100th Blog Post Extravaganza...A Schmorgesborg of Good News....

Summer has been a time of great busy-ness in our home and I'm embarrassed by how long it has been since I've posted...AND since I'm posting my 100th post, I thought I'd combine all the good news we've had around these parts.

First of all: We paid of our personal credit card! That's right folks! The credit card we've been using since beginning grad school has been completely paid off. With this feat of financial fortitude, we are breathing sighs of great relief as we channel our new debt paying prowess in another direction: paying off grad school debt and what's left of He-Man's business debt from starting his practice.


Second, is the question: How does your garden grow? Answer: With an over abundance of Swiss Chard, Spinach and Lettuce with a bumper crop of cherries. Needless to say, I've been up to my elbows with cherries and have done my best to harvest them.

Behold, my very first Cherry Pie made completely from scratch!

Also, our cupboard is now filled with jams, pancake syrups, pie fillings and preserved fruit...YUM!!

Here's a Garden Salad made from lettuce and spinach from our garden AND

I just discovered a love of beets I never knew I had. I've always enjoyed beet greens when I got them, but thought the beets just tasted like dirt. That is, until we grew our own.

Third, I just discovered one of my new favorite pictures of my in-law family that has been making me smile for days...Are they not the cutest?! Two of the seven (one of them, He-Man) are missing, probably sandwiched in the backseat or sprawled on the floor. This picture is definitely frame worthy!
Also, many of you know that He-Man has been working with several senator's offices regarding chiropractic positions in the military. He got a letter from one of them announcing 11 new positions opening up all over the world. Yesterday, the military gave a press release. Please let me know if any of you chiropractor (or spouses) are interested in more information about how to apply for these jobs.

We've been praying for something like this to happen. I know the Lord will bless us with what He wants for us but if we have any choice in the matter, this is along the lines of what we want to do.

If not, we are thrilled to know that more of our service men and women will have the option of chiropractic care available to them. Which is why we started fighting this fight in the first place.

Feast your eyes upon this! What you are looking at is the yummiest gluten-free Angel Food Birthday cake made by the ever thoughtful He-Man and decorated by my sweet children. Whether the reason for it's extreme deliciousness was actually because it was that good or I've been deprived of cake for so long doesn't matter. It was total bliss!


So, there's an update of the summer. Happy holiday weekend, everyone!