Visitors

Last weekend we enjoyed the company of another Gary and Linda--this couple attends Gateway Presbyterian Church in The Dalles, Oregon, a church that shares in our financial support. They came to Dallas to attend a wedding of the son of friends they knew when they were missionaries in Kenya some years ago. They mostly took care of themselves or were out feasting at various wedding events, but we did manage to have a picnic out on the deck. October is one of the two months in Dallas when the weather is amenable to picnicking.

In other news, Gary left today for 10 days. First a workshop in Baltimore at the government's invitation, and then on the the Computer Technical Conference at the JAARS center in North Carolina. He wasn't feeling very prepared for his three upcoming speeches at CTC--work on the next edition of the Ethnologue has been all consuming for weeks now.

Laura has been able to speak to Andrew in Ethiopia nearly every day. Sounds like he is doing well, but misses his family back here in Dallas. I've been babysitting Isabella a couple hours each afternoon so Laura can get a few things done without interruption.