First Alabama Update

We thought we should start a blog since our family is about to grow. Hopefully this will be a fun place where our friends and family can keep up with all of our family changes.

Right now, it is Sunday afternoon. We are waiting for our friends Chris and Ashleigh to come over for dinner. Sylvia has beef stroganoff cooking in the crock pot. She also just finished making some delicious zucchini bread. That sure reminds me of Utah. Sylvia also made her first loaf of bread last week. It was pretty good for her first time. A lady in our ward, who owns her own bakery, invited Sylvia over to teach her all of her secrets. I'm looking forward to that. I love bread!

Sylvia is enjoys having time to prepare our home for London. She has done an awesome job setting up our home. She has also found a few consignment shops where she has bought a bunch of baby stuff. That has saved us hundreds of dollars already. It's an great place to buy second-hand stuff because most of it is only slightly used. People here tell me that a lot of it comes from rich grandmas who buy new stuff for each grandchild. Keep spending that money grandma! It sure saves us a lot.

My job is going well so far. I have spent about 75% of my time on the road so far, but that should slow down some. Plus, a lot of the places I am traveling are within driving distance from home, so I do not stay in hotels too much. When I do stay out in hotels, Sylvia travels with me about half the time. She likes it too because she gets to stay in nice hotels. I think it makes her feel pampered.

Today we spoke in church. We talked about prayer and opening the heavens. Sylvia did a great job of course. I made it through alright as well.

Our transition to Alabama has not been as bad as we thought it might be. People here are very nice. Our ward is also very cool. Everyone in the ward are close to each other. Since we got here over a month ago, we have been invited to dinner 3 times. We love it. It is kind of like a family away from family. It makes it a little easier to be away.

Well, we will continue to post as new things happen. London will be here any day, probably in 3-4 weeks. There are a lot of changes happening for us this year. It definitely keeps life interesting.