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In case you didn't know WE HAVE MOVED once again. What about the house..I know..amazingly we were able to sell it. Our new destination is Hales Corners, WI which is a little over hour from Chicago and 20 min from Milwaukee, WI. Things are still in transition...we still have unpacking and organizing to do. We are renting again, so trying to fit in an apartment is an adjustment again after renting a house for a year and then owing a house for a while. We know that we are here for a purpose and it was time to leave Michigan behind. I had good memories from Michigan. Our branch there was wonderful, and I was sad to leave. However, it was time for us to move on, so I try to survive with all the unpacking, and trying not to get lost in the new area. So many things are involved when moving...cleaning, packing,changing driver's licences, insurance for car and family, trying to find grocery stores (there are plenty of options here, luckily)....etc. I am gradually adjusting. Matthew and Timo started a gymnastics/dance class and the library has some good programs too. It's nice to be in a more populated area and have more opportunities for the kids to be involved in different activities. Last week Bobby and I gave talks at Church and I also taught a lesson in Church. Our new calling is primary workers and we team teach the 11 year olds in Sunday school. We were warned that it was a very challenging class, but so far it has been going pretty well. We also bought a second car on Saturday, which will be really nice to have. I won't be walking as much, which is probably going to hurt me in the long run. We also went and picked strawberries on Saturday. I miss the strawberries from Oregon, they were so sweet, and inexpensive. I was a bit disappointed on the ones we picked on Saturday. They tasted watery, and a lot were going bad, and they were very over priced. Maybe there are some good strawberries somewhere around here, I just need to find them! Also it has been raining a ton, so maybe that has an affect on things.

Some other exciting things are that we were close to a tornado last Monday. The sky was going crazy..non stop lighting for at least an hour and strong winds and rain. Just 3 miles from us there were winds of 100 miles/hour and the post office was hit by a tornado and a dozen of mail trucks were lifted up and upside down. While this was all happening Bobby and I were in our balcony admiring the sky, like wow that is awesome. We kept hearing sirens going, but didn't really know what they were for (tornado sirens ...we heard 2 days later). So we had know clue that there were tornadoes out there. Next time we won't make the same mistake..you are suppose to go to a basement when those sirens are going and we were in the 3rd floor balcony!

So that is all in nutshell...oh yeah, Bobby has a new job with Herslof Optical and it's going well. He is seeing plenty of patients and likes working with the new company. The office he worked at in Michigan was really suffering and he even had to make phone calls to find more patients...that will be his highest paying telemarketing job ever ;)