Sometimes it's easier to work than to rest.

I'm thankful for the time off, though, no doubt.

I (Travis) took the dogs out the other day (Phobe, Cola, and Curly).  They ran 9 rabbits, 5 of which I saw, and 4 of which I could have killed in the span of about 3 hours.  It was snowing out, which I suppose provided that all important moisture in the air and on the ground.  Of course, I didn't have my gun because it's not rabbit season anymore, but it was just as fun.  Cola is the youngest and fastest beagle, with the most shrill bark I've ever heard.  She's a natural rabbit sniffer, and can already occasionally take the lead.  At one point, two rabbits ran out of the same briar patch and ran in opposite directions.  Curly and Phoebe ran after one rabbit, but only Cola ran after the other. 

For the record, Cola got her name from Rebekah's nickname (RC or Cola), given her by a certain member of our church.  We received Cola the beagle from the same person (thanks, FG!), thus the transfer of the nickname to the dog.  So, we'll call Rebekah RC, and let the dog keep Cola.

And so the technological revolution winds its way into the cracks of the Appalachian Mountains.  Suddenly the youth of Lebanon, VA actually have a plausible career track ahead of them.  Where were these technology jobs ten years ago?  Where were all the people that should have told me Math was much more important than I thought it was in High School?  

At the same time, I'm glad for all the young people here. 

Being online again sure helps in staying in touch w/friends.  It's been a blessing to read up and catch up on some friends I haven't heard from in a while.  Xanga is much more friendly to use than MySpace for us, so I expect we'll be using this much more, though both accounts will be open. 

So what's been going on w/us?  We're living in Lebanon, VA.  I (Travis) am a counselor working with children, and Rebekah is working as an ESL coordinator for an adult education program.  Our little Annabelle is growing fast and has to be the cutest ever!  We are in love w/her and she is such a ball of fun!  She's 8 months old now, and is saying "dada," rolling over, sitting up on her own, jumping in her Johnny Jump up, and making faces you can only imagine if you know how my eyebrows can move. She's got two little teeth sprouting out of her bottom gums, and she grins all the time.

We've been here in Lebanon about 10 months now, and we're just now feeling like we're getting back in touch w/people again.  It's a good thing.