Just in case you haven't heard, this week Matthew had an interview at Takasago on Tuesday, got a job offer Thursday morning, and accepted it Thursday afternoon. Whew! Takasago is a manufacturer of flavors, fragrances and fine fragrances, and Matthew will be employed as a chemist in their Research and Development. The really big news is that Takasago is located in a little burgh called Rockleigh, New Jersey. So, we will be moving in about a month (if things go as planned, which they hardly ever do, but we're still going to plan). Matthew and I are going on a scouting mission this weekend. We're trying to avoid what happened when we were moving to Toledo (we set up appointments to see a bunch of houses that looked great on the internet, but when we got there the houses were in the ghetto, or between two frat houses, and my personal favorite is the house where we walked into an attic room that clearly was used for some heavy partying the night before and Louisa said, "It smells like throw-up in here." which I couldn't argue with) and hopefully after this weekend we'll have a better feel for what areas we are interested in.

We have especially enjoyed driving near Scranton (hello??? The Office, anyone?) and also the town of Shamokin - we just think it sounds funny. Right now we're sitting at a Panera in Stroudsburg, PA planning our best route into NJ. Pennsylvania has been so beautiful with all the mountains and last night's sunset was amazing. God is so good to us, through this whole process He has provided us everything we need, but I even see His love for me through that beautiful sunset.

As usual we appreciate your prayers for our safety and sanity through this big life change. I am excited and scared all at the same time, and I can only imagine how unnerving this is for the older girls. But, we're looking at this as a new adventure and I can't wait to see what God has in store for us!