holiday round-up

the past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind. a warm, fuzzy, crazy, wonderful whirlwind. here are some highlights:

• after lots of work, we have our 22-month niece, Shannon, saying "unk-john" (that's me), and "jodi" (still working on the "aunt" part).
• we discovered that our PA friend Kylee Jo is already "speaking in tongues" with her boyfriend....
• our nephew, Luke, does pretty well on a bed of nails (see pic below).
  

• my sister and her family are finally moving back into their home in Columbus. due to a house fire in JUNE, the four of them have been in a little town home/apartment for 6 months!
• Bob Evans only has childrens' menus *sometimes*. their non-smoking section is kinda... smoky. they still make a mean biscuit - but you have to request them several times - and you have to ask for butter a few more times.
• ken and chris and me commiserated about the state of the Church and our lives.
• Gary S. Jackson is still Gary.
• Wes and Diana got married... FINALLY (that was the word of the day).
• hope still feels like home!