged in a while, but I had know idea it had been almost two full months! Needless to say, life has been BUSY! It's been good though. Really good.
Harvard.
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arvard is now nearly five months old and doing awesome. As I type this he is lying next to me in a sun beam on his back with his own paw in his mouth. He loves sun beams. Every morning, while Flynn and I eat our breakfast Harvard plays with his toys in the sun beams. He likes to be taken out by 8a every day, but then enjoys a laid back morning full of rope toys and sun beams. He weighs about 17 pounds and has lost all his front teeth already. He currently has big holes in his mouth where his four canines used to be!The picture to the left was taken after Harvard's first sport's practice. I helped coach a few conditioning practices for the the girls' middle school's soccer team at the beginning of the season and Harvard got to come along. He had so much fun, but as you can see it whipped him out. He slept hard the whole way home. He has gotten to come to practice a few times and even came to a cross country practice with me. He does pretty well and has a blast!
We started taking him to puppy kindergarten classes just a couple weeks after we got him. He has done very well! He is one of the best behaved pups in his class. He still jumps on everyone he meets and likes to bite people's faces when given the chance, but he can walk on a leash without pulling, sit, and do a few fun tricks. He'll start the next level of puppy classes this Saturday.
Work.
My work life has changed a lot since my last blog. I had primarily been working as a personal trainer over the summer and taking care of the puppy. In the middle of August I started working at the girls' middle school as assistant athletic director again. I had served in this position last year, but had faded out as track and personal training became more time consuming. Now I am back at it and working about twenty hours a week there. It's fun and mostly administrative. It's given me another opportunity to really get to know the school.
This week I had received a big blow from the owner of the company that I have been working for as a personal trainer for the past nine months. Because the company is having a hard time cutbacks have to be made. Since I am the trainer with the smallest client load they are letting me go and will redistribute my clients among the other trainers. Of course I'm disappointed, but I understand that it's a business and she's got to do what she's got to do. Silver lining: I will have time to get to the gym!
Since school has started up I've been substitute teaching again. So far this year I have substitute taught art, PE, health, and religion classes. I'm feeling much less restless about this year. Last year I was constantly anxious about working full time and being able support myself. I was able to do it last year, so I know I'll be able to do it this year too.
So in addition to all that I've also been assistant coaching the middle school girls' cross country team. I only go to couple practices a week and all the meets so I don't have the same time commitment I did last year, but it's been a lot of fun.
Before being laid off from the personal training company we got to do a photo shoot for promotional purposes. It was surprisingly fun. We got our hair and makeup done by professionals then went down to the Seattle Art Museum Sculpture Park. The picture to the right is one of the head shots from that shoot. When I get the rest of the pictures from the owner I'll post some of them up here. I was pretty surprised by how well they turned out!
Flynn.
Flynn and I are doing great! We have had a pretty busy/fun summer. He traveled a ton for work in July but has been home since. He is still rock climbing three times a week and really loves it. Over the past few works Flynn and his friend/coworker Blair have been working on developing an iPhone game. They company that has hired them plans to release the game in November so Blair and Flynn are finishing up the final touches of their game. It's a very exciting project and will hopefully lead to more game development. Flynn also just celebrated his 25th birthday. He's growing up so fast!
We didn't do too many things out doors this summer, but we did get to go on one awesome hike a few weeks ago. We went with a couple friends and Harvard (see him resting in my arms) to Rattlesnake Ledge. It was Harvard's first really long walk, but he did great. I didn't have to carry him at all, except to keep him safe at the top. We all had a really great time and have this awesome picture to prove it.All Saints' Church.
For the last ten months or so I have been attending All Saints' Church on Queen Anne. I really love it there. The people are awesome, the music is great, and the message can't be beat. I've been serving in the nursery and recently joined the mission team. In November I'll be going to El Salvador! I'm super excited. This is All Saints' first time sending a team out of Seattle and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. We are taking a doctor and medical supplies as well as a few construction guys with tools and supplies. Building and giving aid to the people of San Salvador will be our main projects. I'll probably figure out what my role will be at our meeting this Sunday. In the mean time I've been brushing up on my Spanish and am hoping that it will finally stick! Prayers for safe travels, effective ministry, and lots of fun are greatly appreciated!
In a nut shell...
I think that pretty much wraps up what I've been doing with my life these last few months. I say it every time and I will keep saying it until it's true, but I will try to post more often! Thanks!
