November 16, 2009 -- well more time has elapsed without a post. Will try to catch up. In September Deidre came back to Oregon for a couple of weeks. She and Mark have split. It was good for her to have some time with Stevan. Kathy's health has been doing much better. In late September, we went to Washington, DC to see our two grand daughters -- Evangeline and Lindy. Evangeline is now 27 months and Lindy, 6 months. Mark and Mollie are still in the journalism world. Mark moved from National Review the first of November to opinion editor of the Washington Examiner. Erika and Barry have been working hard to keep their construction business afloat. Barry is a hard worker and willing to do most anything. Consequently, he is able to find work when others can't. Currently, he has a job way out in the boonies of E. Oregon that will keep him busy into next year. Oct. 17 to Nov. 10, Kathy went on a trip to Asia with her cousin, Gail. It was a 16 day cruise, with a few days tacked on each end to take longer looks at Bangkok and Beijing. They also visited Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi inVietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Okinawa, and Shanghai, China. They gained a great appreciation for Asia -- especially the shopping. While Kathy was gone, I went to Cabo for a week to check on some water damage from the tropical storm that hit in late October -- and to see Deidre. Bellatrix is weathering the economic downturn, but not without difficulty. We are leaner and meaner, but still in the black. Next week we travel to Hawaii -- to see the Navy-Hawaii football game and to visit friends and family.