It's been too long!

As was promised to Grandma Jerri, we are finally updating the blog. Parenthood finds us without much extra time and certain things tend to be put off again and again. Excuses aside, we have had an eventful last several months.

Michael is almost 11 months old now and is into everything!!! He was just baptised in August and we had a big party to celebrate it (which he managed to sleep through most of!) He has a new toy to help him practice his walking, so much to mommy's dismay he'll be walking on his own in no time.

Mike is still working as a software engineer for 3PV and the AssureSign product seems to be gaining some momentum. Feel free to take a look at it at assuresign.com - you can even try out the online signature part for free!

Michelle had been working part time as a postpartum nurse, but the unit did some reorganizing and had what they called a "reduction of force" and 14 out of 17 of us were "reduced". The labor and delivery girls are left to fill in the gaps (or craters) left in our absence. The difficulty I'm left with now in looking for a job is that I am only able to do part time and prefer night shift so the little guy doesn't have to do day care. There are a few of those positions out there, but most of them require critical care experience, which I don't have. They'd be willing to train me if I were doing full time, but it's too much of an investment for them if I'm only a part timer. So for now, I'm looking and enjoying my stay at home mom status.

Mom Chynoweth has finished all the chemo, radiation and surgery and we're praying that there will be no more of that to mess with. Jim and Jess welcomed little Jackson James to the family in February and are trying to buy a cute little house in Jacksonville and their little ones are growing fast. Grandpa David went to be with Jesus yesterday, leaving Grandma Jerri and the rest of us missing his sweet spirit. He will be missed but we are so glad that his battle with pain and a body that didn't want to keep fighting is now over.

Grandpa D'Aprile has settled in well with Mom and Dad D'Aprile. Aunt Kim is really enjoying Auntieness and fixing up her condo. Josh and Carolyn just welcomed Chloe Grace to the family, and Ali and Chris are engaged! Uncle John, literally the most giving man I will ever have known, lost his battle with cancer last spring and went to be with Aunt Marge.

There's so much more, but I won't bore you with the details. Feel free to give us a call, drop us an email, or stop by to see to catch up on the rest! Until next time...