developments

It was another sugary Easter Success in our household this weekend. On Saturday night we put out the infamous secret “Bunny Track Catcher Powder” (flour) in hopes of catching the tracks. We previously had dyed our eggs, put them in a basket in the center of the table, only to be switched out with Easter Baskets from Mr Bunny. Maysen got an array of Curious George paraphernalia while Griffin scored a few new balls and plastic tractor (all of which Maysen thinks are his as well). We searched for eggs at our house and then headed over to Danielle’s where MIL Sherrill is watching her kids while they are on a mission trip. They have a huge house so Nate had gone over previously and hid all 50+ eggs around. After all eggs had been accounted for we started dinner and it was very yummy. Great time was had by all…

Another happening occurred Easter morning. Ever since Nathan graduated he’s had a “mentor” if you will, Mel, who has helped him out along the way in just about every job Nathan has had as a software developer. A couple of weeks ago, Mel retired. It was a sad day and on Sunday Mel actually called him yesterday morning to tell him that although he had retired from Weyerhaeuser, he hadn’t retired for very long. He had accepted a Director of Developing position of a software company here in Eugene and he wanted to “entice” Nathan to leave Weyerhaeuser and offer him a promotion as a Senior Developer with more $. It seems so weird to think of Nate as a Senior Developer because usually that requires 5-8yrs of experience. Nathan has 2. So this has been a great honor. Today he had lunch with the company guys and Friday he is having a final interview with everyone including their satellite counterparts in the UK (Scotland). I’m so proud of that man and the progression of his career!

I had to take Maysen in to the doctor today. Oddly there was a strange bulge that developed in the back of his left knee. Although I was pretty sure it was just a cyst, I didn’t want to take the chance of any other developing tendonitis/fibrosis. It turned out to be what I expected: A Baker’s Cyst. Although not usually seen this young, they’re very common and shouldn’t be of an issue.

I promise to post pictures next time …