Ivy is teaching math & science at the Charter School, and is preparing a Nature's Classroom presentation now. She's enjoying teaching for the most part. Jon is still doing environmental consulting. Both of us are starting to realize that our jobs are turning into jobs and we are loosing our passion for them, which is unfortunate. However we both are enjoying life at Grace Fellowship. Ivy is leading the Discovery Club on Friday nights and is really good at it and enjoying it! Jon is the Missions Coordinator and is enjoying the position. It's nice to keep in contact with people around the world. It's amazing. Jon is also leading a monthly prayer spot on Sundays, which is okay because he doesn't like praying in front of the church.
We ARE enjoying fall up here. The leaves are bright reds, oranges, and yellows! We went to Russell's Orchards this weekend with Jon's mom (visiting from Charleston, SC) to get some cider donuts and see some 'wildlife' that isn't so wild. Ivy styled a pony's dew; a 1,000 pound pig, and Ivy found a pumpkin. Here are some photos:
We also went to the Topsfield Fair earlier this month. We went on a Saturday and it was packed with people. We bumped into another teacher that Ivy works with, and the Newbys. We enjoyed eating funnel cake and a thanksgiving-style-turkey-sandwich, and enjoyed seeing farm animals. We played two games and the second game we played Ivy won a fish! (Which on the back of the card said it cost $0.25! So we aptly named the fish '525.' Five dollars to play the game and twenty-five cents to get our prize). And we are proud to say that fishy is still alive and well! We didn't have a fish bowl, so its home is a large measuring cup that we never use (fits two quarts of water).
Fun times in NE.
