This is Bill writing.

I woke up this morning at 5:00 to go for a bike ride.  It was waaaay to early, so I went back to bed for an hour.  At six o clock I dressed in spandex and rode to Montrose. It had been raining all night long, and the clouds were low and ragged.  Foggy and cool.  

The Mississippi is pretty slow moving and flat where I ride, and there are acres of lily pads along the shore.

A few leaves have started to change.  Fall is coming.

I am feeling a little frustrated with where I am.  I want to be great at something, instead of tolerably good at a lot of things.  In order to do something very well, you have to do it intensely.  That is why I woke up at five... to start being intense.  But instead I went back to sleep.

That is ok.  I will be intense tomorrow morning.

We are all moved into our new house! And we have internet! Yeah! Now I can start blogging again.

So far: Bill is loving his new job. I am loving the new house. And Grant is loving swim class, swinging at the park, drawing, reading books, and watermelon!

I have not started any big projects on the house yet, but when I do I will post some pictures of my handy work. For now, here is a picture of James and Grant (the Kannas' visited us in Keokuk a few weeks ago).

We moved to Iowa!

It has been a very busy month. Bill graduated from Law School with honors. He accepted a job in Iowa and started work right away. Steph wrapped up her job in Minneapolis. We packed the house and moved to a small town in southern Iowa called Keokuk.

We have been here for three days and so far we like it. We already bought a house here and are excited to move in next month.

I will try to update this blog more often so you can follow our new adventures in Keokuk.

JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING...

WE DID GO TO FRANCE!

Happy Times!

Grant is such a happy baby!  He squeals and laughs all the time. It is so fun to play with him.

Best Kisses Ever

These were probably the best baby kisses that I have ever got.  Grant is so awesome!

Summer Adventure

We have just embarked on a whole new adventure...but not together.  Bill is spending his summer in Wisconsin doing an internship with Bemis, while I am staying in Minneapolis and trying the "single working mother" life for a while.  It is going to be tough, but hopefully we will still have time for fun stuff...like baby surfing!