When thinking about a title for this post I couldn't think of anything better than "what's next?" I feel that in the recent past that question has popped into my mind frequently. You might have noticed that there has not been a post for some time. That is where the "what's next?" began. Our computer crashed right after I had posted last, but thankfully it had been acting quite moody before that time and we had saved all of our precious pictures and important research files. The computer crash was accompanied by a cold that swept through our family with the domino effect hitting Hailey, then Taylor, then Carter, and then me with fevers, running noses, plugged sinuses, and cough. By the time it had made it through all of us the life span on this bug has been more that 14 days. We then had a completely flat tire on the van and a plugged toilet. I was starting to feel defeated and poor with all of the unexpected expenses. Things have a way of resolving. Our God-given immune systems beat the cold. Money allowed us another pink lap top and new tires of the van have made a ride a bit smoother.My next "what's next?" question involves a bigger NEXT. Mike had his final interview at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester yesterday. The kids and I went along and enjoyed the hotel, went swimming, and toured the city while Mike was subjected to long interviews and deep thinking. I think that we have been waiting for some letters to be written in the sky as to where Mike should train next, but they are some how not appearing. Mike has to submit a list ranking the programs where he interviewed at, numbering them from 1-8. We believe that Mike is likely to get his #1 ranking, but this obviously is not guaranteed until June 18th. Our struggle remains between Mayo Rochester and the University of Minnesota. Both have outstanding programs. Housing is much more affordable in Rochester as well as there not being much traffic to consume our lives with. This being said, we have so many emotional ties to Minneapolis, our friends, and our church. Its hard to weigh these out. The decision of Hailey's schooling has also been heavy on our hearts and we are asking "what's next?" with her as well. We don't feel that we can make that decision until we decide where we want to spend the next 4 years.
Our beautiful little Carter Dean is growing like an absolute weed! We broke out the exersaucer for him the other day and he is in love with it. He so happy all of the time, but needs to work on the skill of bottling.
I had to share the photo of Taylor saying "good bye" to the pipes. She did an awesome job, but reminds us every time when we go past the dumpsters that "my pipes in dere".
