Nobody likes a quitter

It has now been over a year since we last blogged, and not one person raised a stink regarding our conspicuous lack of writing. I take that to mean any of a number of options: 1. No one is reading our blog. 2. No one reading the blog noticed that the most recent entry was the same as the last time they read it. or possibly 3. Those people who ARE reading the blog actually like the blog better when no updates are being made.

All these possibilities bring me to one conclusion: This thing is really for us, not you (whoever you are). Our blog is a means to capture the day to day stuff that we want to remember and treasure, not to mention the fact that if Blogspot isn't going to delete our sedentary account, I might be uncomfortable being labelled as a quitter. So here's an anti-quitter entry.

Let's catch all you (using the 'you' very loosely, as we've already established that 'you' probably don't even exist) up on the past year and a few months of Harms' life.

-That little sonar image of the amoebae in Amy's uterus did finally arrive in February, was a boy, and we named him Jack. He is about as different from Avery as we could imagine: content in everything, smiles at everyone, couldn't care less if he's supposed to walk or not; as long as we feed him. At 8 months, he's passed the 20 lbs. mark and seems to have no intention of slowing down the weight gain. He's a wonderful addition to the family.

-After 11 months of unemployed life, I (Marty) finally landed a job at the local power plant. As a trainee, I can proudly say that I might be of some value to the company sometime in 2012.

-Amy's practice has been thriving to the point of her having to limit the number of new patients she can accept. I guess that's a good problem to have.

-We've found a church to call our home in Manitowoc: Faith Evangelical Free Church. It hasn't been a completely smooth transition getting there, but we can definitely say that God has us on a path of drawing us closer to Him. Praise the Lord!

OK, that's enough for the time being. I'll make sure to visit again sometime in 2011 or 2012.