Happenings

Hello dear readers. Life has been a little crazy in the Zetterholm household. And it doesn't seem to be slowing down! I feel like we are stuck in hyper drive and here's why:

• Benjamin is REALLY on the move. He is into EVERYTHING in the blink of an eye. In two minutes he will crawl in the fireplace, eat dirt from the plant, lick dog hair off the floor, dig in the garbage can & smile up at your in a way that makes your heart melt. As you can see in the picture above he also loves to climb under the bar stools.
• And it has officially begun... we have been using the "N" word... multiple times a day. He sort of responds... well he looks at you, smiles his beautiful baby smile, and keeps on digging in the trash can. :) So we flicked him today... and STILL nothing. He just kept smiling at me... sigh... I guess I should have expected nothing less since he is his father's son. :-P
• My business has been keeping me quite busy. Tomorrow I am working 11 hours at the fair... with Ben. Pray for me if you think about it. :) I am working 3 other days this week, one of them the same 11 hour shift!
• A CAR!! After much searching (and by that I mean checking Craig's List every 4 minutes) we have found a car... and not on Craig's List... someone was selling one in our church. It is a complete answer to prayer... 1. Cheap 2. Good gas mileage 3. Fits a HUGE dog 4. No major problems... now just pray that we both learn to drive stick.. AHH!!
• School... it seems to be a four letter word some days. School is in full swing for Andrew. Weekly papers, presentations, 100 lbs of books and weekly 2-day trips to Charlotte.
• Work... as some of you know, Andrew got a job a few weeks ago... for which we are SOO thankful... however it has been a sort of roller coaster ride. We are learning that our security is in Christ alone, not a job, a house or any other thing. A few days after Andrew started his boss had a mental break down and was admitted to a mental health facility. It was surreal. He is back now, but still has good days and bad days. The company is a small residential construction company and so from the beginning it has been up and down as to whether or not Andrew will have a job the next week. Yesterday it was looking like two more weeks, today it is looking much better... maybe 8 or more months... but tomorrow may be back again, we just never know.
• Finally, our poor Ivy - in the last week she developed this huge tumor looking thing on her neck, and she was not eating... she wouldn't do anything but sleep. I cried a few too many times thinking it was cancer or some horrible thing. (I never ever thought I would cry over a dog). At the vet yesterday (another bill we can't afford) they tested it and found out it wasn't cancer, but they don't know what it is, so they gave her some meds and sent us on our way. So please pray that Ivy will get better!

So there you have it. :)