Brief update

It's been ages since I posted at all in this blog, let alone posted anything of real substance. I've been meaning to make a post like this one for a while now. So... an update for those who I haven't communicated with otherwise:

• Last March (2005) Danielle and I decided to pursue adopting a baby girl from Ethiopia. We went through the home study, paperwork, etc., and traveled last month to Africa, first to Kenya to visit our friends in the Turkana desert for a week, then to Ethiopia for a week to pick up our daughter. You can read and see more about that on our website for her: miriamdesta.com.
• With Miriam in the picture, we realized more than ever before how much we want Danielle to be able to stay home all the time with her. But that requires me having a job that provides benefits (so Danielle could cut way back on her hours at the hospital). In addition, my boss shifted the direction of the company, so while he could have found enough for me to do, he didn't have the same absolute need for my skill set as he did before. Since his business is way too small (totalling three employees when I was there) to offer real benefits, he is actually helping me find a job that better fits the lifestyle Danielle and I are hoping to find--a job that provides insurance and other benefits.
• Along the way I discovered a content management system called Drupal that I used for miriamdesta.com and Hopwood's website. So I'm experimenting with how to move this site to Drupal at some point in the future. I have no idea when that would happen, so don't hold your breath.

Anyway, that's some of the more major developments in my life lately. Hopefully I get the Drupal transition taken care of soon, and then begin to use my website more than I have of late.