So a Dung Beetle Walks into a Bar ...

... and asks, "Is this stool taken?"

You are welcome.

Not having a missionary out makes me lazy(er). There are a few news items I should share, and I will, I think, split them into two or three emails (and blogs), for easy consumption.

I apologize for not calling Hannah and Isaac. I thought you might be lonely, but every night, late, I think "Oh! I should have called!" I trust you two aren't super lonely. At least we had everyone around on Christmas Eve!

Hannah, did you get your car back? Is everything hunky-dory now?

Isaac, I heard your girlfriend broke up with you, but you were thinking you two ought to date other people anyway--so I am guessing you are not very distraught by that.

Gideon has finished up his UPS work. He has shin splints from all the running.

Here are a few photos from late December:

I put up the cuckoo clock Dail and Mary gave us today. We put it over the computer table. I wasn't sure where to put this gift, but I think we found a good spot by moving the picture of George Washington to the right:

This is Esther all awesomely decked out for Rachel's FHE lesson:

Choir pictures never turn out very well, but here is Miriam with Chatelains:

This are a couple of pretty poor photo of Santa Paws: