We've had a busy morning preparing for our departurE to camp. We'll update ourblog later tomorrow with pics of our trip and camp. We luv u!

All Decked Out at JCPenny's

My new clothes
Sara and I spent way too much time at JCPenney's this morning but our trip was very productive. We saved about $450 b/c there was a huge sale on men's clothing that our friend Chris Nelson tipped us off to. So now I've got a few good suits to wear to start of my new career right! We'll send out

Departing tomorrow AM
We're leaving for Castaway Club tomorrow morning after I go to the local library for a "media" sale they're having. I love the library. It's either free or it's dirt cheap. I guess that's why we pay taxes! Sara is busy getting the house cleaned and us packed for the trip. We'll keep you posted while we're there through this webpage! Thanks for checking in and please post a comment so we know you're reading this stuff.

- Andy & Sara & Baby to be named

Sweden, Camp and Drought

Sweden comes to Sioux Falls
Per and Jenny, our new friends from Sweden stayed at our house last night. Their band played a show at our church last night. They're newly married (5 weeks) and were really cool. They answered all of our silly questions that I'm sure they get asked everywhere they stay and bonded with Maggie, our lovable pup.

Leaving for Camp
Sara and I leave Friday for three weeks to our Young Life camp in Minnesota, Castaway Club. I'm very, very busy preparing for that and Sara is busy getting dog-sitters and getting our lives in order before we leave for camp. We'll be posting pictures and updates from camp so stay tuned!

No Rain
By the way, it hasn't rained a significant amount in Sioux Falls for about a month and we're in a serious drought. Good thing I don't like to mow grass! It's about 94 degrees here this week but we just stay inside and stay cool. We hope you're well too. Post a comment below and let us know how you're doing.

Blessings,

Andy & Sara and Baby to be named

Andy Accepts New Position

I (Andy) accepted a position with Thrivent Financial this week. I will become a financial adviser after two months of study and test taking and will be able to help people with a very wide variety of financial services; investing, saving for college funds, life and health insurance and finding ways for people to save money during their day to day living so they can put it towards their future!

The interview process was very thorough and I really appreciated the time they took to talk with me about my talents and dreams for my next career. I have a very good friend that works for Thrivent and I am very excited that he will be mentoring me from the very start.

I am starting with them on September 1st of this year and hope to be certified in many different areas of finances, insurance and investing by the start of November. Thank you for those of you who have been praying for me. The first few years of a career in this field require a tremendous amount of time in order to build a customer base. Sara will be spending her time making greeting cards, putting together scrapbooks for clients and spending time with our newest nephew Max.

We'll keep you posted!

With Love and Thanks,

Andy, Sara, Baby to be named

Sara's Greeting Card Creations

Stop being jealous of Sara's talents! You can own one of these creations for as little as $2!

Contact her at saratscrapbooking@hotmail.com
if you'd like to purchase some!