Time flies

It has been almost five months to the day since I posted last and a lot has gone on since then. Caedon turned 1 in July and didn't seem quite sure what he was supposed to do with his cake. I'm sure he'll make up for it next year. Trying to match the boundless energy and insatiable curiosity of a 16 month old child is well nigh impossible. Caedon started walking everywhere while we were celebrating our fifth wedding anniversary in Colorado while staying with the in-laws. Since then, nothing is safe. He knows where his snacks are and how to get into the cupboards, he pounds on the TV, he takes Daddy's books off the shelf (a definate no-no), he drags his toys all over the house. Sometimes it seems like he can be in multiple places at once. I doubt that I will ever tire of seeing him smile or playing hide and seek with him or watching him "read" his books. There are times when he will go into his room and pull every book off his bookshelf and page through them one at a time. In that regard, he is definitely his father's son.

Softball came to an early end this year. I pulled my hamstring at a tournament two weeks before Labor Day and as a result, I wasn't able to go with the team to Ft. Wayne. This was a miserable experience, not only because it hurt, but because it was yet another indicator that I'm getting older. 30 is just around the corner. You're only as old as you feel though, and by that token I'm not much more than 20.

About a month ago, we found out that Melissa was pregnant again. Unfortunately, we went through the heartache of a miscarriage two weeks ago. In the midst of that heartache though, our church was right there with flowers and cards and visits to the hospital. We are truly blessed to belong to such a caring body. Despite the disappointment and sorrow, God is good and Melissa is physically fine. So, Lord willing, there will be more Hershbergers running around before too long.

Work has been pretty busy the last couple of months. There's a big project due at the end of the year that is taking up most of my time. It's nice to be so busy again that the days fly by. Hopefully, I won't be so busy that five months pass before another post appears. As we move farther into the 2008 election cycle, I'm sure I'll have plenty to post about.