HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Claire and Sarah designed the jack-o-lantern this year! They must be looking forward to Christmas since they gave it an elf face. Kellie had the neighbors over last weekend to make cheese cloth ghosts. Austin is going to have a cool dry evening, perfect for trick-or-treating! Have a nice day!

Star Spotting in Floyds Knobs

Yes, it is true. I saw Jeremy Sisto at an undisclosed location this weekend. He was with his family. His wife is beautiful and they have the cutest baby. I was very excited to see him considering this past Friday was one of the best Law & Orders in the last several years. He was very nice and has that same great smile we see on TV. As I got over the initial excitement, I realized that not only did this make me one degree away from Sam Watterson, but one degree from Jesse Martin and two (I said two) degrees away from my hero, Jerry Orbach who shares the same birthday with me. This made my October. No, Bridget, I did not ask if we could get a cameo on the show.

Claire' s confirmation

Claire went to her retreat this weekend to get ready for her confirmation. She will be confirmed at 5pm on Sunday, Nov. 15th. All are invited however, we understand the evening mass may make it hard for some to attend. If you can not make it just keep her in your prayers that day.

Vatican Stamps

I'm sorry it has been so long since I have posted something. The following link is for the Online Vatican Stamp Collection that I worked on two summers ago at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. The stamps are arranged the papacies during which they were issued. Some of the stamps are very beautiful.

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/vaticanstamps/

UT vs. Colorado!

Last Saterday Sarah and I went and watched the UT game. It was so much fun! Her family got the tickets from friends, so we also were able to get into the Club. It was amazing we felt so important because they had to scan your ticket to get in and stuff. We both ate two pieces of cake and a scoop of ice cream with lots of toppings :p is was delicious! UT wasn't doing so good in the beginning but caught up fast and won! We hope to be able to get more tickets in the future! Notice in the pic the tower is lit up orange in the background!

This weeks swim

Claire and I spent Friday at UT swim center. She was more successful swimming than I was timing. It was fun. Claire took another second off her 50 freestyle and 3 seconds off her 100 freestyle. She is hoping to still better those time and qualify for the meet in Corpus Christi. I am including some photos from meet. Claire is the swimmer diving with the white cap.

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Mass with Laura in DC

Half Marathon - Baltimore

Click Link to view garmin computer info:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/15790359

Update on Claire

Claire is in the thick of her sophomore year. This is a picture of her and a few friends ready for the homecoming dance. Anderson had a disappointing home coming game. She also had her first high school swim meet and took 3 seconds off her 100 freestyle. She was excited about that. She has another meet this Friday. Lastly, she is at the Austin City Limits music festival today with a group of friends. They were excited to go even though it has been raining all day.