Another Week Has Flown By

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OK, either I'm getting old, or having a child really makes you realize how fast time flies by. I can't believe it's already been over a week since my last post.

Everyone in the Anderson Household (Livonia Branch) has been sick - INCLUDING Jake. Yes, he got his first cold which led to his first ear infection which led to a trip to the doctors which led to antibiotics and decongestant syrup. That was a lot of "led to's", but that's how it happened. He seems to be doing better now while Michele and I are not so much.

Last weekend we headed up to Grand Blanc for our 10 year high school reunion. While I wasn't looking forward to it, Michele convinced me that we'd have fun. It was nice seeing a bunch of people that we hadn't seen in ages. A lot of our old classmates are in a similar situation with new kids, so that was pretty cool too. Maybe if we do a 15 year or our 20 year reunion, families will be a part of something. Then again, by then, I'm guessing a night/weekend away from the kid(s) will seem like a blessing!

The main reason I wasn't looking forward to going to the reunion was because it happened to fall on one of the biggest sporting days in the area. We didn't get to see the Tiger's move on to the ALCS which was a huge bummer. Then again, we also didn't get to see MSU fall to UofM 31*-13. While it really didn't matter in the end, I added the asterisk because that first counted touchdown for Michigan was NOT a touchdown. It also helps to consider that single botched call broke the Spartan's spirit which eventually led to their loss. Of course, that's probably not true, but whatareyagonnado? Maybe they'll pull out a miracle this weekend and beat Ohio State. Not only would it possibly help John L. keep his job, but it would work well to tick off the UofM fans that are hoping to meet an undefeated OSU team in the last week to decide who goes to the national championship (also assuming they make it past Penn State and Iowa, of course).

Also, there's some more big news today. Anna (a former co-worker of Michele's) and her husband, David, had a baby boy today. He was born at 1:30 pm and weighs 6 pounds and 11 ounces. They have not decided on a name yet, but hopefully we'll post that with some photos. Anna and David recently moved WAY up to Alpena for David's job. Maybe their living up there will help us get up to (and then through) East Tawas more often.

Lastly, it looks like the Herman clan is enjoying the fall. Here are some pictures to prove it.