Wedding Anniversary, death, QUARTO, waffles, Minnesota, false walls

Greetings readers ...

Jason

1. As implied previously, has been working for MicroLink since October 2011.
2. Visited lots of family during Grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary this past weekend
3. During the same weekend, lost an uncle to ALS; please pray for his aunt Diane and family.
4. Continuing to be in the midst of learning various things; current focus are SharePoint, pHp, Ruby.
5. Now owner of game: QUARTO!

Ruth

1. Survived (and thrived) visiting Jason's grandparents in Minnesota.
2. Ran a 5k several weeks ago (with little running in recent weeks) in all-time personal best.
3. Getting worked up to be asynchronous math teacher.
4. Continues in "local celebrity" - is a spokesperson at several weight-loss meetings
5. Makes a mean waffle.

Peter

1. First plane ride this past weekend.
2. Got to see loads of relatives in Minnesota and meet great-grandparents.
3. Can readily identify many shapes, colors, numbers.
4. Loves to run.
5. Has effectively mastered the "Shape" puzzle.

Michael

1. First plane ride this past weekend.
2. Very popular among newly-discovered aunts.
3. Continues to improve speech.
4. Slowly showing evidence of facility for colors, numbers, ordering.
5. Loves and adores his brother.

Other

• Home improvement:
• Got back single-unit washer + dryer from Ruth's brother
• Knocked out false wall in bathroom (Ruth's dad + Jason)
• Put washer AND dryer indoors
• Fixed bathroom door handle (Ruth's dad)
• Finished most of the siding outside of porch  (Ruth's dad + brother)
• Glued butcher block as a single unit (Ruth's dad)
• Fixed butcher block's drawers (Ruth's dad)