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Here's a great shot of Daniel.

We spent Thanksgiving with the Lynn parents and Paba, and we all had a very good time. The following weekend we were able to see Dad Mohr, Mike, Sharon and Daniel at the Mohr's Florida house. Check out some pictures.

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• Brian, Shiela, Lissie and Kristan came to visit. We mostly talked a lot and visited Paba. We had fun. Mark was able to drive Shiela's Mini Cooper... what a COOL little car.
• Vel and Carl came out and we had a very good time. After going out to eat, we came home and watched Top Secret... a very old slap stick comedy. Carl and Vel were able to stay the night and on Sunday we went to IHOP for breakfast.

• Laura and her mother are enjoying women's retriet at Indian Creek Camp. They did the same last weekend and had much fun.
• Both Mark and Laura's jobs are going very well. Mark is being introduced to a great variety of management issues and is loving the learning, even with the unavoidable headaches.
• Dad Mohr is doing well and is continuing to exercise, gaining his previous strength. Mike and Dad Mohr are both going to FL to do some repairs to the property this weekend. It will be a quick trip for them.
• Mark's picture was printed in a nationally distributed TV listing publication called Happiness. Check it out.

Marty and Katina have this special package on the way. We're SO EXCITED!

Jamie, Jim, Josh, Tracy, Lynnita and Jordyn came to Nashville to see us. We had a GREAT time. Here are some pictures.

Here are some pictures of Lynnita and Bob that were sent to me. Thanks Lynnita. (Of course, click on the pictures to see a larger one.)

We bought a car for Laura! It's a 1998 Buick Skylark Custom, and is a very nice car for the money. We like having the V6.

We finally have our new phone number via an ISDN line. Having a channel (phone line) for the computer and another channel for talking is great! The 64k is well below that of DSL or cable but this is much faster than the 24k connections we had before. It is also very cheap considering it's the equivalent of two phone lines.

Over the past couple of weeks Mark has made several changes to our apartment, including installing a ceiling fan (with remote), installing a dishwasher and a garbage disposal. To complete the disposer and dish washer, he installed a new 20 amp circuit which he's never done before. Mark now understands house wiring much better and is ready to tackle a 220 volt circuit or a sub-box. But there's no need until we start putting up our shop. Next he installed dryer duct work and two dryer exaust vents through block. He learned much about controlled chisling in order to have a smooth 4 inch round hole centered in the hollow portion of a block.

The Spanish language is occupying much of Mark's time now and he's progressing rapidly.

Mom Lynn has another new kitty and he's VERY cute.

Paba enjoying a meal at the Parthenon Pavilion (he's being tested for proper medication).

Today we took the Deer to Indian Creek Camp. But many of us spent some time with her first. Here's a shot I took, then modified. The right one is the original <smile>

Less found a young deer on the side of the road. We are caring for it for a while to find a home for it. It's young enough to require bottle feeding, and it sure is cute. We have some pictures of it with the new kitty.

Mom Lynn got a new little kitty. As yet it has no name, but it sure is cute. He had lived in a barn but within a day he was showing signs of actually enjoying the presence of humans. He now loves to play and be with people, and is VERY curious about everything.

• It's campmeeting time here at Highland. Mom Lynn is working at the ABC locally and the 3 minute drive is much better than her usual 30 minute drive.
• We're still seing Paba every day.
• We were able to see our good friend Caleb. It's been too long since we've seen him.
• We've been very busy. The apartment downstairs was recarpeted, we prepared for the LE (Literature Evangelist) picnic lunch that Dad and Mom Lynn host each year, Mark finally was able to test the big printer and discover that a different one is needed, our car needed attention, etc. But that's just the way life goes.

We have visited Paba several times each day now. The nursing home is having special days this week, like "Groovy Tuesday" where the theme was 60's type clothes. Today was "Hee Haw Day" so Paba wore jeans, suspenders and a straw hat, and he carried a small stuffed cow with him. Tomorrow is "Disney Day" so Laura and Mom Lynn fixed some decorations with that theme and we will take them to him in the morning.

Mark and Laura went to see him again at 9:00 PM, but he was already asleep so we let him rest.

The first day in the nursing home was a bit rough on him, but Paba seems to be liking it now. He's getting to know several of the employees and is beginning to view them as friends. At first he was suspicious of all of them, which made it very hard on him. We were so glad to see him happier yesterday and today.

Paba (Sam), Laura, Mark and Dad Mohr went to Lincoln Nebraska. It was great. Paba was able to see all of his brothers and sisters there. That's something to which he has looked forward for a long time. See a page of many pictures.

There are pictures of the 1967 427 Cobra that Laura and I drove also. I must put the picture of Laura driving the Cobra here too. I love it. <smile>

Laura and Mark were able to see our good friends Marty and Katina in Silver Spring, Maryland. We had a great weekend.

5 Years! Woo HOOO! <smile> This is our 5th wedding anniversary. We are going to Gatlinburg next weekend to celebrate with our great friends, Michale and Sharon. That will be fun.

• Laura and Mark went out to eat with our good friends Laura and Troy at an Ethiopian restaurant. We had a lot of fun.
• Laura was given kudos and a raise (for lack of an easier way to state it) at work for her great service.
• We've sold over 50 flash card packs and started selling laminated packs. (See our ClearBall web page)

• The Lynn parents went to Florida for a business trip on which they will have fun too. They came back today.
• Today, our flash cards reached a sales of one per day (20 days). Not much, but still a little bit nice. Now I expect to take over the world. :-)

• Dad Mohr had a previously scheduled operation, and he's doing very well.
• Created the start of the Clear Ball web site for selling Spanish Flash Cards. Currently it's a page off our home page. Later, it will be a separate site.

• Added pictures of Chiko to "Personal Lives" -> Chiko
• Updated our resumes
• Corrected some errors on our work page, it is not updated yet

We visited the Rice parents, Joel and Diane, and Nathan, et al. It was a good relaxing time. The talks and playing with the kids were very fun.

We visited the Mohrs and were able to see Melissa who was here from California. It was very good to see Dad Mohr, Melissa, Michael, Sharon, Daniel, Grandma Evans, Darwin, Robbie, Ranae and others.