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May 10, 2007

Back to Normal?

Yes, one day short of Sam's six-month birthday, it seems that Melissa and I have finally settled into some semblance of a normal life again. It took a while, but we've gotten our routines down and are aggressively planning for the future. Melissa is quitting her job in order to spend more time at home with Sam. We are exceedingly grateful to our cousins Shannon and Jason, and to their kids Bryce, Leila, and Jacob for helping us through these first few months, but getting up extra early to drop Sam off and getting home extra late from picking him up each day has taken an exhausting toll on us in a number of ways. While things will be tight financially at first, other things will be better for us with Melissa staying at home, and we're looking forward to the challenges our new life will bring.

In addtion to taking care of Sam, Melissa is tending to some household projects she's been wanting to get to for quite some time. She is also selling Mary Kay on the side, and we're going to have at least one yard sale. We're also going to unload a bunch of stuff on eBay. We simply have too many things we can do without.

Things at The Pulse are hectic and somewhat in flux, but manageable and promising. We are trying new things, tweaking our existing format, and re-evaluating the organization as a whole in order to maintain a healthy level of financial and creative progress. I'm excited to see where we'll go.

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