Catch up and Mustard

After having quite the eventful September, I figured I should probably post something about the latest going-on’s of the Werth family:

The first weekend in September, Fred, Cathy, and Teresa drove down to Kalona to spend the weekend enjoying the beautiful weather and seeing the sites in our new (relatively) setting.  After going on a walking tour of the town and seeing the many quilt squares in the downtown sidewalks, we stopped by the local hang: Yotty’s ice cream shop.  On Sunday the family went to the Iowa Festival of Beers held in the Amana Colonies at Millstream Brewery.  As always, there was plenty of beer to be sampled, along with some delicious ciders and root beers.  On Monday – before heading out – all six of us went and toured a building downtown that was going up for auction on the 20th of this month.

The next two weeks brought many new items and interesting scenarios.  At the University of Iowa ITS (where Jon works PT as an IT Support Consultant as of Aug. 1), the Enterprise Services team had just been announced for a reorganization.  Many of my team were being moved to another area while mostly retaining our responsibilities.  However, there are a variety of concerns yet to be solved.  On Monday, Sept. 12th, I met with my supervisor who offered me an additional 20 hours, putting me as a temporary miscellaneous professional working 40 hours/week.  My responsibilities remained the same (now able to achieve the amount of work desired) working 50% in desktop support and 50% in managing the university’s Master Calendar.

At the end of that week, Elise, Jacob, and I drove up to Minnesota on Friday night to spend the weekend in Eden Prairie.  On Saturday, while the ladies had a bridal shower for Elise’s cousin, Larry, Fred, and I spent a beautiful afternoon golfing (which my back later paid dearly for).  After spending time with friends and brunch on Sunday, we headed back to Iowa to resume the next work week.  On Wednesday and Thursday, I took part in a Web Accessibility training seminar and will spend Friday at a Special Libraries Conference in Iowa City.  Meanwhile, Kalona is getting ready for its annual fall festival this  weekend.