Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to School I Go!

Well, summer is quickly nearing its end. In fact, school starts tomorrow. This semester I am taking three upper division Social Work classes and for my choice of an elective I am taking a Family Finance course. I am really looking forward to all of my classes but not looking forward to my weekends being consumed by homework again. But I know it will be worth it in the end.

The good news is, we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! Malone will be able to graduate in just a year and a half. I know, 18 months is still kind of a long time, but when you compare it to how long we have been in school since we've been married (5 & 1/2 years) it seems like it's only a drop in the bucket. And that's not including the 2 years Malone completed BEFORE we got married!

I, unfortunately, still have 2 years left so I have one more semester past what Malone does. I don't know what we'll do if Malone graduates and finds a job before I finish. In that case he may have to head out to wherever his job is as soon as he gets the job while I finish up school. That situation wouldn't exactly be the most pleasant but it may be necessary. Anyway, we are beginnig to put feelers out for possible job opportunities looking for a PhD Biochemist. If anyone has any tips, please send them our way!

Mary Mary Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow?

Well, my name isn't Mary, but our garden is definitely growing! Our friends Carol and Todd are letting us use a large part of their garden space this summer. We are so thankful! We have really been enjoying caring for it although we don't get to it as often as we would like with our busy schedule. In spite of the random bouts of neglect, however, it's really been doing well. So far we have harvested zucchini, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes. In addition to that, we also have cantaloupe, watermelon, regular tomatoes, and corn that are thriving. Some of the corn is almost eight feet tall and pretty much all the stocks have two and some even have three ears of corn. Anyway, here is a photo of Malone amidst all the plants for your enjoyment. Malone is 6 ' 2, so it gives you an idea of the size of all the plants.