[Gathnet] Gnus from StL Gathmans

[Jonathan Gathman]

Small fact correction.  Jacqui has been teaching Lauren knitting.  
Grandma does crochete.

Jonathan Gathman wrote:
> Greetings Gathnetters!,
>   I'm in a somewhat punny mode, so you'll have bear with.
>
>   First off, Jacqui thought of something very fun for breakfast... we 
> had crepes, with a smorgasbord of fillings from blueberries to bananas 
> and chocolate.  However, I did start making French and "Crepe" puns, 
> most of them pretty bad, just to make my family groan.  Things like 
> "Why do French Christians have to change their eating habits after the 
> Resurrection?  (answer: "The dead shall be raised in-crepe-able". )  I 
> hate to say it, but that was one of the better ones.  Of course, when 
> I asked Jacqui if Crepes had anything to do with the next History Unit 
> (she often coordinates menus with topics in History).  She said "no", 
> just the Crimean War.   I assumed she was making another joke, 
> "Creme-ian" War, but she claims she never would have said that.
>
>   Anyway, we've been having a nice Labor Day weekend by going... 
> Nowhere!!! ... it's great.  I did take the kids swimming, but no long 
> trips, just working on various house things Sat and today.
>
>   We had a nice visit by "Uncle" Urban and "Aunt" Ardela (I put in 
> quotes, because we've always called them Uncle and Aunt, though we're 
> really like 2nd cousins once removed).  They also had their Grandkids 
> Hannah and Nathan with them.  (They are Valerie's kids).   I guess I'm 
> feeling a bit like my parents would describe when their various nieces 
> and nephews would arrive after a while, all grown up.  Or perhaps the 
> "littlest" Crissy nee Ecklebarger, who visited at Mom and Dad's 
> Anniversary with her excellent husband Edgar.   Anyway, they both have 
> grown so much, and I had a lot of fun talking with Nathan, who's 
> interested in various computers, etc, though mostly in terms of Games 
> and things at the moment.
>
>   I've got several music requests on my plate, which I've not gotten 
> to do much with, as all my creative energies have been spent on a new 
> work project.
>
>   Lauren has started getting interested in knitting, and her grandma 
> has gotten her started on a scarf.  Eliott has been getting very 
> interesting in various sports, both watching and playing.  He 
> especially likes playing baseball.
>
>   Josiah is starting school in earnest this year, though he's been 
> really pushing hard to read.  He seems to be fascinated by reading words.
>
>   Enjoy your holiday!
>
>
>
> Jonathan Gathman
> jonathan at stl.gathman.org
>
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